Valtteri Bottas takes pole position for season-opening Austrian Grand Prix
July 04, 2020 22:42 ISTThe Finnish driver edged out the world champion by .012 seconds at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg.
The Finnish driver edged out the world champion by .012 seconds at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg.
After a four-month suspension because of the coronavirus pandemic, the season is kicking off in Austria on Sunday with the first of eight European races.
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F1 has its first race on Sunday in Austria, four months after the opening race in Australia was cancelled and the season postponed.
The British driver was .356 seconds ahead of his Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas on the 4.3-kilometer (2.7-mile) Red Bull Ring circuit in Spielberg
Vettel, who is currently gearing up for the much-anticipated Austrian GP, also revealed he hasn't held discussions with other teams over a possible move next season.
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Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas will race black-liveried Mercedes cars when the former targets Schumacher's record as F1 returns this week
Six-time champion Hamilton, who is gunning to equal Schumacher's all-time record of seven titles, stated everyone will have to follow changes put in place by the authorities for the sport to operate successfully in the wake of the pandemic.
The Mercedes driver said the aim of the Hamilton Commission would be to make the sport “become as diverse as the complex and multicultural world we live in.”
The schedule for eight races was confirmed by F1 earlier this month. However, it didn't include the Asia leg.
Formula One chief Ross Brawn explained a series of changes when the season begins in Austria next month.
The Azerbaijan Grand Prix was due to be rescheduled after the postponement of its original race date on June 7, while the Singapore Grand Prix was scheduled for Sept. 20.
The Mercedes driver took to Instagram on Monday in support of demonstrators who toppled a statue of a 17th-century slave trader in the English city of Bristol during one of the many global protests in the Black Lives Matter movement.
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Wolff stated they are happy with the racers on their roster presently but in case the situation changes, they could look at Vettel.
F1 wants to avoid a repeat of the season opener in Australia in March, which was canceled when the McLaren team withdrew after a staff member tested positive for the virus.
The Austrian Grand Prix will kickstart the Formula One season on July 5.
Lewis Hamilton raised his voice against the 'injustice', writing a long note on his official Instagram profile.
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