Lewis Hamilton overcame a sluggish begin to win the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix on Sunday for a record-extending 93rd Components One victory.
Hamilton beat Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas by 5.7 seconds and rushed over to have a good time with the crew’s engineers and mechanics after the crew clinched one other constructors’ title.
SEVEN IN A ROW 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆#ImolaGP 🇮🇹 #F1 @MercedesAMGF1 pic.twitter.com/vIITnZnkNK
— Components 1 (@F1) November 1, 2020
Renault driver Daniel Ricciardo positioned third for a second podium of a formidable season.
Hamilton began from second on the grid and was overtaken by Max Verstappen, who span off monitor 11 laps from the tip after his rear proper tire blew, bringing out the security automobile and prompting drivers to alter to faster tires.
Hamilton had missed the primary pit window and got here in after the opposite drivers, however his lead was ample sufficient and he got here again out about two seconds forward of Bottas.
The protection automobile remained on the monitor following one other crash as George Russell misplaced management and slammed into the monitor boundaries. He was unhurt however upset at his personal error whereas behind a security automobile, as he sat on the grass and slapped himself a number of instances on the leg in frustration.
This gave Bottas an opportunity to strain Hamilton with six laps left, however Hamilton acquired away cleanly after the re-start and clocked quickest laps on his method to one other comfy win.
FINAL CLASSIFICATION 🏁@MercedesAMGF1 clinch seventh straight constructor title 🏆
One other podium for @danielricciardo 👏#ImolaGP 🇮🇹 #F1 pic.twitter.com/G9yaZmpr9k
— Components 1 (@F1) November 1, 2020
F1 returned to Imola for the primary time since 2006, when Michael Schumacher gained on the Enzo and Dino Ferrari circuit located in Italy’s auto racing heartland and the location of Ayrton Senna’s loss of life from a high-speed crash in 1994.
Hamilton broke Schumacher’s report for wins when he clinched a 92nd victory final weekend.
