Bojan Vrbnjak
Lewis Hamilton is on return Imole in Formula 1 celebrated his 93. victory in his career. His teammate Valtteria Bottas has overcome with strategy and also luck as it is Finn drove most of the race with a damaged bottom of the car. He "inherited" the third place Daniel Ricciardo, it is Max Verstappen, who was in second place, resigned due to a flat tire.
A good start for Bottas, Hamilton regressed to third place
It is this time Bottas the start was successful and he drove through the first turn as the leader. Hamilton the start was not so good Verstappen he caught it before Tambourine. Probably the Briton would have fallen a few more places back along the wider track, as they were threatening him like that Galsy feces Ricciardo. Already in the first turn there were contacts as it was Lance stroll on the race car Ozone destroyed the front wings. Kevin Magnussen he spun in a turn Tosa, because they came too close with Sebastian Vettl.
Around 13th round the first stops of the racers began, starting the race on a soft mix of tires. During this time, racers starting at the middleweight division began to complain about wear and tear. V 14th round they wrapped themselves in boxes Leclec, Norris in Or with, they all put on a hard mixture. A round later they followed Ricciardo, Albon in Kvyat. However, there were no changes of places. Last with soft tires, Sainz, made a stop in the 18th round, and the Spaniard decided on the middle mix. Soon after, he went to the pits as well Verstappen. Bottas reacted to the move Red Bull Racing and turned the rounds round later.
Bottas, Verstappen and Hamilton they immediately distanced themselves from the rest of their colleagues. The Briton tried to stay inside the Verstappn DRS, but was never close enough to attack. Ricciardo, Gasly, Leclerc, Albon in Kvyat however, they formed a composition for the first trinity. A v 9th round bad news for Gaslya, because the team ordered him to turn right into the garage as they noticed a technical problem. A sharp drop in water pressure predicted a breakdown, so the young Frenchman, who would certainly stand on the winners ’stage today instead of Ricciardo, resign. At the top, however, major differences soon formed.
But for Bottas they had a bad conscience, for the engineers found out damage to the bottom of the car on the left side. That's why he was Max soon stuck to the back. Hamilton however, he ordered the command desk to leave him outside so he could speed up and close the hole. He lined up some of the fastest laps and the engineers gave him the green light to stay on track. He was soon almost a second faster than Bottas and Verstappn.
The failure of Ocon and the VSC secured Hamilton’s victory
Behind the leaders, things went more and more. The racers, who were among the first to make the stop, came across Magnussen, which is why they lost a lot of time. Perez he turned to the stop only in the 28th lap and, thanks to the blockade of Magnussen, returned to the track in front of the whole middle of the field. V 29th round but he stopped by the path Or with due to gearbox failure. The race leadership called out VSC, which played into his hands Hamilton, who immediately went to a stop. The Briton came to the track a good four seconds before Bottas in Verstappen.
It's after the break Hamilton literally flew away. Bottas in Verstappen they were fighting for second place, we noticed more and more mistakes at Finc, which was the result of a damaged car. That's why he was Max glued to the rear and put it on the outside in Tambourine overtook and took second place. Sebastian Vettel however, he experienced a race for oblivion. After trying to stay on the track for a long time, it got complicated at his only stop. As far as two wheels were concerned, the air pistol failed, so that his stop was more than a long 13 seconds. Dreams of points that were achievable were shattered by this.
V 51th round so shock for Red Bull, as he slipped off the track in front of another chicane into the sand Max Verstappen. His rear right tire burst and Dutchman he thus lost a secure second place. A safety car came onto the track and quite a few racers turned into the pits for soft tires. Hamilton in Bottas they remained in the foreground, behind them Ricciardo, Leclerc in Albon without stopping, Perez, Kwiat, Sainz in Norris however, they were in the pits. Then v 53th round next shock: George Russell he lost his tenth place due to a mistake and thus his first potential point. The reason was cold tires.
Albon with a pirouette, both Alfa Romeo racers with points
Five laps before the end re-flying start. Hamilton came off Albon however, he caused chaos in the background due to a bad start. They overtook him first Kvyat in Perez, and then it did Thai at the exit of the second chicane still spun. Kvyat but as if it had been torn. The Russian quickly caught up and overtook Leclerc and soon began to put strong pressure on Ricciardo.
Hamilton in Bottas they rushed safely to another double victory and team celebration at winning their seventh consecutive constructors' title. Ricciard managed to defend itself against Quiet, bringing the Australian to his own this season other steps. Also Leclerc managed to defend itself against attacks Laziness. They finish the top ten Sainz, Norris, Raikkonen in Giovinazzi. So a reason to be happy in the team as well Alfa Romeo. They extended their contracts on Friday, today they thanked the team with points.
