Six-times world champion Lewis Hamilton smashed the Monza track record to take pole position for the Italian Grand Prix with the fastest lap in Formula One history on Saturday. But McLaren’s Carlos Sainz Jr. opted not to pit to inherit the lead from second place. Your favorite teams, topics, and players all on your favorite mobile devices. The race restarted, but was stopped shortly thereafter due to a crash by Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc. Jake Michaels ranks the best and worst of the 2020 F1 season. Total distance: 306.720km (53 laps) MONZA, ITALY – SEPTEMBER 13: (L-R) Third placed Mark Webber of Australia and Red Bull Racing, first placed Sebastian Vettel of Germany and Scuderia Toro Rosso and second placed Heikki Kovalainen of Finland and McLaren Mercedes celebrate in parc ferme following qualifying for the Italian Formula One Grand Prix at the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza on September 13, 2008 in Monza… Any takers for Michael Schumacher's 1991 Benetton? Hamilton went around the historic track with a fastest time of 1:18.887 while his teammate Valtteri Bottas managed a … The defending champion … Between then and now, 155 races had been contested. They were closed for Hamilton as well, but he wasn’t aware of it, and as a result, an investigation ensued. Gallery: The beautiful wives and girlfriends of F1 drivers, Keep up to date with all the F1 news via Facebook and Twitter. The championship was recognised by the governing body of international motorsport, the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), as the highest class of competition for open-wheel racing cars. You wore our colors high. The removal of 'party mode' engine settings for qualifying this week didn't appear to hamper Mercedes in qualifying at Monza, with Lewis Hamilton setting a new track record time of 1:18.887s to pip team mate Valtteri Bottas to pole position by 0.069s. A disappointing start by teammate Valtteri Bottas from the front row allowed for even further dominance, as he fell from second all the way down to sixth place. Stroll tied his career-best result with a third place finish. The 2020 FIA Formula One World Championship was the motor racing championship for Formula One cars which marked the 70th anniversary of the first Formula One World Drivers' Championship. He inherited the lead when Hamilton served his penalty and dropped to 17th place, last among the drivers still in the race. It gives the players a chance to win a 2020 Season Formula 1 ® car of their choice. The Formula One season ended in Abu Dhabi on Sunday, with 17 races in a season disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Between then and now, 146 races had been contested. Styrian GP: Saturday's action in pictures, Binotto: Performance 'not good enough for a team named Ferrari'. Where does Hamilton need to finish to clinch the title in Austin? It was the fastest lap ever recorded in Formula One, eclipsing Kimi Raikkonen’s one-lap record of 163.785 mph, set by the former world champion on his way to pole at Monza two years ago. The Lap Record for a particular circuit is the fastest time ever recorded in a Formula One … Zanardi enjoys breakthrough: shakes hands for first time! See you in Verdansk soon , Andrew Lewin — Formula 1 (@F1) September 6, 2020 F ive minutes to go under the race restarts. That race was won by Raikkonen when he drove for Lotus. The investigation concluded with Hamilton being issued a 10-second stop and go penalty, which he would ultimately serve when the race got restarted. IndyCar: Has a final 2020 schedule finally been determined? Hany Alsabti finishes 3rd of the championship, Yuri Kasdorp 5th and Risto Kappet 6th. ... — Formula 1 (@F1) September 5, 2020. Gallery: Mercedes turns out in force to celebrate title triumph. It was then part of the original Formula 1 calendar in 1950, and has held the Italian Grand Prix every year bar one since. Senna's Monaco Toleman to go under the hammer! Abu Dhabi test: The day's action in pictures, Abu Dhabi GP: Sunday's action in pictures, Abu Dhabi GP: Saturday's action in pictures, Abu Dhabi GP: Friday's action in pictures. Formula 1® Gran Premio D'Italia™ 2020 is the fourth challenge of nine Grand Prix™ 2020 Season events in Real Racing 3. Full race results from the Italian Grand Prix at the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, round 8 of the 2020 Formula 1 season. If 2019 was the year when we thought Sebastian Vettel could be done as force in F1, 2020 confirmed it beyond doubt.The errors have continued into … (Reuters) - Some statistics for Sunday’s Italian Formula One Grand Prix at Monza, the eighth race of the 2020 season: Lap distance: 5.793km. Drivers and teams competed for the titles of World Drivers' Champion and World Constructors' Champion Pos His time was not only a track record for Monza, but also the quickest lap in F1 history. — Formula 1 (@F1) August 30, 2020 And while Hamilton was forced to settle for a third-place finish at Monza last year, there is no denying his dominance on what most observers consider to be the fastest track on the Formula 1 circuit. Build your custom FanSided Daily email newsletter with news and analysis on All Racing and all your favorite sports teams, TV shows, and more. 983 points! All things considered, that penalty changed Formula 1 history. Watch Lewis Hamilton record fastest lap in F1 history as he obliterates rivals at Monza to seal pole for Italian GP. 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Ferrari failed to win a race in the 2020 F1 season. Hamilton started today’s 53-lap race around the 11-turn, 3.6-mile (5.794-kilometer) Autodromo Nazionale Monza road course in Monza, Italy from the pole position, and he dominated early on. As a result, Gasly secured his first victory by 0.415 seconds over Sainz in a career-high second place. This race is set to be broadcast live on ESPN from Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello beginning at 9:10 a.m. We'll never pass along your email address to spammers, scammers, or the like. 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Stroll hadn’t pit at this point, but Gasly had pit before the safety car period. Sainz was running in sixth place as the highest runner of those who had just made pit stops. The race was then suspended and the red flag was deployed, at which point a number of drivers had come into the pits after they were opened up, including Sainz. And the champion is… Erhan Jajovski. Pit stops in 2018: Who was the fastest crew of them all? Here are the updated driver standings and constructor standings following Gasly’s shock victory. Sainz, who was running in a legitimate second place behind Hamilton even when Hamilton was dominating the race early on, was able to work his way up to second and run Gasly down, but he didn’t have enough to get around him for the win. Less than eight minutes to … When Formula 1 prematurely congratulated Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton on his 90th career victory, which would have put him one win shy of the wins record of 91 held by Michael Schumacher, after he took the pole position for today’s Italian Grand Prix yesterday, nobody knew how truly premature that would be. Happy Bday @Symfuhny god! Andrew Lewin 06/09/2020 at 16:13 06/09/2020 at 16:27 Full race results from the Italian Grand Prix at the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, round 8 of the 2020 Formula 1 season. Then a mechanical failure by the Haas of Kevin Magnussen sent Formula 1 into a chaotic race that would ultimately end a number of long, long streaks of dominance by not only the Silver Arrows but the other two teams of the “Big 3”, Ferrari and Red Bull Racing. The next race on the 2020 Formula 1 schedule is the Tuscan Grand Prix, which is scheduled to wrap up the third consecutive tripleheader of races to open up the season. Twitch is the world's leading video platform and community for gamers. He is the rFactor2 King5 wins! Monza opened its doors on September 3 1922, just a week before it hosted that year’s Italian Grand Prix. Also before today, the 2012 Hungarian Grand Prix at the Hungaroring had been the most recent race that resulted in no Mercedes, Ferrari or Red Bull Racing drivers on the podium. Great season all. Monza is a racing venue in Italy with 339 lap times.This page represents the 5.8 kilometer (3.6 mile) configuration of this track.. Monza is a fast track, with overall average speed of 156 kph (97 mph). 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