- Hamilton and Bottas on front row of grid at Mugello
- Verstappen third, Albon fourth; mixed day for Ferrari
Lewis Hamilton took the first pole position in Formula One at the Mugello circuit for the Tuscan Grand Prix. F1 has never raced here before and Hamilton wrote his name into the history books with an imperious lap in the hills of Scarperia. His Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas was second, with Max Verstappen in third for Red Bull. His teammate Alex Albon was fourth with one of his best performances. Ferrari, celebrating their 1,000th F1 race, had a mixed afternoon, with Charles Leclerc in fifth but Sebastian Vettel finishing 14th.
Bottas had looked to have the upper hand over the weekend but Hamilton moved closer and closer to his teammate and when it really mattered pushed the Mercedes to the limits of this supremely challenging circuit. He went quickest on the first hot laps in Q3 with a time of 1min 15.144sec. It was five-hundredths up on Bottas but there was little to chose between them over the first two sectors. When they went out again Hamilton pushed though he had done enough; his time did not improve but yellow flags in the first sector, where Esteban Ocon had gone off, meant Bottas had to back off his final quick lap.
Written by Giles Richards at Mugello
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/sep/12/lewis-hamilton-dominant-in-qualifying-again-with-pole-for-tuscan-grand-prix-f1 under the title “Lewis Hamilton dominates qualifying again to take Tuscan F1 GP pole”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
