The 2020 Formula 1 season was unlike any other due to the COVID-19 pandemic that shook things up considerably and imposed calendar changes. Regardless, we got to see many interesting races, new winners and losers, and all sorts of shenanigans on and off the track.
For starters, there were were 2 new circuits (Mugello and Portimao), 3 returning circuits (Imola, Nurburgring and Turkey), 2 new race winners, 3 new podium finishers, and 1 new polesitter. McLaren had their best finish in the Constructors’ Championship since 2012, while Ferrari was a disaster and had their worst season since 1980. At the end, Mercedes came out on top in both the Drivers’ and Constructors’ Championships in a dominant manner. It was all very wild and thrilling, and we can’t wait to see what next year has in store.
When George Russell received a phone call at 2am on Monday night from Toto Wolff, the Mercedes Team Principal, nobody would have predicted the events that unfolded over the course of the week. The seven-time world champion, Lewis Hamilton, had just tested positive for COVID-19, and Wolff was looking for a replacement driver for the weekend’s Sakhir Grand Prix.
Having won the 2018 Formula 2 Championship for ART, the Norfolk-born 22-year-old was given one of the two seats at Williams for 2019 and is now wrapping up his second season in Formula 1. However, for the last two seasons, Williams has comfortably been the worst team on the grid, leaving Russell without a single point in his F1 career as he has failed to manage a top ten finish. As a member of the Mercedes driver development program, he had been a test and reserve driver for the team during the 2018 season, but until now he never had the opportunity to race as a Mercedes driver. With the team already securing their seventh c
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F1 pioneer Frank Williams stable in hospital
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Williams Formula One team said on Tuesday that their founder Frank Williams has been admitted to hospital where he is in a stable condition.
The 78-year-old established the team in 1977 and went on to win nine Constructors Championships and seven Drivers titles, although the most recent triumphs came in 1997. Sir Frank Williams has recently been admitted to hospital where he is currently in a stable condition, the team said in a statement. Frank s medical condition is a private matter and therefore the family will not be releasing any further details at this time.
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