Drops of rain. Hamilton and Mercedes take revenge on home track – Formula 1 News – Auto / Moto

World Championship. The 11th step. "Grand Prix of Germany"

1. Lewis Hamilton (Great Britain, Mercedes) – 1: 32.29.845
2. Valtteri Bottas (Finland, Mercedes) – 0.04,535
3. Kimi Raikkonen (Finland, Ferrari) – 0,06,732
4. Max Verstappen (Holland, Red Bull Racing) – 0.07,654
5. Nico Hulkenberg (Germany, Renault) – 0,26,609
6. Romain Grosjean (France, Haas) – 0,28,871
7. Sergio Perez (Mexico, Force India) – 0.30.556
8. Esteban Okon (France, Force India) – 0.31,750
9. Marcus Eriksson (Sweden, Sauber) – 0.32,362
10. Brandon Hartley (New Zealand, Toro Rosso) – 0.34, 197
11. Kevin Magnussen (Denmark, Haas) – 0.34,919
12. Carlos Sainz (Spain, Renault) – 0.43.069
13. Stoffel Vandorn (Belgium, McLaren) – 0.46,617
14. Pierre Gasley (France, Toro Rosso) – 1 tower
15. Charles Leclair (Monaco, Sauber) – 1 tower
16. Fernando Alonso (Spain, McLaren) – 2 laps

Not finished: Lance Stroll (Canada, Williams), Sergei Sirotkin (Russia, Williams), Sebastian Vettel (Germany, Ferrari), Daniel Rickyardo (Australia, Red) Bull Racing).

In races like this, many things are decided by patience and calmness, the ability to be more mature than the rivals. Do not run in front of the train, do not do stories when lead clouds pbad just above the track. And even when here and there begins to sink. Go to the end and trust in yourself and in the chosen path – almost the code of the modern samurai. Tonight, the samurai chief was in the car at number 44.

THE INFINITY FARTHER

The key episode of the Sunday race, overflowing with drama – the red car on the asphalt does not enter the bend, flies off the road and slips along the gravel until the what he is resting against the hump. Sitting behind the steering wheel of the pilot in a furious frenzy rubs the wheel without guilt and ornate bows, the stands moan with disappointment. The cinema will not be, the electricity is over.

This is other than Sebastian Vettel, and until the 52nd round the evening was perfect for him. But the first in the career of victory at home "Grand Prix" will not – not enough slightly. A German born in 20 kilometers from Hockenheim, arrived here as the season's leader and won the qualification, then repeatedly beat a personal best – until now, he had only three laps in his leadership career. famous road

At the moment when the main problem for the fans, the fans stands up and in front of the screens the main problem was – it would rain again or not? They waited, he walked around the race track, but unlike the previous days, the track was dry for a long time

Although it was watered the previous days, it was not easy. It is not surprising that in the first few drops, some runners prefer to play the diviner. change shoes in the stands. This bet did not play for Alonso or Gasley with Leclair. However, it was only the first wave, there were more doubters over – someone had to visit the boxes several times. Among those who visited pit-lane, there were all the leaders. Almost – Hamilton also went to the mechanics, but at the last moment received an order on the radio, returned through the grbad. And when Vettel came down almost in parallel and that a safety car appeared on the track, the Briton was at the head of the pack.

It's time to remember that the past weekend for Lewis is not easy at all. qualification, he started from the 14th position, even behind the Russian Sergei Sirotkin on "Williams". Moreover, our compatriot, before the race, was full of optimism, but all the luck that his team left in the qualification. The "Williams" still does not have the right tempo, and by the time the track starts to have fun, the two cars of the British team disappear almost synchronously.

To get into the top ten, Hamilton only needed four rounds, and on the 15th, he was already in the group leaders, a quarter of a minute from third place. Perhaps he could not claim more, but the rain really changed everything. And who knows what Dan Rikkjardo could have crossed the pack with the British and gone from last place to top five, but came down because of failure of the car.

Restart Hamilton met the leader, attack partner – Vallteri Bottas before all this mess, successfully using traffic on the track, managed to overtake Raikkonen and become the second. Seriously pobodatsya, however, the partners were not given – on the 62nd round of Bottas the team ordered to "keep the position". That is, leave Hamilton alone

Who would have guessed before the start of the race that the "Mercedes" will take a double on the home track – but that's the reality. The revenge of the failure of the last stage at Silverstone was a success. A flag of Great Britain and two – Finland, flew over the stadium at the awards ceremony. Which, incidentally, was accompanied by a real storm, with thunder and lightning on an empty road – a bitter irony of fate for Vettel, Ferrari and all their admirers.

1. Lewis Hamilton – 188. 2. Sebastian Vettel – 171. 3. Kimi Raikkonen – 131. 4. Valtteri Bottas – 122. 5. Daniel Rikkjardo – 106. 6. Max Verstappen – 105. 7. Nico Hulkenberg – 52. 8. Fernando Alonso 40. 40. Kevin Magnussen 39. 10. Sergio Perez 32. 32. Esteban Okon 29. 29. Carlos Sainz 28. 28. Pierre Gasley 18. 18. Romain Grosjean 18. 18. Charles Leclair – 16. 16. Stoffel Vandorn – 8. 17. Marcus Eriksson – 5. 18. Lance Stroll – 4. 19. Brandon Hartley – 2. 20. Sergei Sirotkin – 0.

The Manufacturers' Cup [19659004] 1. Mercedes – 310. 2. Ferrari – 302. 3. Red Bull Racing – 211. 4. Renault – 80. 5. Force India – 61. 6. Haas – 57. 7. McLaren – 48. 8. Toro Rosso – 20. 9 Sauber – 18. 10. Williams – 4.