Lance Stroll was ill and unfit to drive for Racing Point this weekend at the Nürburgring, according to Otmar Szafnauer, which led to him being replaced at the last minute by Nico Hülkenberg.
Lando Norris and Carlos Sainz Jr. qualified eighth and tenth respectively for Sunday’s Eifel Grand Prix, although both felt there was more pace to find from their MCL35’s.
Hülkenberg Reflects on Racing Point Return in Germany: “That was one for the storybooks!”
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Nico Hülkenberg was back in Formula 1 again after a last minute call from Racing Point to replace the ill Lance Stroll at the Nürburgring.
Daniel Ricciardo has now out-qualified Esteban Ocon in ten of the eleven races in 2020, although they were only separated by 0.019 seconds at the end of Q3 at the Nürburgring.
Charles Leclerc took a superb fourth on the grid for the Eifel Grand Prix, but team-mate Sebastian Vettel struggled and only qualified eleventh.
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen and Alexander Albon will start third and fifth in Sunday’s Eifel Grand Prix at the Nürburgring.
Valtteri Bottas led a Mercedes one-two in Qualifying for the Eifel Grand Prix, much to the delight of Team Principal Toto Wolff.
Valtteri Bottas denied Lewis Hamilton top spot in Qualifying by more than a quarter of a second at the Nürburgring on Saturday for his fourteenth career pole position.
It’s another front row lockout for Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team with Valtteri Bottas on pole position for the fourteenth time in his career.
Valtteri Bottas was the man on top this morning at the Nürburgring, but Lance Stroll missed the session due to illness.
Mick Schumacher was unable to get his first taste in a Formula 1 car for Alfa Romeo Racing ORLEN after bad weather caused the Friday morning session to be cancelled.
Ricciardo and Ocon are optimistic ahead of qualifying, despite the cancellation of the Friday practice sessions at the Eifel Grand Prix.
Ferrari Academy and FIA Formula 2 Championship racer, Callum Ilott faced disappointment earlier today as the weather at the Nürburgring prevented his…
No running was possible again in second practice at the Nürburgring, with the FIA revealing contingency plans in case a repeat of the weather conditions occur during the weekend.
The first free practice session of the 2020 Eifel Grand Prix was cancelled due to bad weather
Callum Ilott is not currently on Guenther Steiner’s list of potential drivers for Haas in 2021, but that all could change with how he performs during free practice at the Nürburgring on Friday.
The Scuderia Ferrari drivers expect the weather to play a huge role in the team’s strategy at the Eifel Grand Prix this weekend.
