Formula 1 Grand Prix of Austria 2020 (11.10 p.m. EST) – Almost four months after the teams left the Australian Grand Prix, the 2020 Formula 1 season is finally starting tonight.
The first in a revised eight-race calendar takes place on Sunday evening (11:10 p.m. EST) at the Austrian Red Bull Ring, where Lewis Hamilton’s search for a seventh world title equivalent to Michael Schumacher begins.
However, he has to start the race from second on the grid after Mercedes team-mate Valtteri Bottas only knocked him out of pole on Saturday by 0.012 seconds.
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Red Bull driver Max Verstappen, who won the last two races in Austria, starts third, while McLaren Young Gun Lando Norris surprisingly starts fourth.
Renault’s Daniel Ricciardo starts further back in 10th place after his flying lap was hampered by yellow flags in qualifying.
Still, he’s been impressed by the pace of his car all weekend and is confident of climbing through the field, which Ferrari will hope for even after a catastrophic Saturday.
Charles Leclerc was only quick enough for seventh place, while Sebastian Vettel failed the third quarter and will start from the eleventh.
Ricciardo’s teammate Esteban Ocon is 14th, four places behind Ricciardo.
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F1 DRIVERS CANNOT EVERYONE KNEEL
The drivers will show together before the Austrian Grand Prix on Sunday that they are against racism, but not all of them may kneel to support the Black Lives Matter campaign.
Drivers are expected to wear all T-shirts to support their stance against racism, but the same entity may not apply to other actions.
Six-time champion Hamilton, a staunch supporter of the BLM campaign and advocate equality and diversity, said her reluctance may be due to a lack of understanding of racism.
He said he explained his point of view to his passengers on Friday, pointing out that silence was “generally complicit”.
“I think it is part of a dialogue between people trying to understand because there are still some who do not fully understand what is happening and why these protests are taking place.
“I continue to try to be this leader and to influence as many people as possible.”
– with AFP
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