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LIVE | 2020 Portuguese Grand Prix

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Valtteri Bottas (Albert Gea / Getty Images)
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18 Apr 2021

Good afternoon, welcome to our live updates of the Imola Grand Prix.

25 Oct 2020

Thank you for joining us. See you next time for the Italian GP.

25 Oct 2020

Vettel is in 10th place, finally getting past the Alfa Romeo of Kimi Raikkonen.

25 Oct 2020

Ocon pits and rejoins the race ahead of Renault team mate, Ricciardo.

25 Oct 2020

Verstappen is closing on his team mate Albon. And yes, he will lap Albon.

25 Oct 2020

Hamilton extends his lead over Bottas to 13.5sec. Bar any incidents, Hamilton could rewrite the record books at the end of the race.

25 Oct 2020

Hulkenberg's future is still up in the air, but Verstappen would welcome him at Red Bull Racing next year.
Hulkenberg's future is still up in the air, but Verstappen would welcome him at Red Bull Racing next year.
Hulkenberg 'would be a good team mate' - Verstappen

25 Oct 2020

Did Ferrari throw a podium position away by pitting Leclerc so late?

25 Oct 2020

Leclerc pits, but where will he exit?

25 Oct 2020

Leclerc is still running in third place and is yet to make his pit stop. Hamilton and Bottas have also not yet made their pit stops.

25 Oct 2020

While drivers are dipping into the pits, Hamilton has increased his lead over Bottas to more than 7 seconds!

25 Oct 2020

Vettel pits and it's the Hard tyre going on. But there are still drops of rain on the track...

25 Oct 2020

Sainz pits, rejoins in 14th place.

25 Oct 2020

Verstappen is in the pits and rejoins in sixth place.

25 Oct 2020

Leclerc closing on Verstappen - the gap now 3.3sec.

25 Oct 2020

Albon enters the pit and is back out again in 18th place.

25 Oct 2020

Hamilton leads the race, Bottas is now in second.

25 Oct 2020

Stroll tangles with Norris and damages his front wing.

25 Oct 2020

Several drivers complaining about tyres losing life, including Hamilton.

25 Oct 2020

Verstappen telling his race engineer that his left front tyre is 'dead'.

25 Oct 2020

Alex Albon is having another torrid race, currently down in 11th on the Soft tyre.

25 Oct 2020

Leclerc is readying to overtake Sainz. Those Softs on Sainz's McLaren is not going to last very long...

25 Oct 2020

Verstappen passes Sainz for third place, but is quickly gaining ground on the two Mercedes drivers ahead of him.

25 Oct 2020

Bottas regains the lead and Hamilton passes Sainz, too. The Medium tyre is coming into play, while the Soft tyre is dropping a bit of performance.

25 Oct 2020

Drivers on the Soft tyre had a much better start than those on the Medium tyre.

25 Oct 2020

It's a battle between Mercedes and McLaren: Sainz and Norris vs. Bottas and Hamilton.

25 Oct 2020

Sainz is on the Soft tyre, while Bottas and Hamilton are on the Mediums.

25 Oct 2020

What a start! Carlos Sainz leads the race, followed by Bottas, Hamilton and his McLaren team Norris in fourth. 

25 Oct 2020

Is that rain on the track??

25 Oct 2020

Hamilton leads the field but is quickly passed by Bottas!

25 Oct 2020

And we're off!

25 Oct 2020

It's bound to be a close contest between the Mercedes men, given how tight the battle is between them.

25 Oct 2020

Today's race could be a record-breaking one, as Lewis Hamilton looks to become the most successful race winner in Formula 1 history.

25 Oct 2020

Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the Portuguese Grand Prix!

24 Oct 2020

Thank you for joining us. We'll see you tomorrow for the race.

24 Oct 2020

Hamilton takes pole position! What a final few moments!

24 Oct 2020

Bottas takes provisional pole! He is 0.180sec faster than Hamilton.

24 Oct 2020

And Hamilton takes pole position on the Medium tyre with a 1:16.934

24 Oct 2020

Mercedes goes with a rather strange strategy: Both drivers are on the Medium tyre!

24 Oct 2020

Leclerc goes third fastest for the moment, but is demoted to fourth by Verstappen.

24 Oct 2020

Bottas is fastest at the moment, but only 0.047sec faster than Hamilton! This is going to be good!
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