The final practice session for the 2020 Portuguese GP would see the Williams Racing Team come away with a bit of a mixed result. In what was a session where both Williams drivers would focus on the soft tyre George Russell would finish in 15th while team-mate Nicholas Latifi was 19th. Both drivers would have their own moments during the session with George having a moment that would see him flat spot his front tyres while Nicholas would have an issue with his seat getting quite hot. How qualifying is going to turn out could be a repeat of previous races with one driver in Q2 and the other not making ot past Q1.
Williams
Racing Portuguese GP Saturday Practice
Team Summary:
After having an interrupted final Friday practice there was not a lot of
meaningful running in terms of things like high fuel runs. So Saturday
practice was expected to be a busy time. There were also issues with how it
took time to prepare the soft tyre. The first driver out was Sainz on the
medium tyre. As more drivers came out there was a mix of tyres been used.
But just as quickly the drivers would pit. Bottas was next out on the soft
tyre joined by Hamilton on the same tyre. Bottas would set a 1m:17.88 to be
quickest from Hamilton. Both Williams drivers would take to the track both
on the medium tyre. Hamilton was now quickest with a 1m:16.931. Gasly was
now third followed by Ricciardo, Leclerc, Kvyat, Norris, and Vettel eighth.
Leclerc was now second but Gasly would take this spot seeing Leclerc now
third ahead of Bottas. The top four times were all on the soft tyre.
Verstappen was now third on the medium tyre and would go fastest but this
time would be deleted. Verstappen was able to improve to be second with
Gasly third followed by Albon, Sainz, Leclerc, Bottas, Ocon, Norris and
Perez tenth. Hamilton had improved his quickest time with a 1m:16.680. The
Williams drivers after soft tyre runs were currently 14th and 19th. A
1m:16.654 from Bottas to move to the top of the times. Both Williams drivers
would return for second runs on the soft tyre and were currently 15th and
19th. One driver would pit after a single timed lap but would return after
fixing a seat related heat issue.
With under ten minutes remaining Bottas was still quickest from Hamilton,
Verstappen, Gasly, Albon, Leclerc, Sainz, Perez, Norris and Ocon tenth. The
Williams drivers were 15th and 19th and both back in their pits. But both
would come out for another soft tyre run. But both would pit again with only
one driver returning. But the session would be red flagged with just a
minute remaining seeing the session come to an end. it was caused by a drain
cover being flipped up. The track would empty as the session ended. A mixed
practice for Williams with one driver just 0.3 outside the top ten while the
others session was not as positive been 0.7 outside the top ten and 0.365
behind his team-mate.
Nicholas Latifi:
Nicholas would take to the track with just under fifty minutes remaining,
using the medium tyre. A 1m:30.044 would see him tenth but was slowest on
what was a unrepresentative time. He would set a 1m:19.464 to be 13th but
still slowest. Nicholas would pit after a six lap run. he would quickly
return on the soft tyre. He would set a 1m:18.533 to be 17th. he would pit
after a short run but would quickly return again on the soft tyre and would
set a 1m:18.397 to be 19th. But after just one timed lap he would pit. He
would complain to his engineer that it is quite hot in his seat most likely
explaining his quick return to the pits. Whatever the issue was he would
return still on the soft tyre. But just again he would pit as the session
drew to a close.
George Russell:
George would join his team-mate also using the medium tyre. But George would
switch to the soft tyre. A 1m:19.311 from George but his time would be
deleted. His next flying lap was a 1m:18.647 to be 14th but a time was
deleted seeing him now 13th. He would drop to 16th but a 1m:18.032 would see
him 12th. He would drop to 14th as he pitted having flat spotted his front
tyre. He had completed eight lap on the soft tyre. He would return with
another set of soft tyres on what was a longer run on this tyre. He would
pit after a nine lap run currently 15th. But quickly he was back out for a
further soft tyre run. Like Nicholas he would pit in what seemed like pit
stop practice routine.
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