F1 Racing - UK (2019-12)

RESULTS ROUND 19

COTA, AUSTIN / 3.11.19 / 56 LAPS

F1 RACING DECEMBER 2019 107

TYRECOMPOUNDS USED

DRIVERS’ STANDINGS

1 Hamilton 381pts

2 Bottas 314pts

3 Leclerc 249pts

4 Verstappen 235pts

5 Vettel 230pts

6 Albon 84pts

7 Sainz 80pts

8 Gasly 77pts

9 Ricciardo 46pts

10 Pérez 44pts

11 Norris 41pts

12 Hülkenberg 37pts

13 Kvyat 34pts

14 Räikkönen 31pts

15 Stroll 21pts

16 Magnussen 20pts

17 Grosjean 8pts

18 Giovinazzi 4pts

19 Kubica 1pt

20 Russell 0pts

CLIMATE AIR TEMP TRACK TEMP

1st Valtteri BottasMercedes 1h 33m 55.653s

2nd Lewis HamiltonMercedes +4.148s

3rd MaxVerstappenRed Bull +5.002s

4th CharlesLeclercFerrari +52.239s

5th Alexander AlbonRed Bull +78.038s

6th Daniel RicciardoRenault +90.366s

7th Lando NorrisMcLaren +90.764s

8th Carlos SainzMcLaren +1 lap

9th Nico HülkenbergRenault +1 lap

10th SergioPérezRacingPoint +1 lap

11th Kimi RäikkönenAlfa Romeo +1 lap

12th DaniilKvyatToro Rosso +1 lap*

13th LanceStrollRacingPoint +1 lap

14th Antonio GiovinazziAlfa Romeo +1 lap

15th Romain GrosjeanHaas +1 lap

16th Pierre GaslyToro Rosso+2 laps/suspension

17th George RussellWilliams +2 laps

18th Kevin MagnussenHaas +4 laps/brake disc

Retirements

RobertKubicaWilliams 31 laps -hydraulics

SebastianVettelFerrari7 laps - suspension damage

Hard(C2) Medium(C3)Soft(C4) Inter Wet

Sunny

21 °C 28 °C

Ferrari dismisses

fuel-flow cheat rumour

FollowingFrid ay’s practice at the Circuit of The

Americas, several drivers registered disquiet ata

significant deterioration in the track surface.

Organisers triedto smooth some of theworst-

affectedareas, but Hamilton said he had suffereda

“massive headache”, whileVerstappen added that

he didn’t mind thebumps but suggested theywere

“like ramps in places.” Incontrast, Daniel Ricciardo

Racevenue gets a

3 bumpy ride from drivers

2

Fastest lap

CharlesLeclerc: 1min 36.169s on lap 44

CharlesLeclercfi nis hed theUS GP in fourth, nearly

a minute behind Bottas. He was the soleFerrari for

most of the afternoon (team-mateVettel retired

with suspension failure on lapseven)and it wa s

significant how far off the paceLeclerc was–

despite claiming fastestlap lap late-on.

When third-placedVerstappen was asked

whether he was surprised at a sudden downturn

in performancefor Ferrari, he replied with a broad

smile and said: “Not surprised at all.”

Earlier in the weekend it was revealed thatRed

Bull had writtento the FIAfor clarificationover a

potential loophole regarding fuel-flow regulations.

The governing body then issued atechnical

directive that declaredany scenario whereby fuel

fl ow ratesexceeded the permitted limit were illegal.

The enquiry came after teams expressed

suspicionsover the signifi cant increase in speed

Ferrari has shown since theAugust break. Butafter

Mercedestook itsfi rst pole position since July’s

German GP,team bossToto Wolff was careful notto

attributeFerrari’s deficitto the recent FIAdirective.

“Certainly the threeteams were much closer

toge ther interms of straightline performance here

in theUS,” he said. “But I wouldn’t say this is down

to any specific event.”

Ferrari team boss Mattia Binotto said he

was “annoyed”by the rumours. He added that a

set-up change had ledto an increased downforce

configuration, and thatLeclerchad beenforced to

run anolde r-spec enginein t he race.

“We know we are legaland the FIA is controlling

our package every single race,”said Binotto. “They

are inspecting all the data that isavailableto them

and hopefully they will clarifyto everybody that

what we have got is legal and we are not cheating.”

Ferrari was annoyed by the rumours inAustin

concerning theteam’s poor showing

This failure of the right-rear suspension on

Vettel’sFerrari forced him out on lap seven

*includes 5-sec penalty

for causing a collision

said he enjoyed thechallenge, which added abit of

characterto the track.

On lap seven, SebastianVettel retired when his

right-rear suspension broke as he crested therise

of Turn 10.Ferrari was still investigating the cause

asF1Racingclosedfor press. Duringthe r ace, the

team warnedLeclercto avoid the apexkerb atTurn

8 in case that was the reasonfor the failure. Before

he retired,Vettel was in immediate trouble, losing

four places on the opening lap and saying that itfelt

like he had accident damage because his car was

“understeering like crazy”.

RESULTS ROUND 19

COTA, AUSTIN / 3.11.19 / 56 LAPS

F1 RACING DECEMBER 2019 107

TYRECOMPOUNDS USED

DRIVERS’ STANDINGS

1 Hamilton 381pts

2 Bottas 314pts

3 Leclerc 249pts

4 Verstappen 235pts

5 Vettel 230pts

6 Albon 84pts

7 Sainz 80pts

8 Gasly 77pts

9 Ricciardo 46pts

10 Pérez 44pts

11 Norris 41pts

12 Hülkenberg 37pts

13 Kvyat 34pts

14 Räikkönen 31pts

15 Stroll 21pts

16 Magnussen 20pts

17 Grosjean 8pts

18 Giovinazzi 4pts

19 Kubica 1pt

20 Russell 0pts

CLIMATE AIR TEMP TRACK TEMP

1st Valtteri BottasMercedes 1h 33m 55.653s

2nd Lewis HamiltonMercedes +4.148s

3rd MaxVerstappenRed Bull +5.002s

4th CharlesLeclercFerrari +52.239s

5th Alexander AlbonRed Bull +78.038s

6th Daniel RicciardoRenault +90.366s

7th Lando NorrisMcLaren +90.764s

8th Carlos SainzMcLaren +1 lap

9th Nico HülkenbergRenault +1 lap

10th SergioPérezRacingPoint +1 lap

11th Kimi RäikkönenAlfa Romeo +1 lap

12th DaniilKvyatToro Rosso +1 lap*

13th LanceStrollRacingPoint +1 lap

14th Antonio GiovinazziAlfa Romeo +1 lap

15th Romain GrosjeanHaas +1 lap

16th Pierre GaslyToro Rosso+2 laps/suspension

17th George RussellWilliams +2 laps

18th Kevin MagnussenHaas +4 laps/brake disc

Retirements

RobertKubicaWilliams 31 laps -hydraulics

SebastianVettelFerrari7 laps - suspension damage

Hard(C2) Medium(C3)Soft(C4) Inter Wet

Sunny

21 °C 28 °C

Ferrari dismisses

fuel-flow cheat rumour

FollowingFrid ay’s practice at the Circuit of The
Americas, several drivers registered disquiet ata
significant deterioration in the track surface.
Organisers triedto smooth some of theworst-
affectedareas, but Hamilton said he had suffereda
“massive headache”, whileVerstappen added that
he didn’t mind thebumps but suggested theywere
“like ramps in places.” Incontrast, Daniel Ricciardo

Racevenue gets a

3 bumpy ride from drivers

2

Fastest lap

CharlesLeclerc: 1min 36.169s on lap 44

CharlesLeclercfi nis hed theUS GP in fourth, nearly
a minute behind Bottas. He was the soleFerrari for
most of the afternoon (team-mateVettel retired
with suspension failure on lapseven)and it wa s
significant how far off the paceLeclerc was–
despite claiming fastestlap lap late-on.
When third-placedVerstappen was asked
whether he was surprised at a sudden downturn
in performancefor Ferrari, he replied with a broad
smile and said: “Not surprised at all.”
Earlier in the weekend it was revealed thatRed
Bull had writtento the FIAfor clarificationover a
potential loophole regarding fuel-flow regulations.
The governing body then issued atechnical
directive that declaredany scenario whereby fuel
fl ow ratesexceeded the permitted limit were illegal.

The enquiry came after teams expressed

suspicionsover the signifi cant increase in speed

Ferrari has shown since theAugust break. Butafter

Mercedestook itsfi rst pole position since July’s

German GP,team bossToto Wolff was careful notto

attributeFerrari’s deficitto the recent FIAdirective.

“Certainly the threeteams were much closer

toge ther interms of straightline performance here

in theUS,” he said. “But I wouldn’t say this is down

to any specific event.”

Ferrari team boss Mattia Binotto said he

was “annoyed”by the rumours. He added that a

set-up change had ledto an increased downforce

configuration, and thatLeclerchad beenforced to

run anolde r-spec enginein t he race.

“We know we are legaland the FIA is controlling

our package every single race,”said Binotto. “They

are inspecting all the data that isavailableto them

and hopefully they will clarifyto everybody that

what we have got is legal and we are not cheating.”

Ferrari was annoyed by the rumours inAustin

concerning theteam’s poor showing

This failure of the right-rear suspension on

Vettel’sFerrari forced him out on lap seven

*includes 5-sec penalty

for causing a collision

said he enjoyed thechallenge, which added abit of

characterto the track.

On lap seven, SebastianVettel retired when his

right-rear suspension broke as he crested therise

of Turn 10.Ferrari was still investigating the cause

asF1Racingclosedfor press. Duringthe r ace, the

team warnedLeclercto avoid the apexkerb atTurn

8 in case that was the reasonfor the failure. Before

he retired,Vettel was in immediate trouble, losing

four places on the opening lap and saying that itfelt

like he had accident damage because his car was

“understeering like crazy”.