Red Bull failed to beat their practice pace in qualifying, and set the third-quickest time behind Mercedes and McLaren, after an unhelpful “gust of wind”.
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Despite rules complaints, Aston Martin are only 0.07s slower at Imola
Lap time watch: 2021 Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix
Posted onAston Martin claim they were unfairly disadvantaged by the FIA’s rules change, but they almost matched their 2020 lap times at Imola.
Analysis: F1 field closes up as Mercedes lose two seconds in four months
Lap time watch: 2021 Bahrain Grand Prix
Posted onThe top five teams are within a second of each other in Bahrain – three more than last year – which suggests 2021 will be a much more competitive season.
Ranked: The F1 cars of 2020, from fastest to slowest
Lap time watch: 2020 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Posted onWith the final qualifying session of 2020 in the books, we can answer the question: Who had the quickest and slowest F1 cars this year?
Bottas breaks Lauda’s 46-year-old record as Mercedes pair are closest team mates in qualifying
Lap time watch: 2020 Sakhir Grand Prix
Posted onValtteri Bottas set a new record for the shortest ever lap in F1. And George Russell’s impressive performance meant Mercedes had the most closely-matched team mates.
All Ferrari-powered teams lap slower in Bahrain, by up to 1.3 seconds
Lap time watch: 2020 Bahrain Grand Prix
Posted onHaving locked out the front row in Bahrain last year, Ferrari are lapping 1.2 seconds slower this year, and their customers have also lost performance.
The unwelcome development Ferrari face in their third home race
Lap time watch: 2020 Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix
Posted onFerrari have been steadily improving but AlphaTauri pulled off another surprise performance in qualifying at Imola, which could have championship implications.
Bottas misses pole despite being fastest in all three sectors
Lap time watch: 2020 Portuguese Grand Prix
Posted onValtteri Bottas knows he had a car quick enough for pole position – he set the fastest time in all three sectors of the Algarve circuit. But he lost out to team mate Lewis Hamilton.
Red Bull cut Mercedes’ lap time advantage to new low at Nurburgring
Lap time watch: 2020 Eifel Grand Prix
Posted onAlexander Albon said Red Bull’s upgrade has “put us a lot closer to the Mercedes” after his team mate lapped within two-tenths of a second of them. But they aren’t the only team who’ve closed the gap.
Ferrari make their biggest step backwards of 2020 so far in Sochi
Lap time watch: 2020 Russian Grand Prix
Posted onFerrari are over one-and-a-half seconds slower in Sochi than last year. They lapped quicker at the Russian track three years ago than they managed today.
Mercedes’ advantage cut to lowest level of 2020 so far at Mugello
Lap time watch: 2020 Tuscan Grand Prix
Posted onMercedes have their smallest lead over the rest of the field all season at the high-speed Mugello, where the drivers are lapping faster than they did at Spa.
264.362kph: The stats of Hamilton’s record-breaking fastest-ever F1 lap
Lap time watch: 2020 Italian Grand Prix
Posted onWhile Lewis Hamilton set the fastest ever lap of a Formula 1 circuit in his Mercedes at Monza, former record holders Ferrari lapped over a second slower than they managed two years ago.
Ferrari don’t fully understand “outstanding situation” behind poor performance at Spa
Lap time watch: 2020 Belgian Grand Prix
Posted onOnly Ferrari are slower than last year at Spa. The team’s sporting director Laurent Mekies admitted their lack of performance is “still not fully understood”.
Lack of ‘quali mode’ behind Haas’s qualifying slump – Steiner
Lap time watch: 2020 Spanish Grand Prix
Posted onHaas looked quick on Friday but team principal Guenther Steiner said their lack of power from ‘quali mode’ is why they failed to reach Q2.
Disappointed Raikkonen last on grid again as Alfa Romeo remain slowest team
Lap time watch: 2020 70th Anniversary Grand Prix
Posted onAlfa Romeo have been the slowest team at every track F1 has visited so far this year. Kimi Raikkonen qualified last last and doubts the situation will improve any time soon.
Red Bull’s one-second deficit to Mercedes is “frustrating”, admits Horner
Lap time watch: 2020 British Grand Prix
Posted onRed Bull team principal Christian Horner admitted he is frustrated to see his team qualify more than a second slower than Mercedes for the second race in a row.
Racing Point make leap forward as Red Bull can’t match their 2019 pace
Lap time watch: 2020 Hungarian Grand Prix
Posted onWhile Racing Point lapped the Hungaroring a massive 2.7 seconds faster than they managed last year, 2019 pole winners Red Bull have got slower at this track.
All three Ferrari-powered teams slower by up to 1.1 seconds in Austria
Lap time watch: 2020 Austrian Grand Prix
Posted onFerrari, Haas and Alfa Romeo are all significantly slower at the Red Bull Ring than they were 12 months ago, losing 0.6-1.1 seconds in lap time.
Ranked: The F1 cars of 2019 from fastest to slowest
Lap time watch: 2019 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Posted onWho had the quickest car over a single lap in 2019? See which Formula 1 teams got quicker – and who got slower – this year.
Most teams slower than they were last year in Brazil
Lap time watch: 2019 Brazilian Grand Prix
Posted onOnly two teams are quicker in Brazil this year than they were in 2018 – McLaren and pole position winners Red Bull.