The 2020 Eifel Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 11 October 2020 at the Nürburgring. It was the eleventh round of the 2020 Formula One World Championship. The race was won by Lewis Hamilton from second on the grid.
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The 2020 Eifel Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 11 October 2020 at the Nürburgring. It was the eleventh round of the 2020 Formula One World Championship. The race was won by Lewis Hamilton from second on the grid. With the win, he equalled Michael Schumacher’s record for most Grand Prix wins. The 2020 championship was heavily affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Most of the originally planned Grands Prix were cancelled or postponed, prompting the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile to draft a new calendar. Up to 20,000 fans were expected to attend the race with social distancing measures in place. The first practice session on Friday began at 11: 00 CEST. However, rain and fog prevented the cars from leaving the pit lane as conditions were unsafe for the medical helicopter to fly.
With 30 minutes of the session left to go, first practice was abandoned, and no running was completed. The second practice session was due to start at 15:00 CEST on Friday, but was likewise cancelled. Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas was fastest in third practice ahead of teammate Lewis Hamilton and Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc. Racing Point driver Lance Stroll sat out the session due to CO VID-19, and later withdrew from the rest of the weekend. On the same lap, Alfa Romeo’s Kimi Räikkönen attempted an overtake on the 19th-placed Williams of George Russell. This caused a puncture and suspension damage for Russell, who was forced to pull over to the side of the track and retire from the race.
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