#Who won f1 2020 driver

The Dutch Grand Prix was also set to return to the Circuit Zandvoort. Vietnam was set to host a Grand Prix, set on a street circuit in Hanoi. Having tested negative in time for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Hamilton returned to Mercedes, thus Russell rejoined Williams. George Russell was his replacement whilst Jack Aitken made his debut for Williams. Two days after the Bahrain Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton was announced to have tested positive for COVID-19, so had to miss the Sakhir Grand Prix.Grosjean later confirmed on the weekend of that race that he would miss out on the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, so Fittipaldi shall race there again for him. Following his fiery accident in the Bahrain Grand Prix, Romain Grosjean was replaced by Pietro Fittipaldi for the Sakhir Grand Prix.It was later announced after the race that Stroll had tested positive for COVID-19. Lance Stroll suddenly fell unwell on Saturday morning of the Eifel Grand Prix, meaning Hülkenberg drove in his car for the remainder of the weekend.Nico Hülkenberg took his place for the Grand Prix and thus also the 70th Anniversary Grand Prix due to government regulations in the United Kingdom requesting victims of COVID-19 to self-isolate for ten days. Before the British Grand Prix, Sergio Pérez was tested positive for COVID-19, thus he had to miss the race in order to self-isolate.

#Who won f1 2020 driver

Scuderia Toro Rosso will be renamed as Scuderia AlphaTauri, a clothing brand owned by Red Bull GmbH.ĭriver Changes Mid-season Changes Team changes Driver changes.Nicholas Latifi is promoted from Williams test and reserve driver to race driver, replacing Robert Kubica, who moved to Alfa Romeo as a reserve driver.Esteban Ocon will take over Nico Hülkenberg's seat at Renault.Mercedes became Constructors' Champions at the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix, followed by Lewis Hamilton becoming Drivers' Champion at the Turkish Grand Prix, his seventh overall, equaling Michael Schumacher's record. The season only officially got underway at Austria on 5 July, and ended on 13 December at Abu Dhabi. Subsequent races were eventually announced, with Formula One racing at Mugello for the first time, the return of the Portuguese Grand Prix being held at Portimao instead of Estoril and the return of classic venues such as Nürburgring, Imola and Istanbul Park. On June 2nd, the first eight races of the revised race calendar were announced, which for the first time in F1, had a single race venue to hold two consecutive race weekends, the Silverstone Circuit being the first one to confirm so. Several circuit venues that are yet to be canceled have announced their races as closed-door events, meaning spectators are not allowed to attend. On 13 March, the FIA announced that the Australian Grand Prix would be cancelled following McLaren's withdrawal from the event after one of their members tested positive for the virus.įollowing the cancellation, subsequent races have been postponed, with another six races announced to be canceled. Organizers of the Bahrain Grand Prix have also banned spectators from attending the weekend. As Italy was one of the worst affected countries from the outbreak, both Ferrari and AlphaTauri have expressed concerns from attending races. The start of the season was disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic which originated from China, which resulted in the Chinese Grand Prix being postponed.

The season would have been the longest in F1 history, with twenty-two Grand Prix to be staged after the inclusion of the Dutch and Vietnamese Grand Prix.

The 2020 FIA Formula One World Championship, otherwise known as the 2020 Formula One Season, was the 71st season of the FIA Formula One World Championship, originally held between 22 March and 29 November 2020.