Formula 1 has a German festival weekend.
For Mick Schumacher, however, there was a setback before the Eifel GP at the Nürburgring.
All information in the news ticker.
The
Formula 1 *
guest appearance in 2020 in Germany again - the
Grand Prix of the Eifel
is eagerly awaited.
Mick Schumacher *
should make
his debut in an
Alfa Romeo
during training at the
Nürburgring
*
give.
But the dream has burst for the time being.
All information and results for the
F1 Eifel GP
can be found here in the
live ticker
.
>>> UPDATE <<<
Update from 4:13 p.m
.: Qualifying is over.
Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas set
the fastest race lap and secured pole position for the race on Sunday.
Team mate and world champion
Lewis Hamilton
starts from second place on the hunt for the Schumacher record.
Third was
Max Verstappen
in the Red Bull.
From a German point of view, the home GP has so far been less good.
Four-time world champion
Sebastian Vettel
finished eleventh in a Ferrari and missed the final qualifying section for the eighth time in the eleventh race of the season.
Nico Hülkenberg
,
meanwhile
, took 20th and last place - but without having driven a meter before qualifying
Valtteri Bottas takes his third pole of 2020 👏 # EifelGP 🇩🇪 # F1 pic.twitter.com/HuVxR8hykj
- Formula 1 (@ F1) October 10, 2020
Formula 1 in the live ticker: Hülkenberg makes a comeback - "It was another wild story"
Update from 3:44 p.m
.:
Qualifying is
currently running
at the
Nürburgring
.
Surprisingly,
Nico Hülkenberg is also there
.
The native of the Rhineland, who is replacing Lance Stroll at Racing Point, was happy about his comeback on the Sky microphone: “It was even wilder than the last time.
I was having coffee with a colleague at 11 a.m. and then suddenly I got a call from Otmar (
Szafnauer, team manager, editor
), who said I should get on my socks immediately.
It was a wild story again, but it was fun and I enjoyed it. "
Formula 1 in the live ticker: sensational comeback perfect!
Hülkenberg starts on the Nürburgring
Update from 2:28 p.m
.: Now it's official:
Nico Hülkenberg
is making
his next surprising
Formula 1 comeback
at the
Nürburgring
.
The Rhinelander replaces the Canadian
Lance Stroll
at Racing Point
, who had canceled before the final training for the Grand Prix of the Eifel on Saturday due to malaise.
The racing team confirmed this.
Hülkenberg
will start in the qualification for the eleventh race of the season (3 p.m.).
For the 33-year-old, it is the next lightning comeback for Racing Point.
In the summer he stepped in for Stroll's teammate Sergio Perez.
The Mexican had
dropped out
of both Grand Prix in England
after a positive
Corona test
.
#HULKENBACK #EifelGP # F1 pic.twitter.com/NNmHoUZUvg
- BWT Racing Point F1 Team (@ RacingPointF1) October 10, 2020
Update from 1:25 p.m.:
In the third free practice session, Mercedes driver
Valtteri Bottas
towered over
his competition and set the best time in the unusual Formula 1 weekend at the Nürburgring.
The Finn in 1: 26.225 minutes relegated his team-mate
Lewis Hamilton
to second place by 0.136 seconds.
Hamilton could get his 91st victory on Sunday with a victory at the Grand Prix in the Eifel - and the
record
of Michael Schumacher
equalized
.
Sebastian Vettel
from Heppenheim showed a surprisingly good performance,
finishing fifth in his Ferrari.
Another German driver who did not take part in the race also came into focus.
After the Canadian Lance Stroll, according to his racing team Racing Point, “doesn't feel 100 percent well”,
Nico Hülkenberg
could
move into the cockpit.
The Emmerich had replaced the Racing Point driver
Sergio Perez
at the two races at Silverstone in August
, as the Mexican
had been infected
with the
corona
virus.
On Saturday lunchtime,
Hülkenberg
posted
a photo of his private car on Instagram at the Nürburgring race track - but Hülkenberg would have to present a negative corona test by the start of qualifying at 3 p.m., which could now prove difficult.
UPDATE: @lance_stroll is not feeling 100% this morning and will therefore not participate in FP3.
His condition will be assessed after the session to evaluate whether he is fit to drive, at which point the team will confirm plans for Quali. # F1 #EifelGP
- BWT Racing Point F1 Team (@ RacingPointF1) October 10, 2020
Bizarre scenes occurred on Friday: the clock ran down from 90 minutes to 0 minutes twice, but the pit lane remained closed during the two training sessions because it was not possible to allow the rescue helicopter to take off.
That is why
Mick Schumacher
missed
his first training session in Formula 1, the Formula 2 leader should have driven an Alfa Romeo.
However, the 21-year-old always stayed with the team and later said: “I can attend meetings and get to know the inner workings of Alfa.
I want to get as much input as possible. "
Formula 1 in the live ticker: clear view without rain at the Nürburgring
Update of 10 October, 9:43
: The
Formula 1
will be a guest at the Nürburgring - and the joy large.
Motorsport fans were disappointed on Friday, however, because the training was canceled due to the weather (see previous updates).
Qualifying
is now
on the agenda on
Saturday
.
Can it take place?
It is currently looking good.
In
Adenau
in
Rhineland-Palatinate
, home of the
Nürburgring
, the weather experts are currently forecasting a clear view without rain or other disturbances.
In
all probability,
qualifying
can take place.
Who will secure the pole?
Formula 1 in the live ticker: Schumacher with huge bad luck - weather chaos causes training cancellation
4.10 p.m.:
And now the great news!
Today's Friday training session is completely canceled.
The conditions on the track make racing impossible.
The main fault is not the water on the route, but the rescue helicopter.
It could take off without any problems in an emergency, but landing at Koblenz hospital is not possible due to the visibility.
Therefore, the race management takes the only possible consequence - there will be no Friday training at the Grand Prix of the Eifel.
3:50 p.m.:
The weather at the Nürburgring is not getting any better.
The second training session will also be postponed, as the race management announced.
The further process is completely unclear - a chaos weekend is imminent.
More information will follow!
12.08 p.m.:
UN-BELIEVE-LICH!
The pit lane does not open.
This means that the first free practice session will be canceled.
So there is no opportunity for
Mick Schumacher
to sit
in the
Alfa Romeo
.
In the second free practice, he is not allowed to start, as team boss
Frédéric Vasseur
told Sky.
Will he get another chance later this season?
The French didn't want to talk about that.
In general, he
is an option
for
Alfa Romeo
in the coming season.
Formula 1: Grand Prix of the Eifel - chaos during the first free practice
11:59 a.m.:
Nothing new from the Eifel.
The first free practice ticks down mercilessly.
And Mick Schumacher is not allowed to get into his Alfa Romeo cockpit.
11.38 a.m.:
That's it - the free practice is postponed by 30 minutes.
But if you look at the fog in the Eifel, the situation will probably not improve anytime soon.
Mick Schumacher's big dream has been postponed.
And it is - unfortunately - quite possible that the first free practice session will not take place at all.
So that means for Mick that he won't get into the cockpit.
Update from October 9, 11:31 a.m.:
It looks like the first free practice session will initially be postponed by half an hour.
Update from October 9, 11:19 a.m.:
Really bitter for
Mick Schumacher
!
The free practice could not start because of the difficult weather.
But the clock is ticking, at 12.30 p.m. the session is definitely over.
But nobody is allowed on the track yet - does that mean that Schumacher has to postpone his F1 debut after all?
The big problem is the fog: The helicopter cannot take off and in an emergency it would not be able to fly to a hospital.
That's why everything is delayed here at the Nürburgring, safety comes first.
Really bitter for Mick Schumacher when you can't go out because of the rain.
Wait and see how the decision is made!
@alfaromeoracing # Pratice1 @SchumacherMick #mickschumacher # f1 #EifelGP # Formel1 #fia # debut
- 𝒦𝒫𝐿𝒾𝓋𝑒 |
𝘒𝘢𝘪 😏 (@KaiHunold) October 9, 2020
Update from October 9th, 10:29 am:
It will be a historic day in Formula 1 history:
Mick Schumacher
makes
his debut in the premier class
at the
Nürburgring
.
"Only" during
free practice
- but it could be the first of many.
We are already excited, from 11 a.m. the engines will roar in the Eifel.
Formula 1: Nürburgring in the live ticker - Mick Schumacher makes history
First report from October 8, 4:12 p.m .:
Nürburgring - what a weekend - the German Formula 1 heart is
opening
!
It's not just the return to the
Nürburgring
after seven years of abstinence that makes motorsport fans' eyes wet.
An absolute highlight of the “German Festival” in the Eifel is of course
Mick Schumacher's
Formula 1 debut
.
The son of Formula 1 legend
Michael Schumacher *
will be behind the wheel of a Formula 1 racing car for the first time on Friday.
Formula 1 in the live ticker: Mick Schumacher replaces Antonio Giovinazzi in the first free practice session
In the
first free practice session
, Schumacher takes over the
Alfa Romeo
from
Antonio Giovinazzi
.
He is following in the footsteps of his father Michael * and his uncle Ralf.
All of Germany will look to the debut - there is a certain pressure.
“I have a lot of respect for racing in front of the big names.
Having expectations would be unfair.
The anticipation is of course very great, ”he told
RTL
.
❄️ CHILLY RACE WEEKEND: LOADING
⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️◻️◻️◻️◻️ # EifelGP 🇩🇪 # F1 pic.twitter.com/wnSgNjU7vK
- Formula 1 (@ F1) October 8, 2020
His job will be to collect as much data as possible for the team.
Because the Nürburgring has not been driven for seven years - it is therefore completely unclear how the 2020 cars will behave on the track.
Then there is the cold weather, it should be wet.
Long-time Mercedes * team boss
Norbert Haug
praised Mick Schumacher for being a "perfect driver".
Formula 1 in the live ticker: Mick Schumacher will probably get an F1 cockpit - Sebastian Vettel in a dispute with Ferrari
It is considered likely that the 21-year-old will get a permanent Formula 1 cockpit in the next season.
Alfa Romeo is the favorite.
A seat has already been cast for him - and both drivers do not yet have a contract for next year.
Will the signature follow soon?
With four races to go, he leads the overall standings in
Formula 2
.
“As a Formula 1 maker, I wouldn't let the opportunity pass,” said Haug.
An ancient photo recently popped up showing Mick with his father Michael *.
The second driver to have a home game is
Sebastian Vettel *
.
It is doubtful whether his anticipation is as great.
The cooperation with
Ferrari *
has been a farce for months - in the last race in
Sochi
there were again accusations and blame.
The Heppenheimer accused his racing team of deliberately using it as a brake block, which was immediately rejected.
But he doesn't have to grapple with the Scuderia for too long.
It has already been leaked what his
new car
at
Aston Martin
could look like *.
(epp)
* tz.de is part of the Ippen editorial network.
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