70th Anniversary Grand Prix

The 2020 70th Anniversary Grand Prix (officially the Emirates Formula 1 70th Anniversary Grand Prix 2020)https://www.formula1.com/en/racing/2020/70th_Anniversary.html was the fifth race of the 2020 Formula One season, the seventy-sixth time the British Grand Prix was held, and the fifty-seventh time it was held at the Silverstone Circuit. It was held between 7 August and 9 August 2020.
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==Background==
A main talking point was the series of tire failures that occurred to both drivers and the of Carlos Sainz, Jr. in the final laps during the previous race, the British Grand Prix. Lewis Hamilton won the race ahead of Max Verstappen as his puncture occurred on the final lap, while Valtteri Bottas and Sainz dropped out of the points following the punctures. An investigation by Pirelli revealed that the combination of the long stint and the higher performance of the 2020 cars contributed to the failures. Despite the failures, softer tire compounds are to be introduced in the next race as planned.
It was announced before the weekend that Bottas has extended his contract with Mercedes for another season. Mercedes is also including a horseshoe emblem as a tribute to Stirling Moss, who passed away earlier in April.
Sergio Pérez, who missed out the last race due to a positive test for COVID-19, was tested positive again prior to the race. Nico Hülkenberg, who was Perez' replacement is to race again for the team in the weekend.
Following a series of protests by Renault against Racing Point over their brake ducts, Racing Point was found guilty and was penalized 15 constructors' points and fined €400,000.
Due to Stoffel Vandoorne being committed to the final stretch of the 2019/20 Formula E championship season, and Esteban Gutierrez no longer having a superlicense, Mercedes could no longer uphold a deal in which they offered to supply a reserve driver for McLaren. As a result, McLaren signed F1 pundit and ex-f1 driver Paul di Resta to be their reserve driver for the weekend, if either of their drivers tested positive for COVID-19.
===Entry List===
The full entry list for the is outlined below:
No. 	Driver 	Entrant 	Constructor	Chassis	Engine 	Model 	Tyre
3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	Renault DP World F1 Team 	 	R.S.20 	 	E-Tech 20 1.6L V6t	
4 	Lando Norris 	McLaren F1 Team 	 	MCL35 	 	E-Tech 20 1.6L V6t	
5 	Sebastian Vettel 	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	SF1000 	 	065 1.6L V6t 	
6 	Nicholas Latifi 	Williams Racing 	 	FW43 	 	M11 1.6L V6t 	
7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	Alfa Romeo Racing ORLEN 	 	C39 	 	065 1.6L V6t 	
8 	Romain Grosjean 	Haas F1 Team 	 	VF-20 	 	065 1.6L V6t 	
10 	Pierre Gasly 	Scuderia AlphaTauri Honda 	 	AT01 	 	RA260H 1.6L V6t 	
16 	Charles Leclerc 	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	SF1000 	 	065 1.6L V6t 	
18 	Lance Stroll 	BWT Racing Point F1 Team 	 	RP20 	BWT 	M11 1.6L V6t 	
20 	Kevin Magnussen 	Haas F1 Team 	 	VF-20 	 	065 1.6L V6t 	
23 	Alexander Albon 	Aston Martin Red Bull Racing 	 	RB16 	 	RA260H 1.6L V6t 	
26 	Daniil Kvyat 	Scuderia AlphaTauri Honda 	 	AT01 	 	RA260H 1.6L V6t 	
27 	Nico Hulkenberg 	BWT Racing Point F1 Team 	 	RP20 	BWT 	M11 1.6L V6t 	
31 	Esteban Ocon 	Renault DP World F1 Team 	 	R.S.20 	 	E-Tech 20 1.6L V6t	
33 	Max Verstappen 	Aston Martin Red Bull Racing 	 	RB16 	 	RA260H 1.6L V6t 	
44 	Lewis Hamilton 	Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team	 	W11 	 	M11 1.6L V6t 	
55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	McLaren F1 Team 	 	MCL35 	 	E-Tech 20 1.6L V6t	
63 	George Russell 	Williams Racing 	 	FW43 	 	M11 1.6L V6t 	
77 	Valtteri Bottas 	Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team	 	W11 	 	M11 1.6L V6t 	
99 	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo Racing ORLEN 	 	C39 	 	065 1.6L V6t 	
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==Practice Overview==
===Practice Results===
No 	Driver 	Team 	FP1 	 	FP2 	 	FP3 	 	 	 	 	 	
No 	Driver 	Team 	Time 	Pos 	Time 	Pos 	Time 	Pos 	 	 	 	 	
3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	1:28.511	17 	1:26.421	3 	1:27.815	14 	 	 	 	 	
4 	Lando Norris 	 	1:27.846	12 	1:26.867	8 	1:27.202	3 	 	 	 	 	
5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	1:27.498	7 	1:27.198	14 	1:27.811	13 	 	 	 	 	
6 	Nicholas Latifi 	 	1:28.226	16 	1:27.683	19 	1:28.125	16 	 	 	 	 	
7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	1:28.655	18 	1:27.535	17 	1:28.538	19 	 	 	 	 	
8 	Romain Grosjean 	 	1:27.908	13 	1:27.294	15 	1:28.076	15 	 	 	 	 	
10 	Pierre Gasly 	 	1:27.707	11 	1:27.128	13 	1:27.659	11 	 	 	 	 	
16 	Charles Leclerc 	 	1:27.062	5 	1:26.812	7 	1:27.328	6 	 	 	 	 	
18 	Lance Stroll 	 	1:27.539	8 	1:26.501	5 	1:27.263	5 	 	 	 	 	
20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 	1:29.319	20 	1:27.582	18 	1:28.763	20 	 	 	 	 	
23 	Alexander Albon 	 	1:27.280	6 	1:26.960	11 	1:27.474	8 	 	 	 	 	
26 	Daniil Kvyat 	 	1:27.653	9 	1:27.002	12 	1:27.754	12 	 	 	 	 	
27 	Nico Hülkenberg 	 	1:26.942	4 	1:26.746	6 	1:27.256	4 	 	 	 	 	
31 	Esteban Ocon 	 	1:27.701	10 	1:26.928	10 	1:27.496	9 	 	 	 	 	
33 	Max Verstappen 	 	1:26.893	3 	1:26.437	4 	1:27.455	7 	 	 	 	 	
44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	1:26.304	2 	1:25.606	1 	1:26.621	1 	 	 	 	 	
55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	 	1:28.138	14 	1:26.918	9 	1:27.627	10 	 	 	 	 	
63 	George Russell 	 	1:28.170	15 	1:27.320	16 	1:28.349	17 	 	 	 	 	
77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	1:26.166	1 	1:25.782	2 	1:26.784	2 	 	 	 	 	
88 	Robert Kubica 	 	1:28.960	19 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
99 	Antonio Giovinazzi	 	 	 	1:27.955	20 	1:28.468	18 	 	 	 	 	
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==Qualifying==
===Q1===
===Q2===
===Q3 ===
===Qualifying Results===
The full qualifying results for the are outlined below:
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Team 	 	Q1 	Q1 	 	Q2 	Q2 	 	Q3 	Q3 	Grid
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Team 	 	Pos. 	Time 	 	Pos. 	Time 	 	Pos. 	Time 	Grid
1 	77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	 	1 	1:26.738 	 	1 	1:25.785 	 	1 	1:25.154 	1
2 	44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	 	2 	1:26.818 	 	3 	1:26.266 	 	2 	1:25.217 	2
3 	27 	Nico Hülkenberg 	 	 	9 	1:27.279 	 	2 	1:26.261 	 	3 	1:26.082 	3
4 	33 	Max Verstappen 	 	 	4 	1:27.154 	 	9 	1:26.779 	 	4 	1:26.176 	4
5 	3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	 	11 	1:27.442 	 	5 	1:26.636 	 	5 	1:26.297 	5
6 	18 	Lance Stroll 	 	 	6 	1:27.187 	 	7 	1:26.674 	 	6 	1:26.428 	6
7 	10 	Pierre Gasly 	 	 	5 	1:27.154 	 	4 	1:26.523 	 	7 	1:26.534 	7
8 	16 	Charles Leclerc 	 	 	10 	1:27.427 	 	8 	1:26.709 	 	8 	1:26.614 	8
9 	23 	Alexander Albon 	 	 	3 	1:27.153 	 	6 	1:26.642 	 	9 	1:26.669 	9
10 	4 	Lando Norris 	 	 	7 	1:27.217 	 	10 	1:26.885 	 	10 	1:26.778 	10
11 	31 	Esteban Ocon 	 	 	8 	1:27.278 	 	11 	1:27.011 	 	 	 	14*
12 	5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	 	14 	1:27.612 	 	12 	1:27.078 	 	 	 	11
13 	55 	Carlos Sainz 	 	 	12 	1:27.450 	 	13 	1:27.083 	 	 	 	12
14 	8 	Romain Grosjean 	 	 	13 	1:27.519 	 	14 	1:27.254 	 	 	 	13
15 	63 	George Russell 	 	 	15 	1:27.757 	 	15 	1:27.455 	 	 	 	15
16 	26 	Daniil Kvyat 	 	 	16 	1:27.882 	 	 	 	 	 	 	16
17 	20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 	 	17 	1:28.236 	 	 	 	 	 	 	17
18 	6 	Nicholas Latifi 	 	 	18 	1:28.430 	 	 	 	 	 	 	18
19 	99 	Antonio Giovinazzi 	 	 	19 	1:28.433 	 	 	 	 	 	 	19
20 	7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	 	20 	1:28.493 	 	 	 	 	 	 	20
107% Time: 1:32.81 	107% Time: 1:32.81 	107% Time: 1:32.81 	107% Time: 1:32.81 	107% Time: 1:32.81 	107% Time: 1:32.81 	107% Time: 1:32.81 	107% Time: 1:32.81 	107% Time: 1:32.81 	107% Time: 1:32.81 	107% Time: 1:32.81 	107% Time: 1:32.81 	107% Time: 1:32.81 	107% Time: 1:32.81
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*Bold indicates the fastest driver's time in each session.
** indicates Ocon penalised three places for impeding Russell during qualifying.
===Grid===
The starting grid of the is as below:
Show Grid
==Race==
===Report===
Will Courtenay of joined on the podium to receive the winning manufacturer's award.
===Results===
The full results for the are outlined below:
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor	Laps 	Time/Retired 	Grid 	Points
1 	33 	Max Verstappen 	 	52 	1:19:41.993 	4 	25
2 	44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	52 	+ 11.326 	2 	19FL
3 	77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	52 	+ 19.231 	1 	15
4 	16 	Charles Leclerc 	 	52 	+ 29.289 	8 	12
5 	23 	Alexander Albon 	 	52 	+ 39.146 	9 	10
6 	18 	Lance Stroll 	 	52 	+ 42.538 	6 	8
7 	27 	Nico Hülkenberg 	 	52 	+ 55.951 	3 	6
8 	31 	Esteban Ocon 	 	52 	+ 1:04.773 	14 	4
9 	4 	Lando Norris 	 	52 	+ 1:05.544 	10 	2
10 	26 	Daniil Kvyat 	 	52 	+ 1:09.669 	16 	1
11 	10 	Pierre Gasly 	 	52 	+ 1:10.642 	7 	
12 	5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	52 	+ 1:13.370 	11 	
13 	55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	 	52 	+ 1:14.070 	12 	
14 	3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	51 	+ 1 Lap 	5 	
15 	7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	51 	+ 1 Lap 	20 	
16 	8 	Romain Grosjean 	 	51 	+ 1 Lap 	13 	
17 	99 	Antonio Giovinazzi	 	51 	+ 1 Lap 	19 	
18 	63 	George Russell 	 	51 	+ 1 Lap 	15 	
19 	6 	Nicholas Latifi 	 	51 	+ 1 Lap 	18 	
Ret 	20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 	43 	Tire vibration	17 	
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==Milestones==
*The first grand prix race not to be named after a geographical location.
*9th win for Max Verstappen. 
**This race is also Red Bull's first win at Silverstone since the 2012 British Grand Prix.
*155th podium finish for Lewis Hamilton.
**Hamilton has equaled Michael Schumacher's record for the most podium finishes.
*Kimi Räikkönen has now completed 16,845 laps in Formula 1. This breaks the previous record of 16,825, held by Michael Schumacher.
*Valtteri Bottas set a new record for most consecutive Q3 appearances. This was the 67th consecutive race in which Bottas has qualified in the top ten, having done so at every race weekend since the 2017 Australian Grand Prix. He beats the previous record of 66 consecutive Q3 appearances, set by Lewis Hamilton between the 2010 Chinese Grand Prix and the 2013 Belgian Grand Prix.
==Standings==
World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers
Pos. 	Driver 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	Lewis Hamilton 	107 	
2 	Max Verstappen 	77 	1
3 	Valtteri Bottas 	73 	1
4 	Charles Leclerc 	45 	1
5 	Lando Norris 	38 	1
6 	Alex Albon 	36 	
7 	Lance Stroll 	28 	2
8 	Sergio Pérez 	22 	1
9 	Daniel Ricciardo 	20 	1
10 	Esteban Ocon 	16 	1
11 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	15 	1
12 	Pierre Gasly 	12 	
13 	Sebastian Vettel 	10 	
14 	Nico Hulkenberg 	6 	
15 	Daniil Kyvat 	2 	1
16 	Antonio Giovinazzi 	2 	2
17 	Kevin Magnussen 	1 	2
World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors
Pos. 	Team 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	 	180 	
2 	 	113 	
3 	 	55 	1
4 	 	53 	1
5 	 	41 	1
6 	 	36 	1
7 	 	14 	
8 	 	2 	
9 	 	1 	
Only point scoring drivers and constructors are shown.
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