F1 Bahrain GP, 29 November 2020

1. L. Hamilton       2. M. Verstappen       3. A. Albon

Hamilton wins Bahrain GP, Grosjean survives huge crash and fire
Bahrain          [29 November 2020]

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Lewis Hamilton claimed a routine win at the Bahrain Grand Prix, where Haas driver Romain Grosjean limped away from a huge crash which saw his car catch fire and split in two.

As he had at the previous two starts, Hamilton held the lead at the start and controlled the event from that point on. The Mercedes driver, who wrapped up his seventh world championship at the last race in Turkey, now has 95 F1 race victories.

Red Bull pair Max Verstappen and Alex Albon rounded out the podium places, but third on the grid was cruelly denied Racing Point's Sergio Perez, who suffered race-ending engine failure three laps from the finish. 

 

 

 

MotoGP Portugal, 22 November 2020

1. M. Oliveira       2. J. Miller       3. F. Morbidelli

Picture perfect in Portugal: Oliveira reigns on home turf
Portimao, 22 November 2020

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Miguel Oliveira was simply unstoppable in Portimao as the 2020 MotoGP™ season draws to a brilliant close.

From pole to victory in Portimao: Portugal’s Miguel Oliveira (Red Bull KTM Tech3) took his second victory of 2020 in stunning style to complete the dream weekend on home turf, the Portuguese rider cruised to a wonderful win at the Grande Premio MEO de Portugal.

The untouchable number 88 finished 3.1 seconds clear of second place Jack Miller (Pramac Racing), who helps Ducati to claim the Constructor crown, with the Australian getting the better of third place Franco Morbidelli (Petronas Yamaha SRT) on the last lap as 2020 draws to a brilliant close.  

 

 
 

F1 Turkey GP, 15 November 2020

1. L. Hamilton       2. S. Perez       3. S. Vettel

Hamilton seals historic 7th title with peerless wet-weather victory in Turkey
Istanbul          [15 November 2020]

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A stunning drive from Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton in the Turkish Grand Prix gave him his 10th victory of the season – and, more crucially, saw him claim the seventh drivers’ title of his career, to equal the record of Michael Schumacher, as Racing Point’s Sergio Perez and Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel completed the podium after a thrilling race in Istanbul.

Hamilton had started the race in sixth, risen to third midway through the first lap and then dropped back to sixth by the end of Lap 1 after an error at Turn 9. But a decision to change his intermediate tyres just once saw Hamilton drive a masterful race to claim victory by over 25 seconds from Perez.

The win alone was enough to claim championship #7, but it was even more assured after a disastrous race for Valtteri Bottas - the only man who could have stopped Hamilton winning the title today - who spun six times en route to a P14 finish.

 

 
 

MotoGP Valencia, 15 November 2020

1. F. Morbidelli       2. J. Miller       3. P. Espargaro

Morbidelli beats Miller as Mir becomes 2020 World Champion
Ricardo Tormo, 15 November 2020

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In a thrilling Valencia encounter, the victory battle went to the wire as we witness the crowning of a new premier class World Champion.

After a seventh place finish at the Gran Premio Motul de la Comunitat Valenciana that saw Franco Morbidelli (Petronas Yamaha SRT) beat Jack Miller (Pramac Racing) in a phenomenal last lap battle, Joan Mir (Team Suzuki Ecstar) is 2020 MotoGP™ World Champion. History is made in MotoGP™ as Suzuki claim their first rider title since 2000, Pol Espargaro (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) completed the podium.

The eagerly anticipated Valencia GP got underway and as the lights went out, both Morbidelli and Miller got great launches off the line but it was the Australian who grabbed the holeshot. However, Miller was way wide into Turn 1 and that allowed Morbidelli to take the lead heading into the tight Turn 2 as Pol Espagraro propelled himself into P2.
 

  
 

MotoGP Europe, 8 November 2020

1. J. Mir       2. A. Rins       3. P. Espargaro

2020 matches 2016 record as ninth winner emerges
Ricardo Tormo, 8 November 2020

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Mir’s maiden MotoGP™ win couldn’t have come at a better time as 2020 witnesses yet another different winner.

We may have been forced to wait until the middle of July to see MotoGP™ bikes tearing around a racetrack competitively in 2020, but boy has it been worth the wait. Before Sunday at the Gran Premio de Europa, eight winners had emerged from 12 races. Now, Championship leader Joan Mir (Team Suzuki Ecstar) has made it nine to equal 2016’s tremendous tally.

However, Mir’s Sunday performance at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo was nothing short of spectacular. A title-winning worthy performance as the premier class sophomore brushed the monkey off his back to win his first MotoGP™ race, extending his Championship lead to 37 points with just two races remaining. One hand on the trophy? You bet.  

 

 
 

F1 Italian GP, 1 November 2020

1. L. Hamilton       2. V. Bottas       3. D. Ricciardo

Hamilton beats Bottas and Ricciardo, after dramatic, late exit for Verstappen
Imola          [1 November 2020]

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Lewis Hamilton spearheaded Mercedes claiming their record seventh consecutive constructors’ title at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, leading home team mate Valtteri Bottas and a delighted Daniel Ricciardo – but there was late race drama as Red Bull’s Max Verstappen retired from P2 after appearing to suffer a tyre issue, bringing out a Safety Car that led to a climactic race ending.

Bottas had enjoyed a strong start to the Imola race from pole position, leading into Turn 2 as Hamilton lost out to Verstappen on the run down to Tamburello on Lap 1 and moved to third.

But Mercedes’ decision to give Hamilton a long first stint paid dividends when Renault’s Esteban Ocon retired at the side of the track on Lap 29, the resultant Virtual Safety Car allowing Hamilton to pit from the lead – Bottas and Verstappen having boxed earlier in the race – and retain P1.