F1 Emilia Romagna GP Live Updates - race day | Live text

By: Jake Boxall-Legge

Summary


	Hamilton wins Emilia Romagna GP ahead of team-mate Bottas
	Mercedes claim seventh constructors' title in a row
	Ricciardo P3, Kvyat P4 and Leclerc P5
	Verstappen retires from second after suffering right rear tyre failure, bringing out safety car
	Russell's race ends after crashing behind the safety car when running in the points
	Gasly out after eight laps with a coolant leak

Status: Stopped

17:05 And that's all, folks! We'll see you for the Turkish GP in a couple of weeks' time - we'll see you then!

17:05 Here's the report from the Emilia Romagna GP:

F1 Emilia Romagna GP: Hamilton overcuts wounded Bottas for Imola win

Lewis Hamilton beat Valtteri Bottas to victory in the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix at Imola, where Mercedes clinched Formula 1's 2020 constructors' title, as a puncture took out Max Verstappen

17:02 Hamilton AND Ricciardo both do a shoey. Champagne and sweaty boot juice is truly a potent cocktail...

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16:54 Wolff: "I'm not so much in the numbers, but this is something to be proud of. As long as we can stay energised and motivated, I think we can push it for ever more. We are looking forward to a new challenge."

16:52 Hamilton: "It was an exhausting race. The speed we had to go after a poor start...it's just very overwhelming now because there's [people in the team] who are the unsung heroes. I'm forever grateful to be a part of it."

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16:51 Bottas: "Yeah, I think damage made quite a big effect today. Suddenly out of turn 7 there was debris, I tried to not run it over with the tyres, but it caused some damage and made the car tricky to drive."

16:50 Ricciardo: "It was a bizarre one. I got into fourth at the start and thought that was the best we could do. Cyril said 'congrats, but I'm not getting another tattoo!'"

16:48 Ricciardo is delighted with his second podium of the year - I don't think he expected such a big gift.

16:46 While Latifi just missed out on his first F1 points in 11th place, Grosjean's penalty promoted Vettel to 12th and Stroll to 13th. Albon made the finish after his spin but down in 15th and last place of the finishers.

16:44 Grosjean gets a five-second time penalty for exceeding track limits having been shown the black and white flag towards the end. It sees the Haas driver drop from 12th to 14th in the race results with the penalty added to his race time.

16:44 And Mercedes has won the constructors' title - a record seventh time in a row!

16:43 Kvyat keeps Ricciardo honest and collects fourth, with Leclerc, Perez, Sainz, Norris, Raikkonen and Giovinazzi completing the top 10.

16:42 Valtteri Bottas settles for second - and it's another podium for Daniel Ricciardo!

16:42 And Lewis Hamilton, converting a fortuitous pitstop into a lead, has set a 1m15.484s to win the Emilia Romagna GP!

16:41 It's the final lap.

16:41 Kvyat's really going for the jugular here, with Ricciardo firmly in his sights. Perez, meanwhile, must be absolutely fuming having lost a chance at third.

16:40 Hamilton does a 1m16.305s to extend his advantage.

16:39 Grosjean has been shown the black and white flag for track limits - the first time we've seen that flag this afternoon - while an incident involving the Haas driver and Latifi has been noted by the stewards.

16:38 Having spun, Albon pits at the end of the lap to get new tyres after wrecking his softs. When it rains it pours for the Red Bull driver.

16:38 A 1m16.644s for Hamilton there, but Bottas is trying to have a go at matching him. He logs a 1m16.728s to keep touch.

16:37 Perez is now right on Leclerc's tail, as Kvyat tries to reel in Ricciardo.

16:36 Albon spins defending from Perez! Nightmare for the Red Bull driver as he drops down to 15th place.

16:36 Kvyat's got amazing pace here, and absolutely blasts past Leclerc for P4! Albon spins as he's passed by Perez too. It's all happening!

16:35 Hamilton guns it and we're away. Bottas follows, as Ricciardo's under attack from Leclerc.

16:35 What a start by Kvyat! From seventh to fifth by the first corner of the restart!

16:34 Safety car will come in at the end of the lap.

16:33 We're also not going to get many laps, as lapped cars can overtake. The safety car giveth and taketh away.

16:31 We have a Ricciardo, Leclerc, Albon and Perez battle for third.

16:31 The Racing Point mechanic is helped into the garage by two others but looks to be largely OK. It was a complete accident but Stroll probably owes them an apology after the race.

16:31 Perez has rather...given up that podium here, it seems. Either it's a big-brain move from Racing Point or they've just wasted a chance at tasting champagne.

16:29 What's going on? We're having a weird few laps as Stroll comes into the pits and steams in way too fast and clatters into his front jack mechanic which sends them toppling. Stroll says his brakes were too cold.

16:27 Russell has dropped it behind the safety car while weaving and trying to keep temperature in his tyres. Think Grosjean in Baku in 2018. "I don't know what to say," is the British driver's response on his team radio.

16:25 "Delta, delta, delta, delta, delta," comes the call from Pete Bonnington. Either he's looking at Hamilton's times or reading "The Big Book of Rivers".

16:25 Russell has crashed behind the safety car! What happened there?

16:24 Perez, curiously, has pitted from third, elevating Ricciardo, Leclerc and Albon. Hamilton also comes in, just ahead of Bottas there.

16:23 Verstappen braked for Villeneuve and something just went from the rear, sending him into the gravel and out of the race.

16:23 That's well and truly shaken up the order as a handful of drivers opt to pit behind the safety car. Bottas, Perez, Kvyat, Sainz and Grosjean all came in.