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DRIVERS' CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS AFTER 9 RACES :

1. Lewis Hamilton GBR Mercedes 190 points
2. Valtteri Bottas FIN Mercedes 135 points
3. Max Verstappen NED Red Bull 110 points
4. Lando Norris GBR McLaren 65 points
5. Alexander Albon THA Red Bull 63 points
6. Lance Stroll CAN Racing Point 57 points
7. Daniel Ricciardo AUS Renault 53 points
8. Charles Leclerc MON Ferrari 49 points
9. Sergio Perez MEX Racing Point 44 points
10. Pierre Gasly FRA Alpha Tauri 43 points
11. Carlos Sainz jr. ESP McLaren 41 points
12. Esteban Ocon FRA Renault 30 points
13. Sebastian Vettel GER Ferrari 17 points
14. Daniil Kvyat RUS Alpha Tauri 10 points
15. Nico Hulkenberg GER Racing Point 6 points
16. Antonio Giovinazzi ITA Alfa Romeo & Kimi Raikkonen FIN Alfa Romeo 2 points
18. Kevin Magnussen DEN Haas 1 point

CONSTRUCTORS' CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS AFTER 9 RACES :

1. Mercedes 325 points
2. Red Bull 173 points
3. McLaren 106 points
4. Racing Point 92 points 15 penalty points deducted
5. Renault 83 points
6. Ferrari 66 points
7. Alpha Tauri 53 points
8. Alfa Romeo 4 points
9. Haas 1 point

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DRIVERS' CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS AFTER 8 RACES :

1. Lewis Hamilton GBR Mercedes 163 points
2. Valtteri Bottas FIN Mercedes 113 points
3. Max Verstappen NED Red Bull 113 points
4. Lando Norris GBR McLaren & Lance Stroll CAN Racing Point 57 points
6. Alexander Albon THA Red Bull 48 points
7. Charles Leclerc MON Ferrari 45 points
8. Pierre Gasly FRA Alpha Tauri 43 points
9. Daniel Ricciardo AUS Renault & Carlos Sainz jr. ESP McLaren 41 points
11. Sergio Perez MEX Racing Point 34 points
12. Esteban Ocon FRA Renault 30 points
13. Sebastian Vettel GER Ferrari 16 points
14. Nico Hulkenberg GER Racing Point 6 points
15. Daniil Kvyat RUS Alpha Tauri 4 points
16. Antonio Giovinazzi ITA Alfa Romeo 2 points
17. Kevin Magnussen DEN Haas 1 point

CONSTRUCTORS' CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS AFTER 8 RACES :

1. Mercedes 280 points
2. Red Bull 158 points
3. McLaren 98 points
4. Racing Point 82 points 15 penalty points deducted
5. Renault 71 points
6. Ferrari 61 points
7. Alpha Tauri 47 points
8. Alfa Romeo 2 points
9. Haas 1 point

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DRIVERS' CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS AFTER 7 RACES :

1. Lewis Hamilton GBR Mercedes 157 points
2. Max Verstappen NED Red Bull 113 points
3. Valtteri Bottas FIN Mercedes 104 points
4. Alexander Albon THA Red Bull 48 points
5. Charles Leclerc MON Ferrari & Lando Norris GBR McLaren 45 points
7. Lance Stroll CAN Racing Point 42 points
8. Sergio Perez MEX Racing Point & Daniel Ricciardo AUS Renault 33 points
10. Esteban Ocon FRA Renault 26 points
11. Carlos Sainz jr. ESP McLaren 23 points
12. Pierre Gasly FRA Alpha Tauri 18 points
13. Sebastian Vettel GER Ferrari 16 points
14. Nico Hulkenberg GER Racing Point 6 points
15. Antonio Giovinazzi ITA Alfa Romeo & Daniil Kvyat RUS Alpha Tauri 2 points
17. Kevin Magnussen DEN Haas 1 points

CONSTRUCTORS' CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS AFTER 7 RACES :

1. Mercedes 264 points
2. Red Bull 158 points
3. McLaren 68 points
4. Racing Point 66 points 15 penalty points deducted
5. Ferrari 61 points
6. Renault 59 points
7. Alpha Tauri 20 points
8. Alfa Romeo 2 points
9. Haas 1 point

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DRIVERS' CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS AFTER 6 RACES :

1. Lewis Hamilton GBR Mercedes 132 points
2. Max Verstappen NED Red Bull 95 points
3. Valtteri Bottas FIN Mercedes 88 points
4. Charles Leclerc MON Ferrari 45 points
5. Alexander Albon THA Red Bull 40 points
6. Lando Norris GBR McLaren 39 points
7. Lance Stroll CAN Racing Point 32,5 points 7,5 penalty points deducted
8. Sergio Perez MEX Racing Point 24,5 points 7,5 penalty points deducted
9. Carlos Sainz jr. ESP McLaren 23 points
10. Daniel Ricciardo AUS Renault 20 points
11. Esteban Ocon FRA Renault & Sebastian Vettel GER Ferrari 16 points
13. Pierre Gasly FRA Alpha Tauri 14 points
14. Nico Hulkenberg GER Racing Point 6 points
15. Antonio Giovinazzi ITA Alfa Romeo & Daniil Kvyat RUS Alpha Tauri 2 points
17. Kevin Magnussen DEN Haas 1 point

CONSTRUCTORS' CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS AFTER 6 RACES :

1. Mercedes 221 points
2. Red Bull 135 points
3. Racing Point 63 points 15 penalty points deducted
4. McLaren 62 points
5. Ferrari 61 points
6. Renault 36 points
7. Alpha Tauri 16 points
8. Alfa Romeo 2 points
9. Haas 1 point

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DRIVERS' CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS AFTER 5 RACES :

1. Lewis Hamilton GBR Mercedes 107 points
2. Max Verstappen NED Red Bull 77 points
3. Valtteri Bottas FIN Mercedes 73 points
4. Charles Leclerc MON Ferrari 45 points
5. Lando Norris GBR McLaren 38 points
6. Alexander Albon THA Red Bull 36 points
7. Lance Stroll CAN Racing Point 20,5 points 7,5 penalty points deducted
8. Daniel Ricciardo AUS Renault 20 points
9. Esteban Ocon FRA Renault 16 points
10. Carlos Sainz jr. ESP McLaren 15 points
11. Sergio Perez MEX Racing Point 14,5 points 7,5 penalty points deducted
12. Pierre Gasly FRA Alpha Tauri 12 points
13. Sebastian Vettel GER Ferrari 10 points
14. Nico Hulkenberg GER Racing Point 6 points
15. Antonio Giovinazzi ITA Alfa Romeo 2 points
16. Kevin Magnussen DEN Haas & Daniil Kvyat RUS Alpha Tauri 1 point


CONSTRUCTORS' CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS AFTER 5 RACES :

1. Mercedes 180 points
2. Red Bull 113 points
3. Ferrari 55 points
4. McLaren 53 points
5. Racing Point 41 points 15 penalty points deducted
6. Renault 36 points
7. Alpha Tauri 14 points
8. Alfa Romeo 2 points
9. Haas 1 point

Racing Point have been fined $ 400,000 and deducted 15 penalty points after the FIA found them guilty of copying the design of last year’s championship-winning Mercedes. Protests were lodged by Renault following every race so far this season, with allegations that the brake ducts used on the cars driven by Sergio Perez and Lance Stroll were a carbon copy of those utilised by Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas last season. Having first lodged the protest immediately after the Styrian Grand Prix, the FIA upheld the protest and have subsequently punished Racing Point on the eve of the F1 70th Anniversary Grand Prix at Silverstone, reducing their championship tally from 42 to 27 points that drops them behind rivals Renault. The FIA stewards ruled that punishments of a $ 200,000 fine and a 7.5-point deduction should be applied to each car following the Styrian Grand Prix protest, while the subsequent protests following the rounds in Hungary and Britain resulted in reprimands only deemed “sufficient” punishment. Renault initially complained to the FIA on 12 July, the day of the Styrian Grand Prix at the Red Bull Ring, alleging that the “Racing Point uses front and rear brake air ducts on its RP20 chassis that are based on and near-identical to the same brake ducts of the Mercedes AMG F1 W10 used by Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team in the 2019 season, with any potential differences being minor and the result of an evolution of an identical original geometry”. Racing Point submitted their formal technical response to the allegations 18 days later ahead of the British Grand Prix, where Renault lodged a third consecutive protest against the same component of the RP20. A change in the regulations between the 2019 and 2020 seasons meant that brake ducts were added to the list of classified listed parts, meaning that each team was responsible for designing and making their own product rather than rely on another team. Renault claimed that Racing Point had “received data and/or designs and/or information and/or actual parts from Mercedes” in 2019, which were then used in their design of the 2020 car, with similarities not attainable from photographic evidence alone. Racing Point argued that ‘reverse engineering’ is a “default starting process” within the sport, with teams regularly looking at successful models and working out what can be added to them to make them better, noting the “observable and demonstrable differences” between their brake ducts and those on the 2019 Mercedes. Having considered both sides of the argument, the FIA ruled that the rear brake ducts proved that Racing Point had copied the Mercedes’ rear brake ducts, which it noted was unsurprising “since it also did its best to copy the aerodynamic aspects of the rest of the Mercedes W10 including all of its other listed parts”. Had the protest been made against the front brake ducts alone, Racing Point would have been allowed to use them without breach of the regulations. It added that had Racing Point asked for clarification between September and November last year on whether they could use the Mercedes part in their design plans, “the FIA would have said definitely not” because the RP20 needed to conform to the 2020 regulations, and that their brake ducts “were designed in large part by Mercedes, not by Racing Point”. The FIA’s findings did however state that Racing Point breached the sporting regulations rather than the technical ones, and as a result the decision was taken not to disqualify them from any races this season or the Championship, with the Silverstone-based team showing “no deliberate intent to any breach of the regulations” as they fully believed what they were doing was within the rules. Racing Point will be free to use the brake ducts for the remainder of the 2020 season, and although teams have the right to appeal their use, the FIA has already determined that a reprimand will continue to be a sufficient punishment due to the original design breach being punished. Racing Point have until 10:30 am BST on Saturday to lodge an appeal against the decision.

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DRIVERS' CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS AFTER 4 RACES :

1. Lewis Hamilton GBR Mercedes 88 points
2. Valtteri Bottas FIN Mercedes 58 points
3. Max Verstappen NED Red Bull 52 points
4. Lando Norris GBR McLaren 36 points
5. Charles Leclerc MON Ferrari 33 points
6. Alexander Albon THA Red Bull 26 points
7. Sergio Perez MEX Racing Point 22 points
8. Lance Stroll CAN Racing Point & Daniel Ricciardo AUS Renault 20 points
10. Carlos Sainz jr. ESP McLaren 15 points
11. Pierre Gasly FRA Alpha Tauri & Esteban Ocon FRA Renault 12 points
13. Sebastian Vettel GER Ferrari 10 points
14. Antonio Giovinazzi ITA Alfa Romeo 2 points
15. Kevin Magnussen DEN Haas & Daniil Kvyat RUS Alpha Tauri 1 point

CONSTRUCTORS' CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS AFTER 4 RACES :

1. Mercedes 146 points
2. Red Bull 78 points
3. McLaren 51 points
4. Ferrari 43 points
5. Racing Point 42 points
6. Renault 32 points
7. Alpha Tauri 13 points
8. Alfa Romeo 2 points
9. Haas 1 point

Mexico's Sergio Perez will miss the British Grand Prix after testing positive for COVID-19. Racing Point driver missed his scheduled Thursday news conference appearance because of the inconclusive test. He remained in isolation until a retest came back positive, sidelining him for Sunday's race at Silverstone. Racing Point confirmed the replacement for Perez is Nico Hulkenberg, who raced for Renault last year and drove for Racing Point as recently as 2016, when the team was named Force India. A statement said : "With assistance of the local organiser of the British Grand Prix, local health authorities and the FIA COVID-19 delegate, a full track and trace initiative has been undertaken and all close contacts have been quarantined. "The procedures set out by the FIA and Formula 1 have provided for swift containment of an incident that will have no wider impact on this weekend's event".

DRIVERS' CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS AFTER 2 RACES :

1. Valtteri Bottas FIN Mercedes 43 points
2. Lewis Hamilton GBR Mercedes 37 points
3. Lando Norris GBR McLaren 26 points
4. Charles Leclerc MON Ferrari 18 points
5. Sergio Perez MEX Racing Point 16 points
6. Max Verstappen NED Red Bull 15 points
7. Carlos Sainz jr. ESP McLaren & Alexander Albon THA Red Bull 12 points
9. Pierre Gasly FRA Alpha Tauri & Lance Stroll CAN Racing Point 6 points
11. Esteban Ocon FRA Renault & Daniel Ricciardo AUS Renault 4 points
13. Antonio Giovinazzi ITA Alfa Romeo 2 points
14. Sebastian Vettel GER Ferrari & Daniil Kvyat RUS Alpha Tauri 1 point

CONSTRUCTORS' CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS AFTER 2 RACES :

1. Mercedes 80 points
2. McLaren 38 points
3. Red Bull 27 points
4. Racing Point 22 points
5. Ferrari 19 points
6. Renault 8 points
7. Alpha Tauri 7 points
8. Alfa Romeo 2 points

DRIVERS' CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS AFTER 1 RACE :

1. Valtteri Bottas FIN Mercedes 25 points
2. Charles Leclerc MON Ferrari 18 points
3. Lando Norris GBR McLaren 15 points
4. Lewis Hamilton GBR Mercedes 12 points
5. Carlos Sainz jr. SPA McLaren 10 points
6. Sergio Perez MEX Racing Point 8 points
7. Pierre Gasly FRA Alpha Tauri 6 points
8. Esteban Ocon FRA Renault 4 points
9. Antonio Giovinazzi ITA Alfa Romeo 2 points
10. Sebastian Vettel GER Ferrari 1 point

CONSTRUCTORS' CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS AFTER 1 RACE :

1. Mercedes 37 points
2. McLaren 25 points
3. Ferrari 19 points
4. Racing Point 8 points
5. Alpha Tauri 6 points
6. Renault 4 points
7. Alfa Romeo 2 points

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Next : 12th july (also ) GP of Austria ( next weekend ! )

Kind Regards
Shaky - Schumi

Finally the start of the Formula1 season 2020 begins tomorrow !!!!!!!!!

Schedule of the Gp of Austria

Friday 03/07 :
1st practice session : 11.00u 12.30u CET
2nd practice session : 15.00u - 16.30u CET

Saturday 04/07 :
3rd practice session : 12.00u - 13.00u CET
qualifying : 15.00u - 16.00u CET

Sunday 05/07 :
race : 15.00u CET

Kind Regards
Shaky - Schumi

The French Grand Prix has been cancelled because of the Coronavirus pandemic, meaning Formula One's season is unlikely to begin until July at the earliest. Earlier this month the the country's president, Emmanuel Macron, said the ongoing coronavirus pandemic would likely extend France's ban on public events until mid-July. The Paul Ricard circuit in the south of France was due to host the race on June 28. The Austrian Grand Prix on July 5 is the next feasible starting point of the year. The Red Bull Ring hopes to hold an event behind closed doors. Originally it had been hoped Paul Ricard, which boasts 167 configurations and its own airstrip, could hold a behind-closed-doors race to kick off the season. However, given the amount of people required to hold an F1 race, organisers deemed this impossible. Circuit boss Eric Boullier, the former team boss of McLaren, said: "Given the evolution of the situation linked to the spread of the COVID-19 virus, the French Grand Prix takes note of the decisions announced by the French State making it impossible to maintain our event." Boullier said attention has already turned to the circuit's 2021 race. It is the 10th race to be either postponed or cancelled, with Formula One looking to repackage the postponed races into an 18- to 19-race calendar in the second half of the year.

The Canadian Grand Prix has officially joined the list of postponed 2020 Formula 1 races as the COVID-19 crisis continues to impact sport worldwide. Scheduled for 14 June, the Montreal event is the ninth to be lost thus far, leaving the French GP on 28 June on the bubble as the first race of this year's World Championship. Although it was supposed to be held only a week after the Azerbaijan GP, which was postponed on 23 March, Montreal had extra time to make a decision, because it requires less preparation than a street track. A new date is being sought, with sources suggesting that it could be later in the summer. In a statement the race organisers emphasised that local authorities had played a key role in the thought process. "This postponement was not a decision that was taken lightly or easily. Over the past month, we have been in constant communication with Formula 1 and representatives from the city of Montréal, Tourism Montreal and both provincial and federal governments. We have heard the directives issued by public health officials and as a direct result of the COVID-19 pandemic are following the expert guidance provided by the authorities. Our thoughts and most sincere thanks go to the men and women working tirelessly to keep us healthy, safe and fed during these uncertain times."

The Azerbaijan Grand Prix has become the latest race of the 2020 season to be postponed, the organisers have announced. Officials from the Baku City Circuit said on Monday : "The postponement was agreed upon after extensive discussions with Formula 1 as well as the FIA and the Government of the Azerbaijan Republic. This comes as a direct result of the ongoing global COVID-19 pandemic and has been based entirely on the expert guidance provided to us by the relevant authorities". It becomes the eighth race of the year to be postponed or cancelled , after the Australian, Bahrain, Vietnam, Chinese, Dutch, Spanish and Monaco Grands Prix, as the world reacts to the Coronavirus outbreak. After the first seven Grands Prix of the year were put on hold or called off, there had been hopes that the season could begin with the Azerbaijan race in Baku, but organisers have now confirmed the race will not go ahead as planned on June 7th.