#F1 2020 silverstone setup drivers#
#F1 2020 silverstone setup driver#
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The F2 race lap record at Silverstone is 1:39.993, set by Jack Aitken with Campos Racing in 2019.

#F1 2020 silverstone setup drivers#

This presents a different challenge for the drivers in terms of lap preparation and higher ultimate performance.” We have to keep the hard choice during both weekends for F2, but we do have some flexibility with the softer tyre – moving from medium at the first race to soft at the second race. Moving onto another double-header, we have again looked to mix up the tyre nominations for each weekend in F2 to add an extra element of unpredictability. “It’s been a very interesting start to the season in Formula 2, especially thanks to the performance of the new 18-inch tyres and the impact they have had on strategy. It’s usually on the front left, so you have to watch that. That was because we were limited by tyre wear. Last year I had to hold back before starting to turn the screw and increase the pace towards the end. As a driver, it's about getting a car you're comfortable with and can throw around into those corners.

“It's a high-speed track which usually demands a high-downforce setup, but you've also got some long straights, so for overtaking chances you need to trim out some of that downforce and maximise your straight-line speed. Winning the Sprint Race last year by pulling off a couple of really cool overtakes, and seeing the crowd getting so into it was awesome. It's a place I know well and feels a bit like home. I love the sweeping sections of Maggots and Becketts, Brooklands into Luffield, and Stowe. “Silverstone is one of the fastest tracks on the calendar. If what we’ve seen so far this season is anything to go by, it promises to be yet another exciting F2 weekend.įROM THE GRID – JACK AITKEN (CAMPOS RACING) A popular ‘Drivers’ circuit’, requiring a good mix of pace and precision, the track is one of the fastest on the calendar. Teams will compete using a combination of Pirelli’s hard and medium compounds for the first time this season at Silverstone.

#F1 2020 silverstone setup driver#

Between them, in second place, was Hitech’s Nikita Mazepin after an amazing surge secured a first F2 podium for both driver and team. His PREMA teammate Mick Schumacher, on the opposite strategy, fought valiantly to come home third after some late drama. Shwartzman started superbly from P11, opting for the alternate strategy that saw him carve through the field to build an incredible lead by the time he crossed the line. Tactics and tyre deg were crucial during Saturday’s action-packed Feature Race. Callum Ilott then revelled in the rain during Qualifying to take pole position for UNI-Virtuosi.

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Half the grid opted not to set lap times during Free Practice, which saw BWT HWA RACELAB’s Giuliano Alesi go fastest in tricky conditions. Wet weather in Hungary had the paddock scratching their heads on Friday as strategies were planned and re-planned. Last time out in Budapest, rapid Russian rookie Robert Shwartzman earned his second victory this campaign, before Luca Ghiotto showed all his experience to take his first win of the year.

An enthralling 2020 season has given us five different race winners in the opening three rounds.