2020 Portuguese GP preview

The Burning Questions

Who will adjust best to a brand new circuit to F1?

Can Lewis Hamilton make the all-time win record his own this weekend?

Which of the teams battling for third in the Constructors’ Championship will have the best weekend?

Will there be any big driver line-up announcements?

Surely we’ll get rain at one of these European October/November races? Right?!

The Track

The Stats

Track Length: 4.653 km

Laps: 66

Race Distance: 306.826 km

First Grand Prix: 2020 (Portimão) | 1958 (Portuguese GP)

Race Lap Record: n/a

Outright Lap Record: n/a

Most Driver Wins: Alain Prost | 1984, 1987, 1988 (Portugal)

Most Constructor Wins: Williams | 1986, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996 (Portugal)

The Weather

The Quotes

Romain Grosjean | “The last chapter is closed and the book is finished. I’ve been with Haas F1 team since day 1. Five years during which we went through highs and lows but the journey was worth it.”

Kevin Magnussen | “I have had a great time with the team for four years and I look back at a great journey. I am still working on my plans for the future, which I will announce in due course.”

Otmar Szafnauer | “If I thought our process was wrong [regarding Lance Stroll’s positive test], I would change it. I’m not going to do anything else.”

The Photos

The Predictions

Podium

Pole Position

Fastest Lap

Driver of the Day