Honda frustrated with lack of action at the Nurburgring

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18:20, 09 Oct 2020

Toyoharu Tanabe has admitted he is disappointed for several reasons that the weather was so bad during the first day of the Grand Prix at the Nurburgring. The fans had to go home without having seen anything and Honda were unable to collect data from the circuit where Formula 1 hasn't been driven for seven years.

"It’s unfortunate that we could not run at all today at this first Eifel GP, as conditions were too poor for the medical helicopter to fly," Tanabe said in a conversation with the official channels of Honda.

Above all, it's a pity for the fans who came in large numbers for the first two sessions of the weekend. "For the second consecutive race, fans have been allowed into the grandstands here and it was a shame they did not get to see any cation, having waited patiently all day."

"This is the first weekend on this track in the hybrid era, so the three hours of practice would have been very important in terms of gathering data," he says. "But the situation is the same for all the teams and now we hope to do as much running as possible in FP3 in order to prepare for qualifiying and the race."

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	156
2	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	115
3	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	106
4	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	75
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	73
6	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	70
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	55
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	37
9	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	32
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	28
11	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	19
12	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
13	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	14
14	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
15	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	3
17	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
18	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	1
19	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
20	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
21	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

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