Portimao has met the challenge: 'Had to meet enormous demands'

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12:27, 15 Oct 2020

Formula 1 has not been there for an official Grand Prix for 24 years, but in 2020 F1 will finally return to Portuguese soil. The Autodromo do Algarve circuit is ready for it and has laid a new layer of track for the Grand Prix.

"We have laid a new layer of asphalt and installed new signage, bridges and kilometers of cables," said Paulo Pinheiro in an interview with the Portuguese A Bola. This is the first time that the F1 has raced at Portimao for a Grand Prix, having already tested it on the Portuguese circuit.

Difficult situation

Because the circuit was never completely closed, preparing for the GP became a lot more difficult for Pinheiro. "We never completely interrupted the activity on the circuit, so the operation became a lot more complicated."

"The current situation has meant that we have had to meet enormous demands imposed on us by the organization of Formula 1. In 2019, the occupancy rate was 326 days," concludeed Pinheiro.

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

Portimao has met the challenge: 'Had to meet enormous demands'

Difficult situation

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