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2020 FIA Formula One World Championship
2020 Tuscan Grand Prix
Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello
Scarperia e San Piero, Italy
Sunday, 13 September 2020
Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas will be hoping to clinch the
Tuscan Grand Prix title in Scarperia e San Piero, Italy on September 13.
The Finnish star remains one of the few drivers, who are yet to be forced to retire from a race this season having finished fifth at the recent Italian Grand Prix.
However, Bottas failed to secure a podium finish in Italy for the first time since 2016 when he finished sixth in the Italian Grand Prix.
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Scuderia AlphaTauri driver Pierre Gasly won this year's Italian Grand Prix which saw four drivers being forced to retire.
While Spanish driver Carlos Sainz Jr of McLaren finished second and Canadian driver Lance Stroll of Racing Point secured a third-place finish.
Bottas is now placed second on the World Drivers' Championship standings having accumulated 117 points from eight races.
His teammate Lewis Hamilton is placed at the top of the standings with 164 points, while third-placed Max Verstappen of Red Bull has 110 points.
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Bottas will have an opportunity to move closer to Hamilton in Mugello if he finishes above his teammate, who finished seventh at the 2020 Italian Grand Prix.
The 30-year-old reflected on his performance in Monza where he had a slow start and he feels that he needs to improve.
"I can't go much more into detail but it is from my side," Bottas said.
"I nearly went before the lights but not as much as...[in Hungary] and then for the actual start I was a bit late. There are things to still work on. Kind of the launch itself, that part is fine,
"We've made good progress, but just getting that consistency for the reaction to the start lights, there's work to do."
Mercedes are placed at the top of Constructors' standings followed by second-placed Red Bull and third-placed McLaren-Renault.
2020 Italian Grand Prix results
Winner: Pierre Gasly - Scuderia AlphaTauri
Runner-Up: Carlos Sainz Jr - McLaren
Third-Place: Lance Stroll - Racing Point
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