Leading 🍨Formula 1 drivers say they would relish a return to the “awesome” and “old-school” Mugello circuit following the first-ever Tuscan Gr♉and Prix.

T༺he Ferrari-owned venue was added to the revised 2020 calendar as an additional round to replace some of the original events which had 🔥to be cancelled due to the widespread disruption caused by the coronavirus.

Mugello proved to be an instant hit among the drivers as early as Friday practice, with the F1 field enjoying the high-speed thrill ride aroun♈d the 5.245km Tuscan track which has been likened to a mix of Suzuka and the Hung♍aroring.

Drivers heaped partic💫ular praise on the challenging nature of the circuit, with its sweeping cambered corners and gravel run-offs, while the race proved to be a dramatic affair with two red flag periods and plenty of overtaking.

Inaugural Tuscan Grand Prix victor Lewi💞s Hamilton de꧅scribed Mugello as “fantastic” and one of the “toughest” tracks he has driven.

“Personally, I love it,” Hamilton said. “I don’t know how it was for the racing but it was 𒐪one of the toughest tracks toও drive.

“I think being that it’s medium and high speed but it’s a fantastic circuit and I don’t think it was too dangerous… I think it’s more old-school with the run-off areas and tꦅhe gravel so I hope they don’t change that and I would love to come back.”

Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas echoed Hamilton’s comments, adding: “I think it’s great, I think it sh𒅌ould be in the calendar every year.

“It definitely goes really high up in my list so it’s not too dangerous. Well, motorsport is dangerous, that’s how it goes 𝓀but it’s an old school track and we all love it.”

Red Bull’s Alex Albon enjoyed the “more punishing” eleme꧂nt to the circuit, which provides little room for e🔴rror.

“I really love the circuit,” he added. “I think it’s nice to go to these tracks which aren’t your normal run-off area, let𓄧’s say mistake-free tracks.

“Here it was a bit more punishing and it just feels a bit more special as well to come to these🎀 unique old places where there’s a lot of history behind it.”

Sebastian Vettel, who tested at the track alongside his Ferrari teammate Charles Leclerc prior to the start of the season, was a fan of the cambered turns, which he feels makes the circuit m🐭ore enjoyable to drive.

“As a driver you like cam✤bered corners and you hate off-camber,” the four-time world champion explained. “This track wasn’t designed by [Hermann] Tilke so there is not so much off-camber here.

“Normally the reason for the off𝓀-camber is for the water drainage but I think there is other solutions and therefore I always f﷽avour corners that have camber because they lead to more grip, so it makes it more exciting.

“Despite everyon﷽e🅘’s fears overtaking was actually possible around here. So maybe it would be nice to come back.”

Leclerc admitted that he was initially sceptical about whether the track could provide entertainment as a ra♑ce venue but was happy to be proved wrong.

“I actually reall𒊎y enjoyed this weekend and the track overall,” he said. “I would love to have it back on the normal calendar, it was very nic💝e. It was also a special race day because there were a lot of red flags and everything.

“To be honest, before the race, I was a bit sceptical about how much people would overtake on this track. But after the r𒐪ace I have to say tౠhat there’s been quite a lot of overtakes, so surprisingly good on that matter. And the track is awesome so yes, I would love to be back.”