Formula 1: Max Verstappen Flies Over the Belgian Grand Prix and Increases His Lead at the Top of the Championship |
Posted: August 29, 2022 |
Starting far behind due to a penalty for an engine change, Max Verstappen made a fantastic comeback to finally win the Belgian Grand Prix on Sunday. To observe Max Verstappen, it would seem almost easy to win a Formula 1 Grand Prix, even from a long start on the grid. Fourteenth at the start, the Dutchman made short work of the drivers who separated him from first place, to win in Belgium, Sunday August 28, ahead of his teammate Sergio Perez and the Ferrari of Carlos Sainz. https://colab.research.google.com/drive/10UaCu17Sb0Vl-k7Xc9jH0Eugj8sMTD57?usp=sharing “I had a very hot first lap with clashes in front of me, then everything went well. The tires worked well, I was able to do long stints and that allowed me to come back ,” commented the Dutchman at the end of the race. Read also Max Verstappen, new king of formula 1 Charles Leclerc loses his second place in the world championship “I don't focus so much on the championship, Red Bull were on another planet today. We must first understand what is happening because we are much too slow, ” he reacted, disillusioned, getting out of his single-seater. Among the rest of the grid, Lewis Hamilton retired on the first lap following a collision with Fernando Alonso in which the Briton was at fault; the French Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly finished seventh and ninth respectively. Max Verstappen wins the Belgian GP, ??doubled by Red Bull Even starting 15th on the grid, Max Verstappen won the Belgian GP on Sunday. With his second place, Sergio Perez offers a double to Red Bull. Charles Leclerc finishes 5th. Lewis Hamilton retired on the first lap. At the wheel of his Red Bull, the reigning World Champion has once again demonstrated that the inverted grids do not even scare him. Winner at the end of July in Hungary after starting from 10th place on the grid, Max Verstappen did it again a month later on the Spa-Francorchamps track. And so far, only the New Zealander Bruce McLaren had achieved such a performance, during the 1959-60 season, winning two consecutive races starting from the middle of the grid, at the wheel of his Cooper Car. Fourteenth on the starting grid due to multiple penalties, the Dutchman made an excellent start on his soft tires and had no trouble getting rid of each of his competitors, until he overtook poleman Carlos Sainz when he he went through the pits for the first time on the 12th lap. The Spaniard then took control when "Mad Max" also stopped to change his tyres, three laps later, but he could only delude himself in the face of the frantic pace of the Dutchman, again first on the 18th lap. . The gap widened in the lead and the Red Bull driver rode alone to the checkered flag to glean 26 more points in the title chase thanks to the fastest lap bonus point. Leclerc disappoints, Hamilton gives up The big loser of this Grand Prix of Belgium is Lewis Hamilton who was harpooned at the level of the right rear tire by the Alpine of Fernando Alonso from the first lap in the series of turns of Combes. At fault on the action, the seven-time world champion had to give up due to too much damage to his Mercedes and attend the very good race of the Spanish veteran, concluded in 5th place. On the French side, Esteban Ocon took advantage of an improving Alpine to achieve the best performance by completing the 44 laps of this Grand Prix in 7th place, less than a second behind Charles Leclerc. The Ébroïcien had yet started from 17th place on the grid. Starting from the pits at the last moment, Pierre Gasly had the merit of bringing his Alpha Tauri to 9th position, just ahead of Alex Albon (10th), who held up well at the wheel of his Williams.
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