Belgium GP: Free Practice & Qualifying

[FerrariF60]

Why in have the feeling that we stop working in this year car races before??!! I now that next year regulations are almost the same as this year ,BUT we will have a completely different concept because this years was the wrong one. So we realy dont learn a lot actually developing the SF90 and put all resources for the new concept . I say all this because I cant believe that we are actually developing this year's car and we see tiny developments and staying still performance wise!!!!!!!

i'm wiht you on this one and have to agree......i feel that this year is a lost cause, and no matter how hard the team is trying to improve, we see very little rewards ON TRACK....(maybe it's the whole concept of the chassis being VERY efficient and is really hard to work around it and ADD more usable downforce, who knows i'm NOT and aerodynamicist).......hopefully in the backround they are working flat out to produce something along the lines of the Merc and Ref fools solution, a chassis that generates a LOT more downforce, even if we will lose a bit of straight line speed....we have a really STORNG engine so it should be NO problem in that area

what is going to be a problem is that, both merc and red fulls will have a full year under their belt working with a chassis thta has more downforce to begin with compared to US that will be starting fresh.....but time will tell

[paolo lalli]

Secretly Ferrari have already started on next year's car.Its on a no need to talk basis.The sf90 if only it could handle curves and bends better ever so slightly Ferrari would challenge at all circuits. We loose temp at these parts and down force which effects our overall race pace now that's frustrating. The race will be interesting no doubt we will lead down the strait it is the rest that's the Achilles heel.

[doublesixes]

What is basically the issue with our cars and the apparent lack of downforce. Is it just related to the particular wing design? If so, could the older wing be used to make up the deficit? Or is it a more substantial, deeper problem that would require a major design change?

The lack of race pace is really significant compared to MB at least. RB also seems to gain in the latter stages of the race whereas our cars become increasingly slower.

[Brembo]

What will make for a great race for us fans will be our drivers pushing their cars to the very limit , a podium spot or nothing mentality. O K , if Charles starts on pole, let him be a little more careful !

[vcs316]

Secretly Ferrari have already started on next year's car.Its on a no need to talk basis.The sf90 if only it could handle curves and bends better ever so slightly Ferrari would challenge at all circuits. We loose temp at these parts and down force which effects our overall race pace now that's frustrating. The race will be interesting no doubt we will lead down the strait it is the rest that's the Achilles heel.

Work on 2020 car started a few months ago.

[nani_s23]

Work on 2020 car started a few months ago.

Simone Resta will start working from Nov with ferrari. MB stated that he works on 2021 car.

[tifosi1993]

Leclerc vs Vettel (best sectors)

Sector 1: 30.515 vs 30.720
Sector 2: 45.466 vs 45.269
Sector 3: 28.800 vs 28.668

[tifosi1993]

Red flag, here are best sectors so far

Sector 1:
Leclerc 30.515
Vettel 30.720
Bot 31.066
Ham 31.147
Max 31.273

Sector 2:
Bot 45.137
Ham 45.174
Vettel 45.269
Leclerc 45.466
Max 45.914

Sector 3:
Vettel 28.668
Leclerc 28.800
Max 28.847
Bot 28.993
Ham 29.078

[chinmay]

Secretly Ferrari have already started on next year's car. Its on a no need to talk basis.The sf90 if only it could handle curves and bends better ever so slightly Ferrari would challenge at all circuits. We loose temp at these parts and down force which effects our overall race pace now that's frustrating. The race will be interesting no doubt we will lead down the strait it is the rest that's the Achilles heel.

What is secret in that? Every team works on next year's car by this time every year. All teams are working on 2021 concepts as well.

[racingbradley]

Oops Lewis. I expect him to be ready for quali though.
Is it a set back for his weekend though.

[chinmay]

Secretly Ferrari have already started on next year's car. Its on a no need to talk basis.The sf90 if only it could handle curves and bends better ever so slightly Ferrari would challenge at all circuits. We loose temp at these parts and down force which effects our overall race pace now that's frustrating. The race will be interesting no doubt we will lead down the strait it is the rest that's the Achilles heel.

What is secret in that? Every team works on next year's car by this time every year. All teams are working on 2021 concepts as well.

[nani_s23]

Leclerc vs Vettel (best sectors)

Sector 1: 30.515 vs 30.720
Sector 2: 45.466 vs 45.269
Sector 3: 28.800 vs 28.668

Both ferrari cars sliding all around in S2 still did good times

[tifosi1993]

Q3 quali sim

Leclerc did one lap, 1:44.206 (30.617, PB S2 44.922, Best S3 28.667)

Vettel did 2 laps: 1:45.156 (30.730, 45.339, 29.087) & 1:45.280 (PB S1 30.623, 45.847, 28.810)

Bottas did several laps, his best: 1:44.703 (31.120, Best S2 44.618, 28.965)

[tifosi1993]

Another Merc PU goes kaboom

[458 Italia]

I'm liking Merc's new engine upgrade

It won't effect hamilton though...

[tifosi1993]

I do love an old fashioned engine blowup, and it's a Merc PU so another plus point

[Aziz]

I do love an old fashioned engine blowup, and it's a Merc PU so another plus point

It seems Lec is having an issue

[SilverSpeed]

Sad this gives Lewis more time to repair, maybe toto pushed the destroy button.

Also a lot of people in from of Charles car?

[tifosi1993]

It seems Lec is having an issue

He's out on track

[tifosi1993]

Leclerc 30.450 in Sector 1, Vettel 30.507

Leclerc 44.722 in Sector 2, Vettel 45.121 in Sector 2

Leclerc 28.415 in Sector 3, Vettel 28.481 in Sector 3

[Rishu]

Leclerc’s Pole to lose

[tifosi1993]

As I said before, in terms of raw pace Leclerc is up there with the best. But he needs to calm down a bit, and most importantly Ferrari needs to stop making mistakes

[tifosi1993]

Red Flag, Giovinazzi

[paolo lalli]

Red is the only colour.

[Lesky]

Everything up until now pointless. Lets see what happens when Merc turn up their engine for Q3.

[Frank Dhont]

Everything up until now pointless. Lets see what happens when Merc turn up their engine for Q3.

Kaboouuummm :)

[IulianFerrari]

Kimi up there with Verstappen and Bottas

[Lesky]

Probably will be a coin toss between Ferrari and Merc for pole.

[tifosi1993]

Leclerc 30.054 in sector 1

[Tifoso Svedese]

Please, please, please get out of the garage in Q3 now...