2023 Belgian Grand Prix - Practice, Qualifying, Sprint Shootout & Sprint Race Thread

[paolo lalli]

Nice to see a very fast ferrari,some positive vibes going around now the kick start has arrived take it ferrari and enjoy it for what it is today.

[JacKy]

This is going to be intermediate to the end.

[Aviamata]

We can overtake AM on the WCS leaderboard this weekend

[tifosi1993]

Frigging Sainz man. Made a mistake in his first timed lap, then tried to do it again and Charles let him by, but as soon as Chares let him by he slowed down and did a turtle S3 to hold everyone behind.

But pole was on the card for Charles, if not for the slide in S2. But nonetheless, good job.

[JacKy]

Piastri Sector 2 was on another level

Pia 47.471
Vers +0.698
Sai +0.853
Lec +1.163

Yet he loses about 0.7-0.8 seconds at other 2 sectors.

[tifosi1993]

Ferrari again with the wrong Q3 program. They are the first to put the lap time on board when it should've been the opposite. Don't they realize that they are giving away track positions by doing this?

[tifosi1993]

Piastri Sector 2 was on another level

Pia 47.471
Vers +0.698
Sai +0.853
Lec +1.163

Yet he loses about 0.7-0.8 seconds at other 2 sectors.

High DF vs Low DF.

[JacKy]

High DF vs Low DF.

I hope that will hurt Mclaren on the race.

And I think Leclerc slided at T9 ( Where Stroll had a shunt ). Probably that cost him Pole.

[Greig]

Ferrari again with the wrong Q3 program. They are the first to put the lap time on board when it should've been the opposite. Don't they realize that they are giving away track positions by doing this?

And if there was yellows or red flag?

[Aviamata]

Anyway now our attention is all about race pace

[nani_s23]

Ferrari again with the wrong Q3 program. They are the first to put the lap time on board when it should've been the opposite. Don't they realize that they are giving away track positions by doing this?

It’s crazy how many times they will do that.

Track will be the best at last. Still they sent drivers out early.

Anyways, without that slide in S2 by leclerc…. It was pole for him.

[nani_s23]

Piastri Sector 2 was on another level

Pia 47.471
Vers +0.698
Sai +0.853
Lec +1.163

Yet he loses about 0.7-0.8 seconds at other 2 sectors.

He will be sitting duck in S1 & S3 in race when someone is behind him.

[Greig]

It’s crazy how many times they will do that.

Track will be the best at last. Still they sent drivers out early.

Anyways, without that slide in S2 by leclerc…. It was pole for him.

So 30 seconds made no real difference at all....

[nani_s23]

Seems like we have good pace when we don’t have many corners.

Need to maximise this one & Monza.

[nani_s23]

So 30 seconds made no real difference at all....

Who was one pole? Max. He was the last man to do a representative lap & took the pole.

Or why Piastri was ahead of Ferraris? He was the driver to do lap after Ferraris.

[nani_s23]

Piastri Sector 2 was on another level

Pia 47.471
Vers +0.698
Sai +0.853
Lec +1.163

Yet he loses about 0.7-0.8 seconds at other 2 sectors.

Any of the drivers aren’t taking chances in S2 to the extreme because it’s tricky (half wet & half dry).

[Aviamata]

So 30 seconds made no real difference at all....

Cars in front will clear water on the race surface for the car behind

[nani_s23]

One more positive thing is Leclerc improved in these sort of conditions from last races.

[nani_s23]

Multiple sources claim that Red Bull and Mercedes in particular have been asked many questions about their submitted financial data.

During the "raids" by the FIA, drawers are pulled open and everything is looked at.

Even Whatsapp messages and emails are looked into, to see conversations between two people in order to see whether or not they have consulted substantively on anything related to the Formula One team.

@Formu1a.uno

[Aviamata]

One more positive thing is Leclerc improved in these sort of conditions from last races.

I'm always trust in Charles . He is very good at learning and adapting his driving skill

[nani_s23]

Charles Leclerc:

“I’m really disappointed today. Today we had the potential to be on pole, and I did a mistake in turn 9.”

“I lost like 4 tenths there. It was nothing to do with the car today. Honestly the car felt great. The potential was there for pole.”

“Today was more me, that I did a mistake. The car was really good.”

[nani_s23]

Piastri Sector 2 was on another level

Pia 47.471
Vers +0.698
Sai +0.853
Lec +1.163

Yet he loses about 0.7-0.8 seconds at other 2 sectors.

Charles lost .4ths in S2 with that mistake…. If we take that as a reference, He was on course for pole position.

[Greig]

Cars in front will clear water on the race surface for the car behind

Slicks don't clear water.

[Aviamata]

Slicks don't clear water.

not as much as wet tyres yes but you have a lot of car going through and it create a dryer path on the track

[Greig]

10 mins to go and rain is starting.

This must be the most rain affected season ever?

[stefa]

Rain is coming

[Aviamata]

No please ! , McLaren would destroy us

[Greig]

Start delayed...shock

[stefa]

And it is delayed

[stefa]

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