2024 Belgian Grand Prix-Practice & Qualifying.

[racingbradley]

Here we go. Hope we can finish with a decent amount of points before the summer break.

[racingbradley]

Charles 4th
Carlos 5th

[elnano14]

Max's lap was probably a outlier (he was 7-8 tenths faster than anyone else in sector 2 but very slow on the straight)

Given the pace of Perez, the McLaren and Mercedes, I think once again McLaren will be the fastest team

This track is very long , so we're probably 2-5 tenths behind them

[racingbradley]

We did look either in 3rd or 4th place. Hamilton had a case of porpoising and claimed the car was impossible to drive.

[FerrariF60]

so is sainz pushing the engine more?? cause it's a big difference between his lap and Charle's

or is Charles STILL experimenting with set up's??

[FerrariF60]

that was a much better lap from Charles....are we still bouncing/porpoising as i can't really tell from the video feed?

[racingbradley]

Charles might have been experimenting at the beginning but he set a pretty good lap and is just above Sainz.

[FerrariF60]

Charles might have been experimenting at the beginning but he set a pretty good lap and is just above Sainz.

still HALF a second down on the mclarens....taht is HUGE
of course we don't know engine modes fuel...etc

[racingbradley]

It's only Friday and I suspect Charles is still experimenting (he seems to do a lot of that recently)
But I reckon we are racing the Mercs and maybe 1 RB this weekend.

[elnano14]

Leclerc last sector on race sims is very slow
0.3-0.5s slower than everyone on race sims

[FerrariF60]

It's only Friday and I suspect Charles is still experimenting (he seems to do a lot of that recently)
But I reckon we are racing the Mercs and maybe 1 RB this weekend.

yeah from the looks of it, we're out of podium contention this weekend unless something drastic happens between FP3 adn quali in regards to our car set up.

the mclarens as usual are lightning quick (eversince their upgrade in Imonla they've turned that car that was 3rd-4th fastest into a race winning machine), and one red bull is fast as well (but we all know maxipad will get a 10 place grid penalty)....so we'll be lucky to finish 4th in the race unless like i said something drastic ( in a good way) happens with our car set up

anyway, onwards and upwards....time will tell

[FerrariF60]

Leclerc last sector on race sims is very slow
0.3-0.5s slower than everyone on race sims

yeah, our race pace don't look to good does it??

[racingbradley]

Charles must be still experimenting. Don't think he made a mistake on that lap.

[racingbradley]

McLaren look like the team to beat with RB in Max's hands too close to call. Charles appears next.

[elnano14]

yeah, our race pace don't look to good does it??

Not too bad not too good

[elnano14]

Leclerc asking +6 on the front wing

The car must lack front-end and understeering as hell

[racingbradley]

It's tipping it down to-day. Will be difficult for the teams to get data especially if a dry race is expected to-morrow.

[racingbradley]

Well that was uneventful.....apart from a few laps at the beginning most time was spent in the garages. Charles 6th, Carlos no time.
Let's hope it dries up for quali.

[patrese86]

I feel like one of our drivers won't make Q3 here.

[racingbradley]

I feel like one of our drivers won't make Q3 here.

We have managed Q2 so far. Fingers crossed we get through.

[drax]

We still have time for another run I believe

[racingbradley]

Charles 8th, Carlos 10th dangerous positions as a few drivers are making up time

[racingbradley]

They got through to Q3 just about. At least we start in the top 10 tomorrow.

[elnano14]

Leclerc must sort out his sector 1
Always 2-5 tenths slower than anyone else including Sainz
Sector 1 only has 2 corners, I wonder what is happening

[elnano14]

Sainz
32.129
51.662
30.696
1:54.487

Leclerc
32.356
51.519
30.643
1:54.518

[stefa]

Where that come from?!?!?!

[elnano14]

Red Bull high df wing is shining in this condition

[racingbradley]

We are 4th best today

[drax]

Great lap from Charles

[ferrari1.8t]

Brundle - “Leclerc over driving the car”

Leclerc takes it personally and goes p2.