Verstappen and Leclerc will start from the back in Belgium

The first two classified in the World Cup, face to face from the bottom of the grid. The Belgian F1 GP this Sunday promises intense emotions. Max Verstappen, the reigning F1 champion and championship leader, will start from the back with Charles Leclerc, who will battle it out as they climb the ranks at one of F1’s most iconic tracks, Spa-Francorchamps. Excitement is guaranteed due to these penalties for changing engine parts for this event, where Lando Norris, Esteban Ocon and Valtteri Bottas will also start at the bottom for the same reason and Mick Schumacher suffered 10 places that punishment.

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This situation means that Carlos Sainz has a golden opportunity in front of him, because the Spaniard, with a Ferrari, will see how his two main rivals for victories will come from afar. The Spaniard will have the Red Bull led by ‘Checo’ Pérez and the two Mercedes as main rivals this weekend for what will be his second F1 win, the second this season with Ferrari.

These penalties also leave guys like Fernando Alonso with options to maximize their result without favorite drivers starting at the back unable to reach the top or suffering from overtaking problems which are risks to their respective returns. The man from Oviedo says he wants to say goodbye to Alpine with a podium finish in 2022 and Spa is perhaps a good chance. It’s possible he said he was aware of the many penalties to be announced this Friday. His Alpine should be behind Sainz, Pérez and the two Mercedes, so his aim is to fight for fifth place and wait for a mistake from the leading men in the race.