F1 Belgian GP: Sainz scores after Verstappen and Leclerc penalties

Carlos Sainz has a very clear chance to win his second victory in Formula 1 this Saturday or Sunday. Under normal conditions, he has been seen as one of the three favorites to win due to his good progress and increased confidence in recent races, putting himself on the level of Leclerc Y Verstappen after adapting to Ferrari from 2022. But this weekend, Carlos should be seen as the main favorite due to the fact that both Charles and Max will start at a disadvantage in Spa, as they will both start from the back of the grid due to changing elements of their respective cars. power unit .. Unless there is some ‘Safety’ that changes what could happen on Sunday, a priori Carlos part as the man to beat for the weekend, included Perez and the two Mercedes, eager to win, as great antagonists. And in the first free training session, Carlos manages to confirm his position of strength at the best time of Free 1.

The Spaniard scored 1’46″538 and beat Leclerc by 0″069 and Leclerc by 0″217 Verstappen. Russellthe best Mercedes beginning, started at 0″858 ng Carlosfar from ferrari. Pérez, who became less in this course as the red bull changed in favor of Max’s driving style Verstappenstarted far away, in 10th position.

Alonso, discreet start

Meanwhile, Alonso, who in this Grand Prix must fight to lead the middle zone and even aim for more due to the number of penalties, started cautiously, in 14th place, in a place that in theory should maximize the points strength of a car that normally performs very well on low-load tracks.

However, it is too early to draw conclusions about the performance of the cars, especially how much the track conditions will change for Saturday and Sunday. The asphalt started wet in Free Practice 1, something that saw the drivers begin their first session with intermediate tyres. Later it dried completely and allowed the teams to start testing new things and collecting valuable data.

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Then came a red flag caused by Kevin Magnussen with 23 minutes remaining, ending everyone’s work schedule, as the event would not resume until 9 minutes remained. Just in time for some work, rain ruined the teams’ plans as it appeared in the final minutes of Free Practice 1.

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