F1 Belgian GP: Verstappen warns of his intentions

Max Verstappen will start from the back of the grid with Charles Leclerc this Sundayboth due to the change of motor elements to Belgian GP this weekend. Excitement is guaranteed, as the first two classified in the general classification of the F1 World Championship will have another intense battle as they must come back and overtake the other slower cars. Spicy to the matter, difficult. But before that happens, despite the fact that the favoritism for the pole position (Saturday, 4:00 pm / DAZN F1) and the victory on Sunday has passed into the hands of Carlos Sainz, fighting with two Mercedesthe Dutchman wants to send a strong message this Friday in the second free training session.

Max Verstappen he was the fastest in Free Practice 2 with a car that seemed to have more downforce. In the long sector of pure power, despite going to more wings, he matched the records of Ferraris. And on the curve, in sector 2, he flew with respect to the red cars. We will have to wait until this Saturday to see if this trend is confirmed or if Ferrari hides more cards, something that usually happens on Fridays. But for now, the demonstration outside the Dutchman with his red bull It is strong, not for this Sunday, where he intends to star in a heroic comeback, but for the rest of the championship.

Verstappen and Leclerc, back from ‘qualy’

Lando Norris, Esteban Ocon and Valtteri Bottas will also appear under the grill and Mike Schumacher Accumulate 10 sanction positions. Hence the fight between Leclerc Y Verstappen It will start with the classification this Saturday. The goal of both is to stay ahead of the other to start from a better position. This can lead to their arguing with ‘quality‘ to Q3. With so many penalties, the best position they chose was 15th and both will go for it to start their comeback from this Saturday.

Sainz, for the pole

Up front, Carlos Sainz is looking for his second pole position and victory. You shouldn’t run away from him and he has a car for it. He must take advantage of the penalties of his two greatest rivals without hesitation and cannot afford a mistake. The pressure is on your roof.

In FP1 the sensations were great and he was the fastest. But in the afternoon the man from Madrid finished 1″142 off Max’s best time, eclipsing the second classified by 0″862. charles leclerc, with greater efficiency. Norris was third in 1’082, take a walk He was 4th at 1″128 and sainz is 5th, included hamilton 6th at 1″386 and Fernando Alonso in seventh position at 1″468. Russell He was 8th at 1″535 and ‘Czech’ Perez He continued without reaction, with a cautious 10th position.

In theory, the red bull of ‘Czech‘ should be the great rival of Carlos for the pole, but the Mexican still did not improve. And the Mercedeswith a Russell emerging from pole position in Hungary, had to confirm they had solved their tire warming problems with just one lap to go.

Alonzo, 7th

He was 14th in FP1, but Fernando Alonso He improved his feelings in Free Practice 2 setting the 7th fastest time. The best thing for the Asturian is to see him between the two Mercedes. Although the truth of the visible take a walk in the fourth position invites us to think more than ever that the hours seen this Friday are taken with tweezers. The Asturian will fight this Saturday to get back into Q3 with a car that usually runs well on fast tracks like Spa. Fernando wanted to take advantage of the many penalties on the grid to get a privileged position that allowed him to dream of a podium if those above failed.

Complicated day

After the qualifying simulations, the teams didn’t have much time to work on their respective race simulations, as the rain reappeared late in the session. This, added to the fact that a breakdown in Haas de Magnussen in and the occurrence of rain reduced the time of the teams in FP1, the teams will arrive with fewer conclusions on a Saturday day where the track may be in different conditions due to the rain that fell on Friday.