Sainz starts first against Checo in Belgium and Alonso, 3rd!

Carlos Sainz gets the first set of balls. And this Sunday he will go for the game. In Verstappen and Leclerc sanctioned (there were 7 drivers penalized starting from the back due to an engine change: Leclerc, Verstappen, Norris, Ocon, Zhou, Schumacher and a Bottas with fewer penalty positions), the Spanish driver had the golden opportunity to cover the first place on the starting grid this Sunday for his second F1 win. I will not fail. The man from Madrid knows this. It was his day. He had to embroider it and he did it without hesitation. ‘Checo’ Pérez wanted to stop him with a Red Bull scare, but not even those. Carlos will start first this Sunday ahead of the Mexican (2nd) and a Fernando Alonso (3rd) who was once again fishing a turbulent river and took advantage of grid penalties to move up to third position on the starting grid.

F1 Belgian GP starting grid

1. Sainz
2. Perez
3. Alonso
4. Hamilton
5. Russell
6. Albon
7. Ricciardo
8. gasly
9. Go for a walk
10. Vettel
11. Latifi
12. Magnussen
13. Tsunoda
14. boots
15. Verstappen
16. Leclerc
17. Or companion
18. Norris
19. zhou
20. Mike Schumacher

The classification began with everyone’s knowledge that there were 7 pilots authorized. So yes Max he beat the other 5 who were penalized (Bottas would start at the front due to fewer penalty positions), he made sure to start from 15th position. That was his goal and he conquered it. Max crushed everyone with a pole that is only valid for statistics, because in reality, his first place goes to Sainz, whom he overtook by 0″632. The Dutchman will start ahead of Leclerc (16th ), which is fourth in qualy, Y Or with (17th), which is fifth in the classification.

However, with the huge difference he got from Carlos. Apparently Max warned ’55’: He wants to get to the top on a track where it’s easy to catch up on its long stretches. So far, he said, “not getting a podium in this car is a shame.” He wants to get to the podium, but on the first step. He wants to win.

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Sainz is confident in his Ferrari’s race pace

The overwhelming superiority of Checo Pérez’s Red Bull seemed to leave Carlos with a bitter taste, seeing how his teammate Leclerc did his part by giving him a slipstream in his two attempts. However, the man from Madrid trusts that Ferrari has a better racing speed. Verstappen, despite starting far away, will do it all and cannot be eliminated from any pool. But this Sunday the temperature should rise a bit and this will help Ferrari to put the tires at the right temperature for better use.

That can make a difference. Sainz will go for the victory although Pérez will try everything. Carlos can’t afford to waste time in a preliminary fight with the Mexican. He needs to get out and get away. The doubt seems not whether Max will come, but rather how long it takes to get to the match for everyone. Wasting even a little bit of time could have increased Verstappen’s chances.

Alonso, third, will see them along with Hamilton and Russell

With the world champion involved, we can’t throw anything away. Not even because of the temple where they compete, in a magical forest in the Ardennes where anything can happen. There, another magician wants to ring a bell. This is Fernando Alonsowho on Thursday warned that perhaps on this circuit he will have his best option on the podium.

Perhaps Fernando has seen the large number of penalties that can be caused by engine changes. He wants to take advantage of this and is on his way. The man from Oviedo will start third in a circuit where his Alpine he performs well for his long fastballs. But you have to be realistic: the podium is still very difficult.

Throughout the campaign, Mercedes showed higher racing speed. Hamilton starts 4th behind Alonso. And the other Mercedes, Russell’s, will start 5th. The protagonists are favorites against Alonso’s Alpine and the Spaniard recognizes this. In fact, Mercedes should think more about winning the race than taking the podium from the Spaniard. When asked about the result he expects for Sunday, Fernando said clearly: “Fifth or sixth, with the speed we have.”

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And in the battle of Sainz and Pérez, the defense of Mercedes and Alonso, we must add the emotion behind: Verstappen and Leclerc will try to come back while fighting each other. What madness. Wonderful madness.

Albon, well ‘qualy’ and Ricciardo, from Q3

The big surprise of the classification is Alex Alban with a Williams that when he started on Friday in Free Practice 1 he suffered a lot of rebounds. The Thai finished 9th in qualifying but will start sixth. With his great performance, he left Ricciardo in Q3, who is now out of McLaren for next year. For his part, Mick Schumacher entered Q2 with Haas, beating his friend Sebastian Vettel (Aston Martin) by only 2 thousandths, who was left in the first change.