The Formula 1 returns in the 2022 season with the Belgian Grand Prixwhich marks the return of the fastest cars and best drivers to the tracks after almost a month of inactivity due to the summer holidays.
The race at the legendary Spa-Francorchamps circuit will not only be special for this reason, but also for the fact that Max Verstappen and Charles Leclercthe two drivers with the most points in the drivers’ championship must meet a sanction mandated by the FIA, as well as Lando Norris of McLaren, Steven Okon from the alpine, Valtteri Botas of Alfa Romeo and Mike Schumacher of Haas.
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Why were Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc banned from the 2022 Belgian Grand Prix?
Verstappen, Leclerc and the other four drivers were penalized because their teams decided to do so power unit changes of their cars, which was chosen for this Grand Prix on a track where there are more sectors with ease to overtake other opponents and recovery of seats.
These driver changes go beyond what they were allowed to do in the season under the regulations, so the penalty was inevitable.
IMPORTANT: Max Verstappen, Charles Leclerc, Lando Norris, Esteban Ocon, Valtteri Bottas and Mick Schumacher will all start at the back of the grid on Sunday.
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What penalty did Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc receive at the 2022 Belgian Grand Prix?
And Verstappen and Leclerc and Norris, Ocon, Bottas and Schumacher must start Sunday’s race from the last positionsand the order in which they achieve classification will determine the mode seats from 15 to 20 will be shared between them. The rest are sure to start from the 14th onwards, unless they suffer some punishment.
With this panorama, its possibilities Carlos Sainz, Sergio “Checo” Pérez, Lewis Hamilton and George Russell come to victory are rising, but we shouldn’t discount an early comeback from Verstappen or Leclerc.
