For Red Bull, the wait was worth it. For ferrari, exactly the opposite. After four weeks of rest, the Austrian team showed a tremendous performance in the Belgian Grand Prix 2022 and stayed 1-2 ahead Max Verstappen. The Dutchman remains at the top of the World Cup, while Sergio”Czech“Perethsecond at Spa-Francorchamps, is now his pursuer.
In the previous one, the race was challenging for Verstappen who started 14th. However, in just seven laps he reached first place. And once he reached the top, no one stopped him. Pérez was not as quick as his teammate and Ferrari piled up new problems. Sainz finished third and Charles Leclerc sixth. The strategy with the Monegasques was unusual: made a third stop at the close and although he finished fifth on the circuit, he was penalized for exceeding the speed limit in the pits. The beneficiary; Fernando Alonsoof Holy Sunday.
Another remarkable route from @Max33Verstappen 👍
It’s yours #F1DriverOfTheDay #BelgianGP @salesforce pic.twitter.com/F2pA3R0fFn
— Formula 1 (@F1) August 28, 2022
For Mercedes and McLaren there were big disappointments. Lewis Hamilton collided with Alonso on the first lap and retired, with neither car scoring points in a week rocked by his departure Daniel Ricciardo. George Russell save the clothes for silver arrows being fourth.
With just eight matches to go, the World Cup is all but doomed. Verstappen is the best driver and has the best car. Will anyone be able to stop it? The next race will be local: there will be action at the Dutch GP.
Places, distances and standings of the Belgian GP 2022
| Position | Pilot | Weather |
| 1st | Max Verstappen | 1h25m52s894 |
| 2nd | Czech Perez | +17,841 |
| 3rd | Carlos Sainz | +26,886 |
| 4th | George Russell | +29,140 |
| 5th | Fernando Alonso | +73,256 |
| 6th | Charles Leclerc | +74,936 |
| 7th | Steven Okon | +75,640 |
| 8th | Sebastian Vettel | +78.107 |
| 9th | Pierre Gasly | +92.181 |
| 10th | Alexander Albin | +101,900 |
| 11th | Lance Stroll | +103.078 |
| 12th | Lando Norris | +104,739 |
| 13th | yuki tsunoda | +105.217 |
| 14th | Guanyu Zhou | +106.252 |
| 15th | Daniel Ricciardo | +107,163 |
| 16th | Kevin Magnussen | one round |
| 17th | Mike Schumacher | one round |
| 18th | Nikolaos Latifi | one round |
Time and final positions.
Abandonment: Lewis Hamilton (crash), Valtteri Bottas (crash).
The summary of the Belgian Grand Prix 2022, live and direct
Penalties for Charles Leclerc: Although he finished fifth in the race, he was penalized for pitting faster than allowed. In doing so, the Monegasque finished sixth and Fernando Alonso fifth.
Victory for Max Verstappen: The Dutchman, who started 14th, had no problem taking the race at Spa. This is the 29th victory for the World Cup leader, who has bigger advantages over Charles Leclerc and Checo Pérez.
Round 43: Charles Leclerc made a third pit stop and lost fifth place to Fernando Alonso. In the last turn he will try to regain his position.
Round 42: Carlos Sainz is safe from George Russell’s attacks. The Mercedes driver cannot get close to the Ferrari driver, who will take the last place on the podium.
Round 40: McLaren, in a week revolutionized by the retirement of Daniel Ricciardo, had a Sunday for a Sunday. Both cars will be out of the points zone…
Round 38: George Russell walks faster than Carlos Sainz and will fight for the podium. The Madrid player, as he can, must defend. DRS will be decisive.
Round 35: Fernando Alonso reached sixth place, which will surely be the final. He is well behind Charles Leclerc (5th) and Pierre Gasly (7th). Max Verstappen has no problems at the top with Checo Pérez.
Round 31: Charles Leclerc moved up to fifth, which Ferrari believes will be the top spot. Carlos Sainz will have to hold off George Russell’s attack for the final podium spot, while Fernando Alonso is eighth, behind team-mate Esteban Ocon, who owes a stoppage.
Round 27: Fernando Alonso, now on hard tires (he will go until the end of the race on this compound), is in 11th place and with options to gain important points. The Spaniard is making an excellent appearance.
New pit stop: With 19 laps to go, Carlos Sainz pitted for the second time. This time he hit hard. Charles Leclerc then came in, but left with yellows.
Round 24: Checo Pérez, a few laps back, passed Carlos Sainz and is behind his teammate. If there are no problems, it will be easy 1-2. The Spanish, meanwhile, could suffer with George Russell.
Round 18: Max Verstappen looks unstoppable and has already overtaken Carlos Sainz to regain the lead. Now, Checo Pérez is the one to go for the man from Madrid.
Round 16: Carlos Sainz regained the lead after Max Verstappen stopped, who returned to the track second. The top 5 consists of Checo Pérez, George Russell and Charles Leclerc. Further back comes Fernando Alonso.
Checo Pérez pit stop: The Mexican, despite the fact that he started with socks and his partner with soft ones, braked first in the pits. He lost his place to Carlos Sainz and was third ahead of Charles Leclerc.
Round 13: Max Verstappen used all his speed and took the lead. Checo Pérez follows in second. Carlos Sainz finally pitted and is now fifth.
Round 11: Carlos Sainz is suffering a major tire degradation and will soon have to pit. Charles Leclerc, inside, is already 11th.
Round 10: On red tyres, Max Verstappen continues to fly and is already third, very close to his teammate Sergio Pérez (medium tyres).
Round 7: with DRS on, Max Verstappen continues. From 14th place to 4th almost non-stop…
Round 6: the race restarted and Carlos Sainz maintained the lead despite pressure from Sergio Pérez. Max Verstappen is on fire and is already sixth.
Round 4: Charles Leclerc pitted due to problems with his front right wheel. From safety carhe won’t lose that much time even though he’s 17th.
Nikolas Latifi and the clash of every weekend: the Canadian touched the gravel, crossed the entire track and hit Valtteri Bottas, who will not be able to continue. Enter it safety car.
Very good start for Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc: the World Cup leader and runner-up advanced to good positions after starting 14th and 15th, already in eighth and ninth place after the opening round.
#F1 #BelgianGP “This guy only knows how to drive by starting first” Alonso very harsh on the radio, talking about Hamilton and the accident they had.
pic.twitter.com/OQieW5FrPR— Hernan Bourdieu (@HernanBourdieu) August 28, 2022
Start with facts about Fernando Alonso: after a good start for the Spaniard, who had moved up to second, contact with England’s Lewis Hamilton dropped him to fourth. The English, after all, did not complete the first round.
Goodbye rumours
Finally, after many doubts and some doubts, the maximum confirmed that the Belgian Grand Prix will be on the 2023 calendar. “We’ve always said that the race is part of our tradition, and it has a very important place in our calendar, and that’s an event we wanted to share at this time.” , he assured. Formula 1 CEO Stefano Domenicali.
CRACK: The #BelgianGP will return in 2023 #F1 pic.twitter.com/zrJ0uKlUtV
— Formula 1 (@F1) August 28, 2022
Yuki Tsunoda changes the power unit
Like seven other cars on the grid, including those from Max Verstappen Y Charles Leclerc, yuki tsunoda he will change the power unit and after doing so after qualifying he will start from the last position. The Japanese, who was due to start from 13th, dropped to 20th and will need to make a big comeback to add. His teammate, Pierre Gasly, meanwhile, started from the pit.
