Last stop and then it will be holidays. Formula 1 closes its long tour de force in the month of July - with four races in five weeks - with the Belgian Grand Prix. We make a stop on the Spa-Francorchamps route, on a particular weekend also due to how it will be structured over the three days.
Mercedes-McLaren, will it still be a battle?
There are many curiosities about the Belgian track. We will need to understand who among them McLaren and Mercedes will succeed and take the title of second force. The Woking team also amazed on a track like that of the Hungaroring, bringing home the second consecutive podium with Lando Norris. A result which, combined with the fifth place of Piastres, highlights the exponential growth achieved through the upgrades mounted on the MCL60. For McLaren, the great opponent is called Mercedes which continues, at least in the standings, to be the second force. Even in Hungary the W-14 showed that it is a car that - although it cannot aspire to challenge Red Bull - on Sunday in the race he can always have his say. In addition to the fourth place taken home by Hamilton, the comeback performed by Russell – who started eighteenth and finished sixth – is a clear representation of this.
Ferrari, difficult to make predictions
However, it is difficult to imagine what to expect from it Classic Ferrari for sale in Spa. La performance of the Hungaroring was very disappointing, confirming that there is a lot of work to be done on the SF-23. “We must try to minimize The errors” – said the team principal Vasseur since post GP. No updates will arrive in Belgium, certifying that by bringing more and more elements onto a car, the arrival of results is not directly proportionate.
Belgian GP, the Sprint is here! The structure of the weekend
For the Belgian GP there is certainly no shortage of news: in fact, it returns to be the protagonist Sprint. After the Austrian GP, the mini-race format will debut in Belgium for the first time since its introduction. It will therefore be a good opportunity for several drivers to try to reach the points zone already on Saturday - remembering that in the Sprint only the top eight manage to bring something home. With the Sprint, the weekend will be characterized by first free practice session, which will open on Friday; in the afternoon – at 17.00 pm – space for qualification, which will decide the starting grid for Sunday's race. On Saturday, the meeting will be held in the morning Sprint Shootout – who will have the task of decreeing the starting grid of the Sprint, scheduled for the afternoon. Sunday, however, not to be missed the race at 15.00.
Sprint visible in streaming thanks to Sky
It will be possible to follow everything, as always, live and exclusively on Sky Sport F1, with a great possibility: the Sprint race will in fact be available in streaming upon registration. Once you have filled out the form at the following link – https://bit.ly/SprintF1_Belgio - the user will receive a new URL via email to access and view the event. On Sunday the race will be exclusively live from 15pm, with commentary from Carlo Vanzini and Marc Gené and Roberto Chinchero insiders in the pits. Federica Masolin hostess for pre- and post-race insights, in the company of Davide Valsecchi. F2, F3 and Porsche Supercup will also be on track on the Spa-Francorchamps circuit.
GP Belgium, the appointments
Friday July 28th
13.30 Free Practice 1
17.00 pm Qualifications
Saturday 29th July
12.00pm Sprint Shootout
16.30pm Sprint (delayed to 20.15pm on TV8)
Sunday July 30th
15.00pm Race (delayed to 18.00pm on TV8)
