Formula 1 MSC Cruises Belgian Grand Prix 2023Formula 1

[Blitz24]

I guess the rain is not sticking too much to the line.

 

[Grayfox]

Would assume any water hitting the track is not only evaporating due to the track being warm but also being absorbed into the tarmac itself.

 

[ROAD_DOGG33J]

Hmm..Ricciardo is last with 2 stops.

 

[Grayfox]

Hmm..Ricciardo is last with 2 stops.

He will pass Sainz making him 2nd last unless Ferrari wake up and retire Sainz.

 

[Blitz24]

Sainz finally retired.

 

[Grayfox]

Speak of the devil, Ferrari finally woke up.

 

[rsh]

Ferrari seems to have the pace over Mercedes.
Leclerc easily pulls a gap towards Hamilton.

Great to see a few teams in the mix at the front and midfield.
Can’t recall a season where it is so close between a wide variety of teams.

 

[Grayfox]

Pit Stop Training?

 

[Famine]

Is there something up between Verstappen and Lambiase?

 

[TumeK5]

GP babysitting Max is priceless

 

[Grayfox]

Is there something up between Verstappen and Lambiase?

Someone has to sleep on the couch.
Such is marriage.

 

[Blitz24]

Is there something up between Verstappen and Lambiase?

Was waiting for the Sky Kimi reference. That's probably what Max was holding his tongue about.

 

[Grayfox]

Was waiting for the Sky Kimi reference. That's probably what Max was holding his tongue about.

F1 is not the same without a Kimi radio message.

 

[TumeK5]

Definitely the move of the race by Ocon.

 

[Grayfox]

Can lewis get the FL with Mediums?

 

[Blitz24]

1. Verstappen
2. Perez
3. Leclerc
4. Hamilton (FL)
5. Alonso
6. Russell
7. Norris
8. Ocon
9. Stroll
10. Tsunoda

 

[rsh]

Great race.
Lots of overtaking. Dominated by Max. Leclerc had a steady and fast race.
Unfortunately Alonso couldn’t keep up with Hamilton. Would love to see AM with more updates. However, they choose the wrong path allegedly for their development.
Great race by Gasly and I also enjoyed Tsunoda. He made Daniel look like a de Vries…

 

[MagpieRacer]

Thought it was pretty dull. Turned off just past halfway.

 

[Famine]

The average gap from first to seventh was ten seconds. None of the top seven was closer than seven seconds to the car in front. The guy in fourth could make an extra stop for fresh tyres to get fastest lap and still came out 7s ahead of the guy behind (and 17s behind the guy in front).

Great "race"...

 

[GroupB]

The upside is we’re one race closer to 2026.

 

[Sum1s2pid]

Bleh, forgettable race for me once the rain let up... Lando 7th, Oscar out, and Ricciardo nowhere.

Summer break is going to take forever.

 

[AshenGraey]

Max makes Perez look like he's driving a very different car for a very different team....over 20 seconds gap at the end between the 2 of them!! That's just crazy. I'm sure Lewis went after fastest lap just to annoy Max and not let him go for "Max-imum" points for the weekend.

 

[TumeK5]

At least one person enjoyed this race...and that's not me either

 

[OutlawQuadrnt]

F1 going straight to my DVR the remaining of the season so I can actually sleep in on my weekend.

 

[GingerBredMan]

Delete

 

[Demon Drone]

This season is so bad that even Spa sucks. These cars have produced some of the worst racing this sport has seen. The disparity is ridiculous.
The summer break can just take the rest of the year for all I care.

 

[Grimm6Jack]

Yeah, can't possibly believe I would see the day where a season would be more boring than 2015 or 2020.

But this one might be the worst season to watch since I've started watching in 2002.

I like Max, but this as a season is incredibly dull. I don't really care about who fights for the last spot in the points. What we as fans want is a memorable championship battle.

In fact, Max isn't the one to blame. He's simply exceptional, for me one of the all-time greats already, it's Checo's fault for being so damn average on that rocketship of a car.
Put Leclerc, Hamilton, Russel, Norris or Alonso in that 2nd car and we might have more of an entertaining battle for the Drivers Championship.

If Checo weren't so incredibly bad driving a top car, Red Bull could've potentially be near the 1.000 point mark this season with all the points available. That's how good the car is.

5 races in a row without reaching Q3, out of 12 races, only has 1 more Podium than Alonso while driving a car that is between 30 to 40 seconds faster over a race distance...
Starts 4 places ahead of Max and still finishes 20 seconds behind in the same car.
Embarrasing.

 

[GroupB]

I tend to disagree about a more capable second driver making a difference at RB.
They have historically been a 1-man team with a car developed specifically to meet the needs of that man and no one else.
And even if a second driver’s talent is enough to overcome that, RB will subtly sabotage him in their actions and psychologically.
Does anyone honestly think Perez would be allowed to take the title if his times were always competitive with Max?

 

[GingerBredMan]

Is it really necessary to react with a poo-poo emoji to every opinion that you don’t agree with? Just comes off as childish

 

[Touring Mars]

I'm quite glad I didn't go to this race, and went to the Spa 24h instead...

82 minutes of 'racing' is not a lot of bang for quite a lot of bucks, and given the uncertainty with the weather, it seems too high risk for a future trip.

Spa is an amazing circuit and I sincerely hope it stays on the F1 calendar, but I reckon the F1 race needs to be longer - though, judging by the reaction of some people after today's race, maybe not