FORMULA 1 MSC CRUISES BELGIAN GRAND PRIX 2023
| Circuit stats | |
|---|---|
| First Grand Prix | 1950 |
| Number of laps | 44 |
| Lap record | 1:46.286 Valtteri Bottas (2018) |
| 2022 winner | Max Verstappen |
Some really nice overtakes today.
There was a spark of light from Albon again, the pack is getting tight now and despite his good start it wasn’t enough overall to make the points.
Bummed about Piastri. Looking forward to seeing him more and more now the Maclaren has started to pick up the pace.
Is it just me or does it seem like something is genuinely going on between GP and Max?
I know everyone has been saying this is just how their relationship is, but I don’t remember nearly this many quips in the past.
Remember that we only hear what FOM wants us to hear. They cherry pick messages to make a story quite often. If you want to hear the rest of the radio the onboard replay on F1TV should have everything
Some who cares more than me willing to watch it and let us all know?
I would presume they like joking around.
When Max started complaining about how windy the track was and how hard he had to hold the wheel I assumed he was just joking around.
He mentioned it to the other drivers in the cooldown room too, and they agreed. I guess after the rain the wind really was a big factor.
Some beautiful overtakes this weekend. Verstappen on Piastri during the sprint, Gasly on Albon today and Ocon on Tsunoda.
I feel sorry for Albon, at the beginning of the race it seemed like he would have a genuine shot at a points finish.
Also, good on Hamilton for taking fastest lap on the last lap of the day.
Although the statistic would be insane and likely never repeated in history, I don’t want Red Bull to win every race this year. Someone else other than Max or Checo needs to win for once.
I was really rooting for Piastri, quite a shame how it turned out.
It is really unfortunate. I really wanted to see him shine today
Yeah, would have liked to see more replays of how that actually unfolded, maybe it was just Sainz lockup that caused it.
It was correctly judged as a racing incident, in my opinion. Sainz was between Hamilton and Piastri. He could maybe have given 30 cm more, but… L1T1 🤷
Max casually standing on his car only mildly celebrating while half of the field did not yet cross the line was truly a thing I did not expect to see this year.
In fairness, there’s usually a cool down lap. At Spa they hang a hard right and go down the pit lane in the reverse direction, so the early finishers are quick to get parked and get out.
Yeah I know. Still it felt a bit strange because we don’t normally notice the cameras switching to the celebration before everyone completed the final lap.
Yeah that was unusual. I feel like they should have prioritized showing the finishers and then cut over to Max and co.
That coverage of the finish definitely left me wanting. There wasn’t even as much a graphic with the final placing.
Maybe they were all just excited to get on with summer break.
