2023 Belgian Grand Prix - Spa-Francorchamps, July 28 - 30

[CaribouBread]

Delayed Q3 and DRS interesting

[101FlyingDutchman]

Delayed Q3 and DRS interesting

Yep anything to try and discredit. Makes for funny reading. Bring tinfoil hat

[DGP123]

Knew you’d bite. Had to after your first first post.

[ringo]

Lewis is probably living with the sliding rear a little better and the lower track temps maybe is forgiving. Clearly the package suits him more than Russel but i feel Ham benefiting from experience with the first generation cheese lotto pirelli tyres that had to be babied around a long lap. He is just managing them better than Russel.
I would love to see Ferrari challenge for the win. Hopefully no strategic errors from them in sunday's race.

Gotta give credit where it's due to redbull and Max. Very flawless lap for P1. The car is hooked up. He will fly to another win on Sunday. Nothing can stop him. Maybe Perez can sneak a win but no one else will hinder redbull.

[Sevach]

Hamilton squeezing every drop out of the car. I think Russel just lacking experience in prepping the car. He can do better.
Great running by all the top 10. Max just pulled everything together in the end purple in all 3 sectors and by 0.8 seconds.
Perez redeemed himself and Ferrari back in the mix.
Aston seemed a little improved but may have been overheating the tyres near the end of the lap? They seem strong in the earlier phase.

By eye Mercedes went with their normal medium downforce wing with Russell, Hamilton has a low downforce wing.
Russell betting on wet track imo.

[Jakxy]

Vers Lec H2H

S1 -0.083
S2 -0.703
S3 -0.034

-0.703 at Sector 2 is just mental.

[101FlyingDutchman]

Vers Lec H2H

S1 -0.083
S2 -0.703
S3 -0.034

-0.703 at Sector 2 is just mental.

It’s the medium to high speed long radius corners which FER already identified as their Achilles heel. If they can fix it without major compromise otherwise they’d be straight back up

[organic]

Vers Lec H2H

S1 -0.083
S2 -0.703
S3 -0.034

-0.703 at Sector 2 is just mental.

It’s the medium to high speed long radius corners which FER already identified as their Achilles heel. If they can fix it without major compromise otherwise they’d be straight back up

When we have the telemetry it will be incredibly interesting

[renault rs26]

Well he did say he wanted the gap to get bigger.

Max next to Lewis on the grid again

Max have 5 places penalty, he'll be 6th Hamilton will move to 3rd.

[Hammerfist]

Well he did say he wanted the gap to get bigger.

Max next to Lewis on the grid again

How do you figure? Lewis gets promoted to p3 and max will be p6

[101FlyingDutchman]

Vers Lec H2H

S1 -0.083
S2 -0.703
S3 -0.034

-0.703 at Sector 2 is just mental.

It’s the medium to high speed long radius corners which FER already identified as their Achilles heel. If they can fix it without major compromise otherwise they’d be straight back up

When we have the telemetry it will be incredibly interesting

Yeah I’d be very curious. Am expecting a min turn speed difference. Maybe even mid corner. Be curious to see where it drops

[Willy]

McLaren 327 at speed trap whereas Max was 339, Charles 337 and Lewis at 334. So much wing for McLaren, which is why Oscar was doing well in S2.

[DGP123]

1. Leclerc
2. Perez
3. Hamilton
4. Sainz
5. Piastri
6. Verstappen (5-Place Penalty)
7. Norris
8. Russell
9. Alonso
10. Stroll

[Hammerfist]

Hamilton squeezing every drop out of the car. I think Russel just lacking experience in prepping the car. He can do better.
Great running by all the top 10. Max just pulled everything together in the end purple in all 3 sectors and by 0.8 seconds.
Perez redeemed himself and Ferrari back in the mix.
Aston seemed a little improved but may have been overheating the tyres near the end of the lap? They seem strong in the earlier phase.

By eye Mercedes went with their normal medium downforce wing with Russell, Hamilton has a low downforce wing.
Russell betting on wet track imo.

Yeah they said so in the broadcast.

Hamilton purple in sector 3 though. Beating both Mclarens feels like overperforming the car.

[organic]

Hamilton squeezing every drop out of the car. I think Russel just lacking experience in prepping the car. He can do better.
Great running by all the top 10. Max just pulled everything together in the end purple in all 3 sectors and by 0.8 seconds.
Perez redeemed himself and Ferrari back in the mix.
Aston seemed a little improved but may have been overheating the tyres near the end of the lap? They seem strong in the earlier phase.

By eye Mercedes went with their normal medium downforce wing with Russell, Hamilton has a low downforce wing.
Russell betting on wet track imo.

Yeah they said so in the broadcast.

Hamilton purple in sector 3 though. Beating both Mclarens feels like overperforming the car.

Sector 3 has that long straight with no DRS which is very suited to Lewis' very trimmed low downforce rear wing. I am not surprised at all he was purple in s3