ROUND 14: ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช Belgium


FORMULA 1 ROLEX BELGIAN GRAND PRIX 2024


Circuit stats


  • Circuit name: Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
  • First Grand Prix: 1950
  • Number of laps: 44
  • Circuit Length: 7.004 km
  • Race Distance: 308.052 km
  • Lap record: 1:46.286 Valtteri Bottas (2018)
  • 2023 winner: Max Verstappen

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12 points

I donโ€™t think anyone had George winning todayโ€™s race in their bingo card!

Perez, Leclerc, Norris all had mega fumbles. Donโ€™t think it was enough for Perez to retain his seat. Letโ€™s see what happens over the course of the summer break.

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Well leclerc just didnโ€™t not have a fast enough car under him. Norris had his strategy fumbled while being a little slow. Perez also had a suboptimal strategy but he was too slow anyway.

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3 points

Yeah true about Leclercโ€™s car being slower. Guess I got overexcited after seeing him start P1.

Norris definitely botched his opening lap T1. He himself mentioned it: https://mastodon.nl/@_formula1_/112865921523536889

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5 points

Perez has to be out at this point. This race was a pretty clear indication that heโ€™s just not good enough to compete with the top drivers.

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4 points

Perez, absolutely 100% has to lose his seat if RB cares about winning. Not only did he somehow go backwards to P8 AGAIN on a day the car was clearly good enough for more, he managed to impede Verstappen indirectly for several laps, likely costing Max P4 at least.

The obvious choice is Riccy, heโ€™s probably an improvement and he should be in the right mental state to be a clear #2.

I still wonder why they donโ€™t give Tsunoda a shot at least though, heโ€™s been good all year and purely on track, he deserves it. He must be struggling with professionalism off track still.

I also donโ€™t understand why Lawson is under consideration for the other RB seat. Let him ease into it, no need to rush it, let him VCARB it rest of the year.

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Youโ€™re right with Ricciardoโ€™s mental state and how well he might suit a #2 driver role, even though I totally agree Tsunoda has been better on track all year and really should be in with a better chance. I just donโ€™t think Tsunoda would be happy being #2, his blow-up on the radio earlier this year was rough ๐Ÿ˜ฌ

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2 points

Mercs on a streak. Norrisโ€™ time to shine is being outshone.

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1 point

Iโ€™ve got tickets for Hungary next year and if checo is still in the car by then Iโ€™m gonna lose it

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10 points

Russell in trouble, underweight

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4 points

The shorter drs zone seemed to have shown much less overtakes this race. Not sure if Iโ€™m liking that or not.

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3 points

I understand what they were trying to do but it made it too hard to pass. Hopefully they get the balance right next year.

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It made Red Bullโ€™s setup choices look decent to keep the McLaren behind and also nerfed tyre deltas quite a bit as evidenced by Russell vs. Hamilton (disqualification aside, HAM couldnโ€™t pass RUS on track).

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Perez starts on the front row, but finish seventh. RIP.

This is Russellโ€™s win, but the team let him down.

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