It is a typical Belgian Grand Prix in everything it has larger and crazier, which we could attend today. After two days disputed on the dry, the rain was invited this morning in Belgium this morning and could turn around the Spa-Francorchamps circuit during the afternoon.
What complicate the lives of the 20 pilots on track, which will have to adapt to changing conditions and precarious grip, while not having driven like this before in the weekend.
Lando Norris starts in pole position in front of Oscar Piastri, while Charles Leclerc and Max Verstappen are on the second line. Alex Albon is the surprise guest of the third line alongside George Russell. Yuki Tsunoda achieved his best qualification for Red Bull and he is seventh at the start, just ahead of Hadjar.
Liam Lawson completes the group of pilots belonging to Red Bull in ninth place, while Gabriel Bortoleto is tenth on the grid. The Haas of Esteban Ocon and Oliver Bearman occupy the sixth line ahead of Pierre Gasly and Nico Hülkenberg. Franco Colapinto is 15th in front of Lance Stroll.
14h17 : Indeed, four pilots set off from the stands this Sunday, it is Lewis Hamilton, Kimi Antonelli and Fernando Alonso and Carlos Sainz. The three pilots changed motor components and settings for the race, which earned them to be returned to the bottom of the grid. Same thing for Spanish, which has only made changes to adjustments.
14h20 : The sun shines a little at Spa but the track remains very humid. There is also 80% of the rain announced at the time of departure.
14h23: “He will probably rain,” said Norris before riding a grid. “At the start or not, I don’t know much more. We’ll see SPA, so there’s a good chance that it is raining, but it can also mean that the rain sometimes falls on half of the track and that the other half remains dry.”
14h25: And the sun has disappeared with drops of rain that return to Spa while the pilots proceed to the grid in intermediaries. They can do several laps to acclimatize before coming to place themselves on the straight / arrival straight line.
