FORMULA 1 ROLEX BELGIAN GRAND PRIX - Spa.....Race.... ▄▀▄▀▄▀ SPOILERS ▄▀▄▀▄▀

Max could end up with a podium, at least.
I bet he is well wound up and wants to prove something.

 

is he going to bed early for this?

 

early?. w 61 victories Id say he's been early relative to tomorrow!

 

lets hope for a good race

 

Red Bull set for crunch Monday meeting on Perez’s F1 future
Team will discuss whether to keep Perez as Verstappen’s team-mate immediately after the Belgian GP or replace him even after his 2025 contract signing

 

they might as well just take the chance on Lawson right now. If he's ****, bin him at the end of the season.

Can't possibly do more damage than Perez

 

Ask Kelly

 

Définitive proof this guy isn’t human ..
He prefers playing E game instead of going with this gorgeous girl into a bed..

 

I read somewhere the race was postponed due to weather- True?

 

Where did you read that, Fux news?
No rain today 20 deg Celsius.

 

Excellent!! Thanks- - I think it was PlanetF1 or GPFans- unsure- "Fux" never reports on F1

Good to know the race is on with apparently good weather

 

McLaren: Verstappen still "the favourite" to win Belgian GP from P11
McLaren is wary of Red Bull's race pace as Max Verstappen is set for a comeback race at Spa

 

2-3 stops is the plan it appears. Always the tyres lol.

https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/how-new-spa-track-surface-has-opened-unique-f1-tyre-headache/10639725/

How new Spa track surface has triggered unique F1 tyre headache
A partial resurfacing of the Spa circuit has shifted tyre strategies for F1's Belgian GP
Jonathan Noble Jul 28, 2024, 11:45 AM

A partial resurfacing of the Formula 1 circuit at Spa-Francorchamps has triggered headaches for drivers and teams in working out how best to attack the Belgian Grand Prix.

Work was completed last month on resurfacing 3.5km of the Spa circuit, which is around half its length, in three areas.

These were from Blanchimont to Eau Rouge, from the start of the Kemmel straight to Bruxelles and from the Campus bend to Paul Frere.

The works were aimed at improving safety conditions at the track with a higher grip surface, while also getting rid of some of the bumps from older sections of asphalt.

While the improvements have done exactly what was hoped for, they have also opened up a unique scenario that drivers and teams now have to overcome.

The changes have given the circuit a Jekyll-and-Hyde character – where some parts of it offer super high grip and are very abrasive, while other sections are the opposite.

This not only makes the feel of the track different, but it also serves to alter car and tyre characteristics as the balance shifts.

Based on dry running so far this weekend, it has opened up a scenario where it is incredibly hard to manage as it has ramped up tyre degradation.

As Mercedes driver George Russell explained: "I think you have got three quarters of the track which is probably the smoothest of the season, and the other quarter is the most abrasive of the season.

“You are in two totally different windows, and that combination of the two is what has caused a lot of damage to the tyres.

“It is the same for everyone, but I don't think anyone expected this sort of degradation.”

Pirelli’s head of F1 and car racing Mario Isola said that the data collected from running so far showed the new surface was causing an increase in tyre wear.

“It is smoother if you look at the roughness, but it is generating more grip,” he said.


“Part of this grip is probably adhesive grip, but the result is that is putting more stress on the tyres, and this increases the overheating and also the graining, especially on the front left.”

The end result of the new surface is that the Belgian GP has shifted from what was a marginal one/two-stopper, to a nailed on two-stopper – with three stops even now on the cards.

Isola added: “Last year, it was a two-stop race for the majority, using the medium and the soft.

“This year, I believe that the one-stop requires too much management. So basically, it's not an option.

 

Now this LOL -

Williams says "odds in our favour" of landing Sainz F1 deal
Williams feels that odds are beginning to stack up in its hopes of landing Carlos Sainz deal

 

So exciting! I always look forward to races being decided by radio arguments from the cockpit to the geniuses in the “box office”©️ and a bunch of wheel slingers.

 

yeah, others options are quite a bit wider. F2 the tyre use seemed to be quite harsh as well.

I reckon Mclaren has a BIG opportunity to win this.

 

Missed that race. Too many Sunday plans. Did not hear about detail in tyre use yesterday.

 

Forza Ferrari. Checo probably ahead by T2.

 

Max has to get past HAM and NOR....should be exciting.

 

PER needs to NOT get ahead of everyone so he doesn't hold them all up for VER.

 

Nice. Go chuck