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Ten places behind the place he will take in Saturday’s qualifying tests (27/7), he will start in Belgian Grand Prix The Max Verstappen!
As announced, Formula 1 imposed this penalty on the world champion because the Red Bull chose to change engine in his car for the fifth time this season, having exceeded the minimum regulation limit.
Thus, the work of the Dutchman in Sunday’s match (28/7) it becomes much more difficult, given that the best position he can start from is 11th, if of course he manages to take pole position.
It is worth mentioning that this is the third year in a row that Red Bull has changed the engine in its car Verstappen at the Spa circuit, with him topping the podium on both previous occasions, starting from 14th and 11th respectively!
In fact, the Dutchman looks capable of doing it again, dominating the first free practice (the second is scheduled for 18:00), after completing his fastest lap in 1:43.372, 0.5” ahead of Piastri.
FP1 CLASSIFICATION
Verstappen with a half-a-second advantage over the field ??#F1 #BelgianGP pic.twitter.com/987DDixQPi
— Formula 1 (@F1) July 26, 2024
Source: Sport Fm
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