This was one of Charles Leclerc’s most complete weekends of the year, the Ferrari driver modifying his driving style and approach in wet and changeable conditions to secure his 20th career pole position – albeit only because Verstappen was handed a gearbox change penalty. Kevin Magnussen wasn’t much further ahead and both never came close to challenging for points at any stage. Nico Hulkenberg started the Sprint from P20 and the main event from the pit lane. Spa was another disappointing weekend, with the pattern of their season continuing – reasonably competitive over one lap, in a world of pain with tyre degradation in race trim. You must go all the way back to Azerbaijan in April to find the last time Haas scored a point, the American team going through a painful run that has seen them leapfrogged by Williams in the constructors’ standings. He’s now just one short of the record nine consecutive wins Sebastian Vettel took in 2013.
READ MORE: Verstappen opens up on radio exchange with engineer in Belgian GP after dominant recovery drive to 8th straight winĪ day after he took P1 in the Sprint, Verstappen eased his way through from sixth on the grid, passing Red Bull team mate Sergio Perez for the lead before blitzing away to win his eighth successive race by 22.305s. The reigning double world champion was so relaxed when cruising around at the front, he had time for banter and “sparky” radio messages with his race engineer, Gianpiero 'GP' Lambiase. I’m running out of superlatives for 2023’s runaway championship leader Max Verstappen.
We've picked six winners and five losers from a mostly soggy Belgium.
STELLAR PHOTO RECOVERY FULL
Spa-Francorchamps has become a Red Bull track in recent years – and Max Verstappen took full advantage, clinching a crushing Grand Prix victory to ensure Red Bull secured a clean sweep of wins so far in 2023.īut while Verstappen and his team snapped their 12th celebration photo of the campaign, and others patted themselves on the back for a job well done, some were desperate to close this year’s first chapter.
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