2023 Belgian Grand Prix - Spa-Francorchamps, July 28 - 30 Sportsbook Motor Sport 

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So F1 heads to the iconic Spa Francorchamps for this weekends Grand Prix. It will be a sprint race and the last race before the summer break.

TV Times:
Friday: First Practice - 12.30. Qualifying - 16.00.
Saturday: Sprint Qualifying - 11.00. Sprint Race - 15.30
Sunday: Race - 14.00.

All sessions will be live on Sky Sports F1. Channel 4: Saturday - Qualifying Highlights: 19:45. Sunday: Race Highlights: 18:30.

This thread is for the general discussion of the event 2023 Belgian Grand Prix - Spa-Francorchamps, July 28 - 30. Please add to the discussion here.
 
David76 Rising Star
Reigning world champion Max Verstappen set the fastest lap time in qualifying at the Belgian Grand Prix, but his five-place grid penalty for exceeding his gearbox allocation will promote second fastest Charles Leclerc to the first starting position for Sunday's Spa F1 race.

1Max VerstappenRed Bull Racing1:58.5151:52.7841:46.16822
2Charles LeclercFerrari1:58.3001:52.0171:46.98823
3Sergio PerezRed Bull Racing1:58.8991:52.3531:47.04522
4Lewis HamiltonMercedes1:58.5631:52.3451:47.08724
5Carlos SainzFerrari1:58.6881:51.7111:47.15223
6Oscar PiastriMclaren 1:58.8721:51.5341:47.36523
7Lando NorrisMclaren 1:59.9811:52.2521:47.66921
8George RussellMercedes1:59.0351:52.6051:47.80524
9Fernando AlonsoAston Martin1:58.8341:52.7511:47.84322
10Lance StrollAston Martin 1:59.6631:52.1931:48.84122
11Yuki TsunodaAlphatauri1:59.0441:53.14815
12Pierre GaslyAlpine1:59.5111:53.67117
13Kevin MagnussenHaas2:00.0201:54.16017
14Valtteri BottasAlfa Romeo1:59.4841:54.69417
15Esteban OconAlpine1:59.6341:56.37213
16Alexander AlbonWilliams2:00.3148
17Zhou GuanyuAlfa Romeo 2:00.8329
18Logan SargeantWilliams 2:01.5356
19Daniel RicciardoAlphatauri 2:02.1598
20Nico HulkenbergHaas2:03.1665

I know the grid penalty means Verstappen is not starting pole, but it must be gut-wrenching to see the times and think you are in with a shot at pole.
 
G Contributor
0.8 between 1st and 2nd, grim.

Hope to see a McLaren on the podium on Sunday but qualifying wasn't great, tbh.
 
Franco Pinion Community Regular
SQ2 cut short after Lance Stroll crashes and red flags are waved. As a result of the red flags Troll's Aston Martin teammate Fernando Alonso is also out in SQ2 after failing to set a time.

Aston Martin have a tough job to get Stroll ready for the sprint race, maybe even with grid penalties for the main race.
 
Franco Pinion Community Regular
Max Verstappen will start on pole position for this afternoon's sprint race.

What a lap by Oscar Piastri. The Australian rookie was just 0.011 seconds away from the Red Bull.
 
Son Of Jack Enthusiast
Verstappen wins the sprint race by 6.5 second on inters on a wet track :rolleyes:

It's not a contest any more.

Well done Piastri cracking race for 2nd.

Hamilton's 5 second penalty is just shocking, it was a racing incident nothing more, WTF were the stewards looking at.
 
Bandit Collaborator
Verstappen wins the sprint race by 6.5 second on inters on a wet track :rolleyes:

It's not a contest any more.

Well done Piastri cracking race for 2nd.

Hamilton's 5 second penalty is just shocking, it was a racing incident nothing more, WTF were the stewards looking at.
Masterclass by Verstappen - the car/driver combination is just out of sight in all circumstances. Going to be a long season.

Delighted that Piastri managed second place. Hopefully he has a good run in the full race tomorrow.
 
Franco Pinion Community Regular
Perez takes the lead and Verstappen is up to 3rd.

Piastri looks like his race is over after damage at turn 1
 
Franco Pinion Community Regular
Piastri already looks in trouble :(
 
Bandit Collaborator
Piastri out. This could be a safety car of some sort.
 
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