2022 FORMULA 1 ROLEX BELGIAN GRAND PRIX

[Big Kev]

2022 FORMULA 1 ROLEX BELGIAN GRAND PRIX



Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
Lap data
Lap length 7.004km (4.352 miles)
Race laps 44
Race distance 308.052km (191.415 miles)
Pole position Right-hand side of the track
Lap record* 1’46.286 (Valtteri Bottas, 2018)
Fastest lap 1’41.252 (Lewis Hamilton, 2020, qualifying three)
Maximum speed 319.6kph (198.59 mph)
Distance from grid to turn one 271m
Full throttle 70%
Longest flat-out section 2,015m
Downforce level Medium
Gear changes per lap 42
Fuel use per lap 2.39kg
Time penalty per lap of fuel 0.098s
DRS zone one Detection: 240 metres before turn two
Activation: 230 metres after turn four
DRS zone two Detection: 160 metres before turn 18
Activation: 30 metres after turn 19
Pit lane time loss 17.4s

UK Times
Friday 26th August 2022
Belgian Grand Prix Free Practice 1: 13:00
Belgian Grand Prix Free Practice 2: 16:00
Saturday 27th August 2022
Belgian Grand Prix Free Practice 3: 12:00
Belgian Grand Prix Qualifying: 15:00
Sunday 28th August 2022
Belgian Grand Prix: 14:00

Previous Winners
2000 Finland Mika Häkkinen McLaren-Mercedes
2001 Germany Michael Schumacher Ferrari
2002 Germany Michael Schumacher Ferrari
2003 Not held
2004 Finland Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes
2005 Finland Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes
2006 Not held
2007 Finland Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari
2008 Brazil Felipe Massa Ferrari
2009 Finland Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari
2010 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes
2011 Germany Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault
2012 United Kingdom Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes
2013 Germany Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault
2014 Australia Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull-Renault
2015 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton Mercedes
2016 Germany Nico Rosberg Mercedes
2017 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton Mercedes
2018 Germany Sebastian Vettel Ferrari
2019 Monaco Charles Leclerc Ferrari
2020 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton Mercedes
2021 Netherlands Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing-Honda


Videos

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Standings

[Big Kev]

Max Verstappen, Charles Leclerc, Lando Norris, Esteban Ocon, Valtteri Bottas and Mick Schumacher will all start at the back of the grid on Sunday

[Duke]

But in which ORDER, that's what I want to know Kev?

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[Big Kev]

haha, not sure they've worked that out yet. I think Leclerc was first to say he was starting at the back so I guess he'll be 16th.

[Big Kev]

Here's the final grid

(P) = Penalty

1. Carlos Sainz
2. Sergio Perez
3. Fernando Alonso
4. Lewis Hamilton
5. George Russell
6. Alex Albon
7. Daniel Ricciardo
8. Pierre Gasly
9. Lance Stroll
10. Sebastian Vettel
11. Nicholas Latifi
12. Kevin Magnussen
13. Yuki Tsunoda
14. Valtteri Bottas (P)
15. Max Verstappen (P)
16. Charles Leclerc (P)
17. Esteban Ocon (P)
18. Lando Norris (P)
19. Zhou Guanyu (P)
20. Mick Schumacher (P)

Few people there with a chance of unusually good points.

[Big Kev]

I'll just leave this here
Poundland Spiderman?

[norbs]

[Exar Kun]

Max and the Red Bull an absolute rocket. I'd actually be surprised if he doesn't win from 15th on the grid with the speed he has. You know Ferrari will balls it up with Sainz and Checo won't be allowed to race Max.

[norbs]

Max and the Red Bull an absolute rocket. I'd actually be surprised if he doesn't win from 15th on the grid with the speed he has. You know Ferrari will balls it up with Sainz and Checo won't be allowed to race Max.

Am I the only one thinking he will bin it with a smash on lap 1 trying to make up places? If he takes his time he can probably just drive past everyone.

[durbster]

Great stuff from Albon there. He's not usually a qualifying monster.

Looks like any hope of a third team joining the fight for the second half has gone. I know it's the nature of the track but 1.8 seconds between Max and Lewis - wow.

The grid is tantalising. It's almost a test of reverse grids

Should be a spicy race.

[KNAPPO]

I'll just leave this here
Poundland Spiderman?

Looks like he's dressed as a Placenta.

[Big Kev]

https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/15 ... S3qF9y.mp4

[Exar Kun]

Interesting how they're choosing not to penalise lap 1 incidents. If it was turn 1 or in a pack then I'd understand but they were pretty clear of everyone when Lewis hit him.

Too easy for Max. Will have the championship wrapped up by Singapore at this rate and that's coming from 40 odd points down after three races. I'm not sure even Mercedes had a season this dominant. It's crazy when the Red Bull hasn't even been the fastest car at a decent number of races.

[norbs]

Lewis doesnt hit people Mick.

[pixelboy]

https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/15 ... S3qF9y.mp4

The walk of shame... great camera work to stop and let Lewis walk into the distance

[Exar Kun]

Lewis doesnt hit people Mick.

Ha, he even admitted it and didn't get pinged.

[KNAPPO]

Making up for missing out on that Top Gun role.

[Big Kev]

Hamilton also got a reprimand for refusing to go to the medical centre as the car's G-meter had been tripped.

Title wrapped up now. Even if Leclerc won the rest and Max trotted round in 2nd he'd still win. Max needs 3 DNFs for Leclerc to even be in with a shout.

But really Ferrari have handed him this on a plate (again). What on earth were they doing at the end there? Brought in Leclerc for a tyre change for fastest lap when they knew it was tight to Alonso. He ended up not getting FL and then got a 5sec penalty for speeding in the pitlane which dropped him back behind Alonso again! And he was only 0.7s off being behind Ocon as well. Also seemed bizarre that they kept asking Leclerc to decide on the next tyres instead of just giving him what they thought was right.

Costly race for McLaren too in the constructors.