The Belgian GP, which could not be held last year due to heavy rain, was held this year. The race, where the championship candidates started from the back rows, was the scene of many transitions.
The summer break in Formula 1 is over and the car feast we’ve been waiting for is in Belgium, the iconic on the spa track carried out. Six pilots “new toys” The race, which was penalized for what they brought and started from the back rows, also hosted many passes.
Six drivers, who changed both the engine and some other components after the summer break, were penalized at the end of qualifying and sent to the back of the grid. The last champion among these pilots Verstappen and its biggest rival Charles Leclerc was also included.
From the back to the top
As the race started off quite excited, two former champions and two former teammates were already in the first lap. Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton made contact. After this contact, Hamilton slowed down due to a malfunction in his car’s undercarriage and withdrew from the race. Thus, Hamilton, who is the only driver to complete all the races this season, is out of the race for the first time in 2022. After a short while, he tried to save himself from Latifi’s spin. Valtteri Bottas he was able to stop by hitting the wall and was out of the race.
Verstappen, one of the champion candidates, 14th place He finished the race he started at the top. Thus, he became the second name in the history of Formula 1 to start in double digits in two races in a row and finish the race first. Perez took second place. Like this red bull He did his 4th double this year. Ferrari driver Sainz, who started the race from the first pocket, took third place, while Russell and Leclerc took it. However, Leclerc was dropped to 6th place after receiving a 5-second penalty and was replaced by Alonso. Esteban Ocon, Sebastian Vettel, Pierre Gasly and Alex Albon completed the top 10. The fastest lap also went to Verstappen.
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