Lewis Hamilton experiences bitter moments in sprint qualifying in Belgium, and Nico Hülkenberg also disappointed. McLaren fetches places one and three.
Formula 1 top rider Oscar Piatri goes from the first starting position to the sprint race at the Grand Prix of Belgium. The Australian secured the pole position in his McLaren in 1: 40.510 minutes and thus has a good chance of further expanding its World Cup lead. Behind the 24-year-old, world champion Max Verstappen landed second in the Red Bull. Lando Norris made it to third place in the second McLaren.
During the time hunt for the short race over a good 100 kilometers on Saturday (12:00 p.m.), Nico Hülkenberg only made it to position 17. After his sensational third place, the last day did not run as desired on the first day. The only German driver in the field had a lot of gap to the extreme in the kick-Sauber.
“Not good enough on my side”, said Hülkenberg at Sky. At the moment, the Swiss team is actually on a high altitude, Hülkenberg has always scored on the past four weekends.
Hamilton with a turner
Record world champion Lewis Hamilton in Ferrari experienced a really messed up session. Despite updates on its SF-25, the Brit only finished 18th. “I’m now a maximum of frustrated”, he said taciturn.
Lewis Hamilton in Ferrari during the sprint qualifying of Formula 1 in Belgium
Hamilton made a mistake on his first quick round and rushed through a gravel bed, in the second attempt he turned out of the last harassment.
His ex-team Mercedes experienced a black day with George Russell in 13th and Kimi Antonelli in the last place.
World Cup points already in the sprint on Saturday
The third sprint weekend of the season is held not far from the German border. On Sunday (3 p.m.) it is about the more important victory in the Grand Prix. Before the 13th of 24 seasonals, Piatsri leads the overall ranking in front of Norris. The four -time Champion Verstappen already has 69 points behind Piatri as the third.