F1 analysis: “Hamilton in the shadow of Leclerc”
07/26/2025 18:03 | 2: 35m
Formula 1 superstar Lewis Hamilton failed at the Grand Prix of Belgium on Saturday in Q1 and only goes into the race as 16 (Sunday, from 2 p.m. Live at RTL). The RTL experts Heiko Wasser and Christian Danner analyze the results from SPA.
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Usually we warmly welcome to qualifying analysis today. Christian is it a kind of Saturday analysis? Because we did a double layer today. We saw a sprint race to which we should also say a sentence.
A nice, short sprint race. It was dry and an outstanding victory of Verstappen. I think everything is explained.
Exactly. Who used the slipstream at the start and then overtaken Pohlmann Piatri in Lekonden. Something like that in the race that we could transfer at RTL at 2:00 p.m. could also pass because Oscar Piatri, who was second today, will come past Pohlmann past Lando Norris.
That can happen, but no longer in this clarity. And as easy as it has been done, today in the sprint because, I say the output conditions, who drives how much wings or connected with it, who has how much air resistance. This means that the speed differences will certainly be very similar between the top cars tomorrow in the race.
Because and that is the explanation for all assuming that it will rain tomorrow. So we will have a very exciting race and therefore everyone is traveling with a lot of wings and therefore it will be a bit more difficult tomorrow to come by with a lot of top speed. We spoke to the first row Norris ahead of Piatri, the second row. unusual order. Legler before?
Verstappen Yes, this is a big compliment for Charles Claire. What he succeeded, because he fights just like Lewis Hamilton, who didn’t even qualify for Q2. With the idiosyncrasies and the problems of the Ferrari. But I think he did it quite well. He was completely satisfied. Of course, you still have to say one thing, of course, the distance is huge to the top.
Yes, but Legler was a second faster than Lewis Hamilton you mentioned. This was revoked in Q1. So he flew out. Suddenly only 16. It couldn’t believe that, it didn’t understand that in the team radio.
Yes, but he could have understood it, because he just abbreviated into blush. But well, you make mistakes and in such pressure situations that Hamilton is, because it is clearly in the shadow of Leclair, which just happens more often.
So Hamilton, far behind, Nico Hülkenberg, unfortunately only 14. The winners today, the spectators who have stayed dry. The winners, tomorrow the spectators who are getting worn, but definitely see a great race. Pool for Lando Norris, second place for Piatri, behind Legler and Verstappen.