The analysis of the rain spectacle in spa

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The analysis of the rain spectacle in spa

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The Grand Prize of Belgium, our racing analysis. These were real water features at the beginning. Above all, it was pretty tough until the whole thing started. Sure, if it rains, there is a lot of spray in the air, you can’t see anything. Then the race management in Formula one is very, very careful. You took your time until the rain was over. Then actually drove behind the Safety Car until you were really safe. Now it works. And that was something that Max Verstappen didn’t like, for example, because he had coordinated his Red Bull on more rain and then said afterwards in the interviews that is of course stupid, we drive for too long behind the safety car. And then it was ultimately only eight rounds in the wet. Of course, that didn’t help us in terms of setup. Yes, of course that’s right. From his perspective. But you always have to see the big picture. And I think the race management has already decided here and the race ultimately ran the way you want it. There were no accidents, all 20 cars came to the finish and that’s why I think you have already decided correctly and there was an overtaking maneuver exactly, which we have been a bit before. I did a little more dramatic where you could see badly at the end of the long straight, you drove almost 330 and then he was still there in the spray and spray. Is Oskar Piaski out of the slipstream, past Lando Norris. You saw it a little more sober. For me it was a great maneuver, but maybe you will explain to the spectators how he got the chance to come by. In the first round, it is of course very important that you have the tires to temperature after the Safety Car. He managed that very well. Then it goes through the La Suisse Hairyard curve. There he has the first yes, I don’t want to say ahead, but advantage. Piatri towards his teammate Norris. It was still in the lead and after that it went up the mountain through Uruguay. And then it was a pure mutual thing. Who pluck less, who is less of the gas? Through this curve and that’s why he overtaken. The overtaking maneuver then works. And Oscar Piatri said afterwards so I liked it much better today than yesterday, because yesterday he had overtaken him in the same place in the sprint race. In principle, the fair was read. Then came, at some point it got drier, at some point the first went to dry tires. The first ever was Lewis Hamilton, who ended up to seventh place and was so very rehabilitated. For the poor performance yesterday and with the Spitz at the top group, it was the case that the Piatri was the first to come. He chose the medium tire. Norris came later and said I want hard. Yes, good. This is normal because when I am in two position, I do the opposite of the one in front. Because that gives me a chance, maybe it will come against racing ends. He still came forward relatively far and relatively close, but no longer saw the right decision and you actually got to the point that the whole race was done in round one in this one overtaking maneuver. Behind it Charles Egler on three. He had chosen a rather dry setup or for dryness. And since the route was dry relatively quickly, Max Verstappen, who had rely more on rain, had no chance. He got stuck behind it. The other placements fifth Russel, sixth Albin, Nico Hülkenberg, was even nine in between because he had stopped relatively early, but then had to get tires for the second time, fell back to 14, it could no longer be done. To the points. An exciting Grand Prix, a spectacular warm -up almost an hour of waiting, with twice Safetycar, but with a happy ending for Oscar Piatri, which continues to lead the World Cup.