At the mythical spa francorchamps Red Bull was the best team of the weekend achieving a 1-2 with Max Verstappen and Checo Perez, the Dutch driver gave a master class of driving to take the victory and the fastest lap; Ferrari in its eagerness to shorten distances could not take advantage of the Pole achieved by Carlos Sainz who finished third.
I expected more for today, but Max was flying, today we achieved a great result and for the team.
Said Checo Perez
The clash of the day between two champions and old rivals
Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso tangled at Les Combes on the first lap, leaving the Mercedes driver out of the race. Reminiscent of that old 2007 where the two drivers shared a team at McLaren, in what is considered the most controversial season in F1.
Returning to the present, Mercedes continues with a margin of distance in front of its two rivals without Hamilton on track, George Russell gave battle until the end to finish in position number 4 on the podium.
A car that looks like a rocket
Undoubtedly the RB18 driven by Max Verstappen is the best performing car of the entire grid, the Dutch driver recovered quickly from his penalty for the change in the power unit, starting from position 14 managed to advance and it only took him 19 laps to take the lead of the race.
It was very important, the race pace was an incredible weekend. We will see what we can do next week to continue with this pace.
Said Max Verstappen
Max’s pace this season is devastating, so much so that not even Checo managed to get close to his teammate’s pace, and even further behind were the Ferraris whose strategic mistakes are costing them dearly this season.
Who is next in the championship
The next race will be next weekend from September 2 to 4 and nothing more and nothing less than in Holland, Verstappen’s home and fortress of the whole orange armada that will undoubtedly dye the whole weekend in the Dutch color.
@wil-walteros Source: F1 Oficial
