The Formula One season returns after the summer season break with the Belgian Grand Prix on the well-known Spa-Francorchamps circuit with Max Verstappen 80 factors away from Charles Leclerc within the standings.
The 2021 world champion has received eight of the opening 13 races this season, the most recent coming on the Hungarian Grand Prix after a dominant efficiency because the Belgian-Dutch stormed via the sphere from P10. Lewis Hamilton completed second – his fifth podium in a row – whereas pole sitter George Russell needed to accept third as he was outdone on technique by Red Bull and sheer race tempo.
However, it was one other Sunday to neglect for Ferrari, with Charles Leclerc ending sixth after his staff incorrectly put him on arduous compound tyres whereas Carlos Sainz completed fourth having began the race from second.
It means Russell has overtaken Sainz within the total standings, with Sergio Perez third and Hamilton sixth. The subsequent race will happen following some massive information to start out the summer season break, with Fernando Alonso asserting that he’s becoming a member of Aston Martin from Alpine for subsequent season, changing Sebastian Vettel who introduced his retirement pre-Budapest.
Next although, the weeeknd of 26-28 August sees F1 return after a four-week absence to a fan favorite at Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium; a observe whose future in F1 is shrouded unsure regardless of its conventional spot within the calendar.
Here is all the pieces you have to know.
When and the place is the subsequent race?
After 4 weeks off in August , Formula 1 rolls into Spa for the Belgium Grand Prix from 26-28 August.
First and second apply takes place at 1pm and 4pm (BST) respecively on Friday August twenty sixth, earlier than third apply at noon on Saturday August twenty seventh and qualifying at 3pm (BST).
The race on Sunday August twenty eighth begins at 2pm (BST).
What has been stated?
George Russell took goal at Red Bull and Ferrari for “pushing the regulations” after the Brit completed on the rostrum on the Hungarian Grand Prix.
The 24-year-old had earned the primary pole place of his profession in Budapest on Saturday earlier than Max Verstappen stormed via the sphere to win his eighth race of the season, with Russell having to accept third place behind teammate Lewis Hamilton.
Mercedes had been hampered by porpoisng and bouncing all through the primary half of the 2022 season, with fixed issues with their flooring damaging their Championship prospects. Ahead of the Canadian Grand Prix in June, the FIA issued a brand new technical directive with the intention of limiting the porposing by cracking down on so-called “flexi-floors”, with the deadline coming for the primary race after the summer season break in Belgium.
Russell believes that whereas Mercedes have “respected” the laws, Ferrari and Red Bull have “pushed” them and hope that the brand new guidelines have an adversarial affect on Red Bull and Ferrari.
“Spa is going to be interesting,” Russell stated. “There is some changes to some of the regulations which may bring other teams towards us. I think we as a team have a lot of confidence in ourselves and faith that we are doing a great job and there’s no reason we can’t be in the mix.
“There is no doubt Ferrari and Red Bull have pushed the regulations in that regard and we have respected it as the regulation was intended.”
Current driver standings
1. Max Verstappen – 258 factors
2. Charles Leclerc – 178 factors
3. Sergio Perez – 173 factors
4. George Russell – 158 factors
5. Carlos Sainz – 156 factors
6. Lewis Hamilton – 146 factors
7. Lando Norris – 76 factors
8. Esteban Ocon – 58 factors
9. Valtteri Bottas – 46 factors
10. Fernando Alonso – 41 factors
11. Kevin Magnussen – 22 factors
12. Daniel Ricciardo -19 factors
13. Pierre Gasly – 16 factors
14. Sebastian Vettel – 16 factors
15. Mick Schumacher – 12 factors
16. Yuki Tsunoda – 11 factors
17. Guanyu Zhou – 5 factors
18. Lance Stroll – 4 factors
19. Alex Albon – 3 factors
20. Nicholas Latifi – 0 factors
21. Nico Hulkenberg – 0 factors
Full 2022 schedule
ROUND 14 —BELGIUM
Spa-Francorchamps — 26-28 August
ROUND 15 —NETHERLANDS
Zandvoort — 2-4 September
ROUND 16 —ITALY
Monza — September 11 September
ROUND 17 —SINGAPORE
Marina Bay — 30-2 September/October
ROUND 18 —JAPAN
Suzuka — 7-9 October
ROUND 19 —UNITED STATES
Circuit of the Americas — 21-23 October
ROUND 20 —MEXICO
Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez — 28-30 October
ROUND 21 —BRAZIL
Interlagos — 11-13 November
ROUND 22 —ABU DHABI
Yas Marina — 18-20 November
Source: www.impartial.co.uk