[Official] Belgian Grand Prix 2024

[Born Racer]

A fantastic circuit to bow out before the summer break.

[GTRMagic]

Definitely not loving the rain interrupted session..

[Tourer]

Originally Posted by GTRMagic

Definitely not loving the rain interrupted session..

It’s part of the authentic Spa experience though. If you’re in the crowd, find shelter & keep it (while getting some frites mayonnaise or waffles or both) & if you’re in a team, try not to clench too much & make good decisions for your drivers & if you’re a driver, tell yourself that you’re brilliant in the wet & keep the belts v-e-r-y tight. ??

[bjohnsonsmith]

I'm really looking forward this Grand Prix weekend. With McLaren on the ascendancy and Super Max taking his 10 place grid penalty, the lead for both the WDC and WCC could be significantly eroded, as F1 goes into the summer break.


Edit: I should have included the weather, as Spa looks very damp.

[v8supes]

Honestly wish the drivers would stop with all the tell tale radio messages to race control.

[bjohnsonsmith]

I thoroughly enjoyed that, particularly Q2, with grid positions constantly changing as the session progressed.


A repeat of last year, so far, with Super Max taking pole and being demoted with Leclerc in P1 and Perez in P2. Last year Super Max won it.

[chillibowl]

Has all the elements for a classic in the making! Looking forward to this a lot!

[bjohnsonsmith]

Lewis takes the lead.

[Richard C]

Relatively boring race so far.

Richard

[bjohnsonsmith]

A good overtake by Piastri and good racing from both drivers.

[Gerard C]

Originally Posted by bjohnsonsmith

Lewis takes the lead.

?

[bjohnsonsmith]

Congrats to George Russell.

[Richard C]

Congrats to George. It seemed key to be running in clean air. Seems lots of cars getting close but unable to make passes in dirty air.

Richard

[bjohnsonsmith]

Originally Posted by Gerard C

?

Hamilton took the lead on lap 4.

[chillibowl]

Originally Posted by chillibowl

Has all the elements for a classic in the making! Looking forward to this a lot!

Did t age that well but yeah, stellar win by GR!

[Tourer]

That was a good race - plenty of tension, particularly towards the end of course Spa itself means that any race is pretty good.

Brilliant from George - that was SO well judged and SO well driven - yes it was a gamble but he sounded confident on the radio and showed up all the others really.

[Gerard C]

Originally Posted by bjohnsonsmith

Hamilton took the lead on lap 4.

OK! Sorry, I was late to the party.

[Greem]

Because I can't be bothered looking it up I hope someone knows the answer to this:

How long is it since we've had a race with every finisher on the lead lap?
Also, no SC or VSC, no cars stopped on circuit, no track limits warnings and no in race penalties?

[bathurst77]

https://speedcafe.com/russell-victor...-infringement/

“After the Race, car number 63 was weighed, and its weight was 798.0 kg, which is the minimum weight required by TR Article 4.1,” declared a report from FIA technical delegate Jo Bauer.

“After this, fuel was drained out of the car and 2.8 litres of fuel were removed.

“The car was not fully drained according to the draining procedure submitted by the team in their legality documents as TR Article 6.5.2 is fulfilled.

“The car was weighed again on the FIA inside and outside scales and the weight was 796.5 kg.

“The calibration of the outside and inside scales was confirmed and witnessed by the competitor.”

“As this is 1.5 kg below the minimum weight requested in TR Article 4.1, which also has to be respected at all times during the Competition, I am referring this matter to the Stewards for their consideration.”

The penalty should officials deem the car to be in breach of the regulations is exclusion.

That would hand Hamilton the race win from Piastri, with Charles Leclerc rising to third.

It would also hand Daniel Ricciardo a world championship point for 10th.

[bathurst77]

https://speedcafe.com/russell-disqua...elgian-gp-win/

George Russell has been stripped of victory in the Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix.

“The Stewards heard from the team representative of Car 63 (George Russell), the FIA Technical Delegate, the FIA Single Seater Director and the FIA Single Seater Technical Director,” the stewards' summary outlined.”

“Car 63 was weighed on the FIA inside and outside scales with both scales showing the same result of 796.5 kg.

“The calibration of both scales was confirmed and witnessed by the competitor.

“During the hearing the team representative confirmed that the measurement is correct and that all required procedures were performed correctly.

“The team also acknowledged that there were no mitigating circumstances and that it was a genuine error by the team.

“The Stewards determine that Article 4.1 of the FIA Formula 1 Technical Regulations has been breached and therefore the standard penalty for such an infringement needs to be applied.

“Competitors are reminded that they have the right to appeal certain decisions of the Stewards, in accordance with Article 15 of the FIA International Sporting Code and Chapter 4 of the FIA Judicial and Disciplinary Rules, within the applicable time limits.”

[Tourer]

Huge kick in the teeth for George - & a great shame (although rules is rules and the breach is clear).

Despite Lewis being a bit down about this one straight after the race, I'm sure that he wouldn't want to score another "victory" in this way.

[bjohnsonsmith]

That's really tough to take.

[GT6]

shamr that the rules ruin a great british result but mercs should have known better

[Gerard C]

I think rules are the rules and what wrecked a wonderful result is the team. Did they weight Lewis' car too?

[Guthrie]

We are having a big surprise in every race lately and this one was no different.