Formula 1 2025 - Belgian Grand Prix
Aug. 2nd, 2025 09:10 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
redfiona99I can see why some people hate the rolling starts but Belgium, even more than many other circuits, is not somewhere where we want to risk people's safety. Andrew Benson's explanation on BBC radio was excellent.
The rain break also led to some excellent BBC radio waffle.
I liked FIA's way of avoiding the race finishing with a time out by saying it hadn't started properly.
Tsunoda not having Max's upgrades may suddenly explain his results, and the results of every number 2 driver in the Red Bull team.
I was right to suspect the Red Bull garage worked like this:
I do wonder if Piastri rewatched the video of Verstappen's overtake of him in the sprint race to figure out how to get past Norris, depending of course whether Norris had battery issues or not, and being on the wetter side of the grid.
No Harry Benjamin, the McLarens just being better is why they had such a lead over Ferrari and Red Bull.
As these are supposed to be Ferrari-centric write-ups, I ought to say something about them, especially as one driver got a podium, and the other got driver of the day. It was an excellent defensive performance from Leclerc and an excellent aggressive drive from Hamilton. Could we maybe get them a decent car?!
The rain break also led to some excellent BBC radio waffle.
I liked FIA's way of avoiding the race finishing with a time out by saying it hadn't started properly.
Tsunoda not having Max's upgrades may suddenly explain his results, and the results of every number 2 driver in the Red Bull team.
I was right to suspect the Red Bull garage worked like this:
I do wonder if Piastri rewatched the video of Verstappen's overtake of him in the sprint race to figure out how to get past Norris, depending of course whether Norris had battery issues or not, and being on the wetter side of the grid.
No Harry Benjamin, the McLarens just being better is why they had such a lead over Ferrari and Red Bull.
As these are supposed to be Ferrari-centric write-ups, I ought to say something about them, especially as one driver got a podium, and the other got driver of the day. It was an excellent defensive performance from Leclerc and an excellent aggressive drive from Hamilton. Could we maybe get them a decent car?!
