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[emrecemsan]

I'm expecting a surprise from Norris this week. I think he might have a chance to go for pole position this time. Because the weather conditions will be quite bad and maybe this might create a different driver than Verstappen to take the pole position. I know Hamilton won the previous pole by a really small gap as well. Verstappen would surely be more eager to get that pole this time. But as I said maybe the weather conditions can be some help for other drivers again to take that.

McLaren is the team that has made the biggest progress since the beginning of the season. Norris can do a really good work under rain as well so I'm giving him a chance this time.

[rdbase]

Perhaps a change of driver could make something happen? Cause it's not always just going to be Ferrari's fault in retrospect and perhaps human error plays a role in this one too.

I think that changing their drivers wouldn't be the solution to this important problem. Because the root of this problem is really not about any of their drivers in fact. We have seen e.g. Leclerc making simple mistakes also but it isn't main reason behind this. It is mostly about Ferrari's being inadequate about building the right strategies and applying them.

They don't do this only in race also. Lately they have been quite bad about making the right calls in qualifying sessions too. I'm worried about the possibility of their doing the same again on Spa track this week. Because it will rain on this race week completely seemingly. I don't think that Ferrari are one of the teams making the right calls under such weather conditions.

There is forecasting of 40% rain according to a F1 pre-race video I was watching earlier today and during the practice, qualifying, sprint and shootout a higher chance of rain falling.

I'm expecting a surprise from Norris this week. I think he might have a chance to go for pole position this time. Because the weather conditions will be quite bad and maybe this might create a different driver than Verstappen to take the pole position. I know Hamilton won the previous pole by a really small gap as well. Verstappen would surely be more eager to get that pole this time. But as I said maybe the weather conditions can be some help for other drivers again to take that.

McLaren is the team that has made the biggest progress since the beginning of the season. Norris can do a really good work under rain as well so I'm giving him a chance this time.

I believe whoever is good at driving in the rain will have an advantage in having the chance at that qualifying race to reach pole position.
If Norris is good in these wet conditions then he just might make another run for P1.

[crwth]

I believe whoever is good at driving in the rain will have an advantage in having the chance at that qualifying race to reach pole position.
If Norris is good in these wet conditions then he just might make another run for P1.

Upon researching a bit it seems that the current driver has a high win rate with their total number of wins being Hamilton at 36% of his races. The next driver that is active is Verstappen at 24%. The chances for them performing well is understandable.

I hope that Norris would have a great run so that we have him in that spotlight so that he will outperform and show the world what he is capable of. Let's see.

[Koal-84]

Once again very bad weather in Belgium (rain all weekend), it's very difficult to give a tip before qualifying, some drivers have also had powertrain components changed which could upset the grid. I'll probably take my chances, have you all given your picks yet?

[ILuckyGuyI]

Once again very bad weather in Belgium (rain all weekend), it's very difficult to give a tip before qualifying, some drivers have also had powertrain components changed which could upset the grid. I'll probably take my chances, have you all given your picks yet?

I was nearly forgetting about making the picks for the pool. It came to my mind 15 minutes before the session starts. 

Yeah the weather is really bad today and it will most probably be similar tomorrow and on Sunday also. Drivers couldn't drive for so many laps due to bad conditions. I wonder how the qualifying will go. Because we might even see a delay or a red flag during the session.

Drivers like Norris and Hamilton really like rain. I wonder if one of them can go for pole position. Verstappen isn't going for it for sure because he has got a 5-place grid penalty due to changing gearbox.

[boltz]

Piastri was close once again to be at least 2nd best on qualifiers and this kid is growing on such a face past that it cannot be ignore anymore and I also think that overall , he is much more faster than Norris in this McLaren and today he proved that once again.

For a second I had the impression that Max won't even make top4 as RedBull had to urgently changed a few components that were "illegal" or so they say ...Mercedes and others teams but it got changed and it was visible that Max lost some power in that car and I'm curious how sprint race and Sunday race will go.  

On picks ...I'm doing awful as I'm picking against Verstappen almost every race and I'm losing almost every race as well 

[owengtam09]

Piastri was close once again to be at least 2nd best on qualifiers and this kid is growing on such a face past that it cannot be ignore anymore and I also think that overall , he is much more faster than Norris in this McLaren and today he proved that once again.

For a second I had the impression that Max won't even make top4 as RedBull had to urgently changed a few components that were "illegal" or so they say ...Mercedes and others teams but it got changed and it was visible that Max lost some power in that car and I'm curious how sprint race and Sunday race will go.  

On picks ...I'm doing awful as I'm picking against Verstappen almost every race and I'm losing almost every race as well  

It was a bad penalty for Max Verstappen and because of that he didn't finish Practice 1 because of the said issue, but surely the Belgium Grand Prix rained hard that it was nearly zero visibility for most drivers, and when the said environment for Belgium Grand Prix is like this it is more getting dangerous when it comes to Eau Rouge but so far some car losing their grip because of the slippery road, but not because of the Eau Rouge, so for me it was so far so good,

2023 Belgian Grand Prix Qualifying Results

It was surely a hard time for Max Verstappen because of that Penalty but still, he got the 1st position on the qualifier going into the Sprint Shootout, and because it was a wet race there are many getting their grips lose, but surely it was a great qualifying going into the Sprint, and this is the list who finish the Qualifying race today,

01] Max Verstappen
02] Charles Leclerc
03] Sergio Perez
04] Lewis Hamilton
05] Carlos Sainz
06] Oscar Piastri
07] Lando Norris
08] George Russell
09] Fernando Alonso
10] Lance Stroll

[emrecemsan]

Even though Verstappen got a grid penalty his performance in the qualifying session was a big signal to the other drivers for sure. I don't expect it will take him a long time to overtake all the drivers ahead of him. In 10 laps maximum he should be able to have got the lead already and opened the gap with the driver behind quite much. Even though the conditions are likely to be tough during the race as well he is still very fast.

Hamilton is just the man for rainy days actually but I didn't see him doing a good job in this session I'm afraid. Norris-Piastri duo were also not very impressive in Q3. At least we didn't see any crash by Norris again here. Because he had a really serious accident under heavy rain in the qualifying session the last time. Perez continues to make progress because he is starting in the 2nd place to the race. 

[coinlocket$]

So pole position for Leclerc.
Max go the best time but due to the penalty, he is now in 6th position.


No doubt he can easily recover to 1st position in 4 laps in this track with his car.

[rdbase]

Sprint shoot-out just starting right now. The weather looks overcast so shouldn't be delayed because of the rain today at all.
This is just for points for the teams so I wouldn't expect much over doing it on the drivers for this run on the track.

[boltz]

Sprint shoot-out just starting right now. The weather looks overcast so shouldn't be delayed because of the rain today at all.
This is just for points for the teams so I wouldn't expect much over doing it on the drivers for this run on the track.

Oscar Piastri is the next big thing in F1 and I still think HE IS the only driver on the F1 grid right now who could beat Max on an equal machinery and I'm sure it will happen at some point as this kid is in his destiny to be a great one.

Too bad Russel had ruined Lewis last lap because of his massive ego but Russel should learn that Mercedes counts a lot more as a team than ruining your teammate lap just because you had a late time breaking zone... . Now , I can't wait for Sprint Race with Oscar being P2. 

[jakdanyel]

Piastri really started to shine thanks to the big upgrade McLaren have brought. He is getting used to Formula 1 more day by day which is a thing that I love to watch. He can collect really important points for McLaren in the sprint race today. Perez was quite bad in this session so this is good news for Piastri to consolidate his place more.

Because I have no doubt we would see a different Perez in the sprint race. He would climb the places quite quickly. In the meantime I hope Piastri can open a really big gap as much as possible with the others. It gets boring to see similar results otherwise. Piastri is really working hard for himself and the team.

[rdbase]

Sprint shoot-out just starting right now. The weather looks overcast so shouldn't be delayed because of the rain today at all.
This is just for points for the teams so I wouldn't expect much over doing it on the drivers for this run on the track.

Oscar Piastri is the next big thing in F1 and I still think HE IS the only driver on the F1 grid right now who could beat Max on an equal machinery and I'm sure it will happen at some point as this kid is in his destiny to be a great one.

Too bad Russel had ruined Lewis last lap because of his massive ego but Russel should learn that Mercedes counts a lot more as a team than ruining your teammate lap just because you had a late time breaking zone... . Now , I can't wait for Sprint Race with Oscar being P2.

Aston Martin really messed up with their team strategy in this sprint shoot-out.
With Stroll crashing into the wall he ended up bugging up Alonso's lap because they red flagged the rest of the run and called it there.
In the post interview Fernando mentioned that Aston Martin tried Lance on dry tyres and that is what caused him to go off track at the turn with no name. Which Sainz almost went off right at the very end of the shoot-out.
So that is the turn that is looking very tricky for this race for most drivers who don't know how to take it correctly.
Surprise of this run were the Alpine cars. They both made it through to the sprint race which begins in about an hour and a half from now.

[LTU_btc]

Seems that FIA failed by delaying Sprint Race by 30 minutes. Quite heavy rain started bfew minutes before start and there is lot of water on track. While on original start time 16:30 it was sunny weather with dry track and didn't looked like it's not possible to start sprint on originally planned time.

[Volgastallion]

They need to move fast on that mudguard for next season, we cant still waiting the rain for cease to race.

Great race from Ricciardo on that Alpha Tauri, he was really near to the points but he cant point at the end because the car gives up, or the tyres.

Tomorrow we are gonna se a great fight between Ferrari, Mercedes and McClaren, Aston MArtin this race its out, we need to see how Alpine its gonna do this race.

[owengtam09]

Even though Verstappen got a grid penalty his performance in the qualifying session was a big signal to the other drivers for sure. I don't expect it will take him a long time to overtake all the drivers ahead of him. In 10 laps maximum he should be able to have got the lead already and opened the gap with the driver behind quite much. Even though the conditions are likely to be tough during the race as well he is still very fast.

Hamilton is just the man for rainy days actually but I didn't see him doing a good job in this session I'm afraid. Norris-Piastri duo were also not very impressive in Q3. At least we didn't see any crash by Norris again here. Because he had a really serious accident under heavy rain in the qualifying session the last time. Perez continues to make progress because he is starting in the 2nd place to the race. 

Hamilton is having a hard time with all the other team upgrades back at the start of the season all he was thinking was how does he grab the lead from Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez, then now he is thinking of taking on both the Ferrari when they upgrade their cars, then right now the McLaren and now Aston Martins Fernando Alonzo, it was really not a great time for the British Driver Lewis Hamilton,

Sprint shoot-out just starting right now. The weather looks overcast so shouldn't be delayed because of the rain today at all.
This is just for points for the teams so I wouldn't expect much over doing it on the drivers for this run on the track.

It was Oscar Piastry's heartbreak when he heard that it was just 11 milliseconds of him before Max Verstappen got ahead of him, the Sprint Shootout was really heartbreaking for the McLaren and this time it was Oscar Piatri than Lando Norris but this is just on the sprint because the Race result was so much a frustration for the McLaren because it was once again Max Verstappen, at 1st Sergio Perez at the 2nd position and Charles Leclerc on the 3rd position for the Belgium Grand Prix,

[rdbase]

Just finished for the mid-season with the drivers going for summer break until the next race in a 25 days.
Missed the beginning of the race so didn't see what happened to Piastri but had witnessed Sainz retiring at lap 23.
Atleast Leclerc made it on the podium and Hamilton showed that Mercedes can still get fastest lap even if he had to put on the mediums right at the end to do it.

Seeing the table for driver's championship after round 13 of the season during the checkered flag post show goes like this:
1. Max Verstappen - 314 points
2. Sergio Perez - 189 points
3. Fernando Alonso - 149 points
4. Lewis Hamilton - 148 points

The season is already Red Bull's at the halfway point as nobody can make up enough points to even come close.

[YuginKadoya]

I'm expecting a surprise from Norris this week. I think he might have a chance to go for pole position this time. Because the weather conditions will be quite bad and maybe this might create a different driver than Verstappen to take the pole position. I know Hamilton won the previous pole by a really small gap as well. Verstappen would surely be more eager to get that pole this time. But as I said maybe the weather conditions can be some help for other drivers again to take that.

McLaren is the team that has made the biggest progress since the beginning of the season. Norris can do a really good work under rain as well so I'm giving him a chance this time.

In the Belgium Grand Prix, Oscar Piastri really did a great job in Practice 1, Sprint Shootout, and Sprint but sadly he didn't finish the race and was out from it, after doing great in the Sprint it was cut short, and Max Verstappen is still very dominant the whole race,

Piastri was close once again to be at least 2nd best on qualifiers and this kid is growing on such a face past that it cannot be ignore anymore and I also think that overall , he is much more faster than Norris in this McLaren and today he proved that once again.

For a second I had the impression that Max won't even make top4 as RedBull had to urgently changed a few components that were "illegal" or so they say ...Mercedes and others teams but it got changed and it was visible that Max lost some power in that car and I'm curious how sprint race and Sunday race will go.  

On picks ...I'm doing awful as I'm picking against Verstappen almost every race and I'm losing almost every race as well 

Sad to say Oscar Piastri really has some talent but I can no say the same he is faster than Lando Norris, because I really think Norris is more clever than Piastri, but in the Belgium Grand Prix because of that clash with a Ferrari he somewhat DNF in the race, which is a bummer to see well, better luck next time for him, for Lando Norris it was really a terrible race for him and he likely must be having bad day on the Belgium GP,

Well, Max Verstappen even though RedBull broke the rules in putting illegal parts it is likely his engineer Gianpiero Lambiase is at fault here, and likely Max Verstappen and Gianpiero Lambiase are sparring on the radio on what to do well I think Max Verstappen doesn't want to order him around for me he got his own technique and decision in making in the race,

[jakelyson]

Just finished for the mid-season with the drivers going for summer break until the next race in a 25 days.
Missed the beginning of the race so didn't see what happened to Piastri but had witnessed Sainz retiring at lap 23.
Atleast Leclerc made it on the podium and Hamilton showed that Mercedes can still get fastest lap even if he had to put on the mediums right at the end to do it.

Seeing the table for driver's championship after round 13 of the season during the checkered flag post show goes like this:
1. Max Verstappen - 314 points
2. Sergio Perez - 189 points
3. Fernando Alonso - 149 points
4. Lewis Hamilton - 148 points

The season is already Red Bull's at the halfway point as nobody can make up enough points to even come close.

It was a bummer that we are likely getting a 3-week break after the Belgium Grand Prix until we can see the Heineken Dutch Grand Prix 2023 In the Netherlands for sure this is an opportunity for the engineers to likely upgrade the cars legally this time,

On Oscar Piastri I also didn't see what happened to him, or why he was DNF in the race but he was really doing fine in the Sprint it was a shocker for him to be unlucky in the race, but for sure team McLaren is showing good confidence in the next event and this likely summer break will be a great time to make adjustments and upgrades for their car,


And off to the F1 Academy, they finished their Round 6 on July 29-30 race in France on their Le Castellet on Circuit Paul Ricard, and the race result was again Prema Racing is still in Dominance

F1 ACADEMY Round 9 Results

RACE 01

1] Nerea Martí
2] Abbi Pulling
3] Lola Lovinfosse

RACE 02

1] Marta García
2] Léna Bühler
3] Amna Al Qubaisi

RACE 03

1] Marta García
2] Léna Bühler
3] Lola Lovinfosse

[owengtam09]

Just finished for the mid-season with the drivers going for summer break until the next race in a 25 days.
Missed the beginning of the race so didn't see what happened to Piastri but had witnessed Sainz retiring at lap 23.
Atleast Leclerc made it on the podium and Hamilton showed that Mercedes can still get fastest lap even if he had to put on the mediums right at the end to do it.

Seeing the table for driver's championship after round 13 of the season during the checkered flag post show goes like this:
1. Max Verstappen - 314 points
2. Sergio Perez - 189 points
3. Fernando Alonso - 149 points
4. Lewis Hamilton - 148 points

The season is already Red Bull's at the halfway point as nobody can make up enough points to even come close.

I also missed the full race but have already watch the highlights of the race, and in that highlight there is nothing that says how Oscar Piastri didn't not finish the race, and maybe if he doesn't have any problem at all he could surely go to podium for t he 1st time this season, well we all know that Lando Norris already have taken his but yeah RedBull team is really dominating the scores so if this continues and RedBull stays in dominance then Max Verstappen will be champion this season,

Sad to say Oscar Piastri really has some talent but I can no say the same he is faster than Lando Norris, because I really think Norris is more clever than Piastri, but in the Belgium Grand Prix because of that clash with a Ferrari he somewhat DNF in the race, which is a bummer to see well, better luck next time for him, for Lando Norris it was really a terrible race for him and he likely must be having bad day on the Belgium GP,

Well, Max Verstappen even though RedBull broke the rules in putting illegal parts it is likely his engineer Gianpiero Lambiase is at fault here, and likely Max Verstappen and Gianpiero Lambiase are sparring on the radio on what to do well I think Max Verstappen doesn't want to order him around for me he got his own technique and decision in making in the race,

This is Oscar Piastri's time last race was Lando Norris for sure McLaren is very proud in what their boy were doing right now landing them in the podium but for sure I surely like how Lando Norris is doing things even though Oscar Piastri have taken the field this time, I really think there  is a certain something about this track that Lando Norris is supressing him to perform well, that is what I think right now, well I am really intrigue about the McLaren team right now although I am a fan of Ferrari, but that was due to Michael Schumacher, 

And off to the F1 Academy, they finished their Round 6 on July 29-30 race in France on their Le Castellet on Circuit Paul Ricard, and the race result was again Prema Racing is still in Dominance

F1 ACADEMY Round 9 Results

RACE 01

1] Nerea Martí
2] Abbi Pulling
3] Lola Lovinfosse

RACE 02

1] Marta García
2] Léna Bühler
3] Amna Al Qubaisi

RACE 03

1] Marta García
2] Léna Bühler
3] Lola Lovinfosse

Oh! I surely forgot about the F1 Academy, maybe because there isn't an available sportsbook for them, well in watching the sports I am pretty much gets bored when there aren't any involved bet or risk that you can pump your heart while watching a game, and F1 Academy doesn't have those,