Valtteri Bottas has topped the timing sheet in Free Practice 1 at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps on Friday morning after marginally outpacing teammate Lewis Hamilton during their runs on the soft tyre. However, Bottas’ FP1 was cut short as he suffered a puncture after driving over a curb in the dying minutes of the session.
MoreSeveral Formula 1 teams are expecting it to rain at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps on race day, according to F1 pundit Karun Chandok. The ex-Formula 1 driver made the comment during Free Practice 1 on Friday morning, as drivers utilised this opportunity to tweak and optimise their setups. READ: Vettel Won’t Sign $15mn Contract With
MoreMexican driver Sergio Perez is confident that he will be retained by Racing Point next year, when the team will be re-branded Aston Martin Racing, despite reports that Sebastian Vettel could replace him. Ahead of the Belgian Grand Prix, Perez said he is “really happy” at Racing Point and believes the team has a strong
MoreWilliams driver George Russell is expecting the team to struggle at the upcoming Belgian and Italian Grand Prix, as he believes they will lack the straight-line pace required to be competitive at Spa and Monza. “Even though we have the strongest engine in the back, we are by far the draggiest car on the grid,”
MoreOutgoing Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel will not sign a contract for 2021 with Racing Point at this weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix, according to reports from the paddock. Vettel has been strongly linked with a move to Racing Point, which will be re-branded Aston Martin Racing next season. Earlier this month, reports from Italy suggested that
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