This essentially gifted pole position to Carlos Sainz – the second fastest driver in qualifying. ferrari Sainz had a decent chance of winning through, however, Max Verstappen again went on to take his second consecutive win from outside the top 9, making him only the second driver to do so.
Red Bull managed to secure an impressive 1-2 at the Belgian GP, meanwhile Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz took the final podium spot. “We weren’t strong enough compared to them (Red Bull); they were on another planet this weekend. They were just stronger in quali, stronger in races, better at tire management, stronger in straights, corners. We were strong in some of them, and we weren’t quick enough, unfortunately,” Sainz said after the race.
Other Ferrari driver Charles leclerc He started right behind title rival Max Verstappen in P15 on the grid at Spa after taking a penalty, but could not keep up with the Dutchman. While Leclerc managed to finish P5, he was given a 5 second penalty for speeding into a pit lane, which resulted in Monegasque being demoted to P6.
Ferrari decided to hold on lap 42 of 44 to bring home the extra point for Leclerc’s fastest lap. However, the young Ferrari driver was dropped long before Alonso, who quickly passed him. While Leclerc admitted that only he was to blame for the pit lane mistake, he acknowledged that Ferrari does not have the momentum to keep up with Red Bull. “We weren’t quick enough this weekend and it’s a bigger problem than anything, so we need to work on that.”
Red Bull managed to extend its lead in the constructors’ standings at Spa, and now sits on 475 points – 118 points ahead of Scuderia Ferrari in second. While Max Verstappen (284) continues to lead the driver standings, his teammate sergio perez He currently has 191 points to his name, 5 more than Charles Leclerc.