We have passed the summer break in the 2022 Formula 1 season and now the cars are once again taking their place on the tracks. The qualifying laps of the Belgian GP, the 14th race of the season, have been completed. Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz was the first person to start the race from pocket.
The qualifying rounds at the SPA were expected to start at 16:00 local time, but the session started later than expected as the barriers were expected to be repaired after the accident at the corner called Fagnes. Due to the accident in the Porsche Super Cup race, qualifying laps started 25 minutes late.
New engines brought plenty of fines
According to Formula 1 rules, pilots can use a certain number of engines each year. The result of requests such as using more engines and changing gearboxes is a queue penalty. Valtteri Bottas, Mick Schumacher, Lando Norris, Charles Leclerc, Esteban Ocon and Max Verstappen faced various grid penalties in the Belgian GP.
Max Verstappen was the fastest in qualifying laps with only 1 lap. Second place is Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz Jr. took. In third place was Sergio Perez. Leclerc had the 4th fastest time, followed by Alpine’s Ocon and Alonso. 7th and 8th places were shared by Mercedes drivers Hamilton and Russell. Albon finished this session in 9th place, while Norris was 10th.
The grid formed after the application of the penalties is as follows:
- Carlos Sainz Jr.
- Sergio Perez
- Fernando Alonso
- Lewis Hamilton
- George Russell
- Alexander Albon
- Daniel Ricciardo
- Pierre Gasly
- Lance Stroll
- Sebastian Vettel
- Nicholas Latifi
- Kevin Magnussen
- Yuki Tsunoda
- Valtteri Bottas
- Max Verstappen
- Charles Leclerc
- Esteban Ocon
- Lando Norris
- Guan Yu Zhou
- Mick Schumacher
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