Lay-by-lap report: Can Carlos Sainz Jr turn pole into victory at Spa-Francorchamps? Join Alex Hess
, how about a mid-season rule-change to spice things up? That right: welcome back to the second half of an F1 season that sees Max Verstappen a ludicrous 80 points clear in the standings. And welcome back to a new sport – or at least a very marginally readjusted one.– the introduction of an “oscillation metric” and a tightening of the rules on the rigidity of the floor, since you asked – are to ensure driver safety rather than to prevent the season becoming a cakewalk.
despite opting against a final run, but Carlos Sainz will start from pole due to grid penalties to Verstappen and Leclerc. Sergio Perez starts in second and Fernando Alonso third. The Mercedes pair of Lewis Hamilton and George Russell were miles off the pace – a “kick in the teeth”, said Hamilton – though will start fourth and fifth after being bumped up the grid.suggests a particularly reinvigorated level of competition, well, you’d be right.
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