Max Verstappen cannibal, sprint race at Spa
F1, sprint race
Max Verstappen,.da cannibal, took victory in the sprint race of the Belgian Grand Prix.
The world champion, on the wet track at Spa, after a start behind safety car and the round of pit stops to mount intermediates instead of wet tires, found himself behind Oscar Piastri. In eleven laps, however, he found a way to make the overtaking move on the young McLaren driver, from whom he had already taken away the satisfaction of the start ahead of everyone.
Behind Gasly managed to get on the podium, thanks in part and above all to what happened between Sergio Perez and Lewis Hamilton. The two were the protagonists of a wheel-to-wheel duel that ended with an injury costing the Red Bull driver his retirement and a controversial five-second penalty for the seven-time world champion, who also slipped behind the two Ferraris of Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc, who still remained off the podium.
Order of finish:
1 Max VERSTAPPEN Red Bull RacingLEADER 1
2 Oscar PIASTRI McLaren+6.677 1
3 Pierre GASLY Alpine+10.733 1
4 Carlos SAINZ Ferrari+12.648 1
5 Charles LECLERC Ferrari+15.016 1
6 Lando NORRIS McLaren+16.052 1
7 Lewis HAMILTON Mercedes+16.757 1 * after the 5-second penalty
8 George RUSSELL Mercedes+16.822 1
9 Esteban OCON Alpine+22.410 1
10 Daniel RICCIARDO AlphaTauri+22.806 1
11 Lance STROLL Aston Martin+25.007 1
12 Alexander ALBON Williams+26.303 1
13 Valtteri BOTTAS Alfa Romeo+27.006 1
14 Kevin MAGNUSSEN Haas F1 Team+32.986 1
15 Guanyu ZHOU Alfa Romeo+36.342 1
16 Logan SARGEANT Williams+37.571 1
17 Nico HULKENBERG Haas F1 Team+37.827 1
18 Yuki TSUNODA AlphaTauri+39.267 1
19 Sergio PEREZ Red Bull Racing- 2
20 Fernando ALONSO Aston Martin- 1
