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On the afternoon of the first day of the 13th round of F1, the Belgian Grand Prix (Spa-Francorchamps), qualifying was held to determine the starting grid for Sunday’s final race. Due to the sprint format this weekend, qualifying was held in the afternoon of the first day.
●[2023 F1 Round 13 Belgian GP]Result of qualifying session, holding schedule
■ Q1: Partly sunny skies over the course
The weather was worrisome before qualifying, which started 10 minutes late, but the sun was shining through the clouds in the pits. However, it looks like it will be a difficult qualifying with rain clouds around Turn 5, which follows the straight after running up the Eau Rouge.
With the exception of Logan Sargent (Williams), who had trouble in FP1, everyone entered the track on intermediate tires. If the record line dries, it will be possible to use dry tires.
■Yuki Tsunoda breaks through Q1!
Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) was fastest in Q1, Max Verstappen (Red Bull) was second and Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) was third.
Alpha Tauri F1 equipped with Honda RBPT, 34-year-old Daniel Ricciardo recorded the time to break through Q1 in the second race of his return, but the time was deleted due to the track limit and was 19th, and Yuki Tsunoda passed Q1 in 9th. bottom. Yuki Tsunoda surpassed Ricciardo’s best time, which was deleted, and a good time in difficult conditions is likely to lead to a high evaluation.
[Qualifying Q1]F1 Belgian GP
16 Alexander Albon (Williams)
17 Zhou Guanyu (Alfa Romeo)
18 Logan Sargent (Williams)
19 Daniel Ricciardo (AlphaTauri)
20 Nico Hulkenberg (Haas)
■ Q2: From intermediate to soft tires
In the second half of Q2, the record line dried up, and each machine changed to soft tires and attacked. It seems that there will be a big upset by the sudden time-up on the last lap.
Oscar Piastri (McLaren) was fastest in Q2, followed by Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) and Charles Leclerc (Ferrari).
At the end, the time improved one after another, so Max Verstappen (Red Bull) broke through Q2 at the last minute in 10th place, 1.250 seconds behind the top.
Yuki Tsunoda was 11th and unfortunately missed out on Q3, but considering the power of the machine, it should be a great fight.
During the final attack, Esteban Ocon (Alpine) lost machine control on the wet road and ran off the track. I hit the wall and broke the front wing. Although he was able to drive back to the pit, the time ran out.
[Qualifying Q2]F1 Belgian GP
11 Yuki Tsunoda (AlphaTauri)
12 Pierre Gasly (Alpine)
13 Kevin Magnussen (Haas)
14 Valtteri Bottas (Alfa Romeo)
15 Esteban Ocon (Alpine)
■ Q3: To a one-shot game
In Q3, while the track surface was getting dry, everyone attacked with soft tires. It was the last lap, and no mistakes were allowed.
It was Max Verstappen (Red Bull) who took his 8th pole position of the season and 28th overall in difficult conditions.
Second place was Charles Leclerc (Ferrari), but the difference from the top Verstappen was 0.820 seconds, and Sergio Perez (Red Bull) in third was a big difference of 0.877 seconds.
■ Verstappen demoted 5 grids
However, Verstappen has been demoted 5 grids due to the gearbox change, and Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) will start from pole position on the starting grid of the final race.
[Qualifying Provisional Results]F1 Belgian GP
1 M. Verstappen (Red Bull)
2 C. Leclerc (Ferrari)
3 S. Perez (Red Bull)
4 L. Hamilton (Mercedes)
5 C. Sainz (Ferrari)
6 O. Piastori (McLaren)
7 L. Norris (McLaren)
8 G. Russell (Mercedes)
9 F. Alonso (Aston Martin)
10 L. Stroll (Aston Martin)
11 Yuki Tsunoda (AlphaTauri)
12 P. Guthrie (Alpine)
13 K. Magnussen (Haas)
14 V. Bottas (Alfa Romeo)
15 E.Ocon (Alpine)
16 A. Albon (Williams)
17 G. Zhou (Alfa Romeo)
18 L. Sargent (Williams)
19 D. Ricardo (AlphaTauri)
20 N. Hulkenberg (Haas)
Article before and after
Yuki Tsunoda, 11th place in qualifying! “The car is stable and in good condition. Thanks to AlphaTauri F1 for making the right decision.”Ricciardo had the speed to advance to Q2.
[Qualifying Q3 Ranking: F1 Belgian GP]Verstappen is demoted 5 grids for his 8th pole position of the season!Leclerc and Perez on the front row
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