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Meanwhile in Belgium | Ricciardo: ‘I pushed f * cking hard!’

Between all the important news you can miss a few things during a Grand Prix weekend. No worries, F1 Maximum keeps you informed of all the sense and nonsense from the world of Formula 1 in the section ‘Meanwhile in …’.

Ricciardo: ‘I pushed f * cking hard!’

With a 1: 47.483 Daniel Ricciardo drove the fastest lap of the race in the absolute final phase of the Grand Prix of Belgium. It came out of his toes, the Australian showed immediately after the race over the on-board radio. “I pushed f * cking hard!”

Giovinazzi and Russell crash hard at Spa-Francorchamps

Formula 1 was shocked on Sunday afternoon by a hard crash by Antonio Giovinazzi and George Russell during the Grand Prix of Belgium. The Italian lost control of his Alfa Romeo on the exit of turn fourteen and crashed hard off the track. Russell could not avoid a loose wheel from Giovinazzi and came into hard contact with it before also crashing. Both drivers are fine, but logically cannot continue their way.

Ticktum delivers devastating blow in F2 race

Pass me by? I do not think so! Dan Ticktum defends his leading position in the opening phase of the Formula 2 race on Sunday afternoon, handing out a considerable thrust to Roy Nissany, who flies hard into the tire piles. Is the charge within limits?

Ricciardo raises his middle finger to Verstappen

Daniel Ricciardo raised his middle finger to Max Verstappen when they met in Parc Fermé and that was for. The Australian tells Jack Plooij after qualifying. He closes the interview well with a Dutch word: ‘Gezelligheid!’. Keep that in, Daniel.

On-board radio balancing Verstappen: ‘Aaah come on!’

Max Verstappen was not very happy at first after qualifying third behind Valtteri Bottas. The Dutchman was only a hundredth of a second slower than the Mercedes driver: “Aaah come on!”

Bottas drift towards Eau Rouge

Valtteri Bottas drifted in the third free practice session at Spa-Francorchamps when exiting turn one, towards Eau Rouge / Raidillon. The Finn is doing this with his teammate for a while: Lewis Hamilton also drifted almost at the same part earlier during practice, when exiting the pit lane.

Rain shower at Spa-Francorchamps

During the third and last free practice before qualifying, raindrops suddenly fell on the track. In the end it seemed to be a small shower and the drivers were able to stay on the normal dry weather tires, but the threat of downpours will remain all Saturday.

Big roar of Honda power source on Saturday morning

At AlphaTauri, the Japanese power source of Honda is thrown, with a loud roar as a result. The cars themselves, however, have to stay in the pit lane for a while: from 12 noon we will see them in action again during VT3.

Sad news for Horner: dog passed away

Sad news for Christian Horner, Red Bull Racing team principal. Hugo, the dog of the Horner family, has passed away. The animal was 11.5 years old and Horner shares some nice snaps of the animal on Instagram.

How to get rubbish off the track!

The second free practice for the Grand Prix of Belgium was briefly stopped due to rubbish on the track. This after a trip earlier in the day by Giuliano Alesi in a training session of Formula 2. But that is no problem for the local marshals. A rescue team shot after a few debris blown up the track as the fire brigade onto the track, to create a clear track again within seconds.

Hamilton drifts out of the pit lane

During the second free practice session at Spa-Francorchamps, Lewis Hamilton almost loses his car: drifting he comes out of the narrow pit lane of the Belgian circuit, almost crossing the white lines of the pit exit. This is unsafe as there are drivers approaching behind the driver at a higher speed.

Ricciardo parks his Renault with engine problems

Daniel Ricciardo has to put his RS20 along the asphalt during the second free practice. As he came up the long straight, his Renault engine started to falter, after which he was requested by the engineers to turn the car off. Before he retired, Ricciardo was able to set the second fastest time.

An F1 cameraman must be that fast

The fans who watch the races from home will not often see the cameramen responsible for the images they see. After seeing the tweet below, it becomes clear that they deliver a great job: they have to be that fast to keep up with a car.

Gasly curses: ‘What the **** is Norris doing ?!’

During the first free practice at Spa-Francorchamps, Pierre Gasly is hindered by Lando Norris. The AlphaTauri driver is not happy: “What the **** is Norris doing?” followed by some more swear words.

Party hat from Formula 1 for birthday Bottas

Formula 1 congratulates Valtteri Bottas on television: images during the first free practice show a graphic of the year-old Mercedes driver with a party hat and streamers. The driver can treat himself even more this weekend: Mercedes has another chance of victory.

Mol spot Sainz: Spaniard climbs Eau Rouge by bike

Olav Mol mocked Carlos Sainz Jr. on Eau Rouge today. The incredibly steep hill is loved and feared by many drivers, but the bend can even pass as a real climb for the cycling enthusiast. On Twitter you can see that Sainz has the greatest difficulty climbing the corner.

Gasly comes with a special helmet for Hubert

Last year, Pierre Gasly lost his good friend Anthoine Hubert on the Spa-Francorchamps circuit. The driver therefore also comes with a special helmet, which has many similarities with the helmet that Hubert wore. He announced his special helmet on Twitter.

That is also Spa: Hakkinen beats Schumacher with magnificent overtaking action

Although it is far in the past, we continue to be reminded of this special catch-up action by Mika Hakkinen. It is a legendary moment, for which Hakkinen eventually managed to garner a lot of praise. As the ultimate opportunist, he dived the inside of a car behind and managed to outwit Michael Schumacher.

A reminder of last year: Verstappen in the guardrail

Last year was not a great race for Max Verstappen. The Dutch driver flew into the guardrail at the Spa circuit in Eau Rouge in the opening phase of the race last year. His suspension broke after he hit an Alfa Romeo in the first corner.

Gasly commemorates Hubert at the scene of the accident

Pierre Gasly places a bouquet of flowers in memory of Anthoine Hubert, who was a good friend of the AlphaTauri driver. At the scene of the accident at Spa-Francorchamps, he commemorates the French Formula 2 driver.

Ricciardo and Hartley explore the neighborhood

Daniel Ricciardo explores the Spa-Francorchamps area by bike, together with former Formula 1 driver Brendon Hartley. The pair leave through Instagram see to have made a big climb on the sports bike.

Is Mercedes Messi making a contract offer?

Star footballer Lionel Messi wants to leave his club FC Barcelona and the Mercedes Formula 1 team is playing on that. On its own channels, the team of Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas shares a photo in which they message the Argentinian. “Leo, have you thought about switching to Brackley,” the message reads.

Happy Ricciardo on the BMX in the Alps

Daniel Ricciardo makes good use of the mountainous area around Circuit Spa-Francorchamps. The Australian is a fan of BMX riding and took a selfie in which he can be seen with a big smile with the bike in hand in the beautiful Alps.

The crazy catch-up race of Albon in 2019

Alexander Albon had to start his debut race for Red Bull Racing at the back of the Grand Prix of Belgium in 2019 after an engine change. daring overtaking at Sergio Perez in the last lap.

Verstappen in France with his mother

Max Verstappen is enjoying his well-deserved holiday with mother Sophie Kumpen. His mother shares a photo of herself and her son in the Cote D’azur.

Statistics Verstappen and Albon: clear first driver

The statistics between Max Verstappen and Alexander Albon don’t lie: the Dutchman wins every performance that is measured via the Twitter of Formula 1. It once again shows how difficult it is to have Verstappen as a teammate.

Lightning-fast round Istanbul Park with Vettel

Sebastian Vettel takes us on a tour of Istanbul Park, where the Turkish Grand Prix is ​​making its return this year. The German set the lap in 2011, the last time a race was held in Turkey. Vettel took pole here and won the race.

Verstappen rips through Eau Rouge in reverse

We have to wait a few more days for the Belgian Grand Prix, where we see the drivers in action through one of the most iconic turns on the calendar: Eau Rouge / Raidillon. Max Verstappen gives a preview and tears through the corner, but in the opposite direction.

Hilarious Norris sneaks at Leclerc

During a game of online gaming, Lando Norris makes a genius remark to Charles Leclerc and Ferrari. The McLaren driver does not expect his colleague to win the Belgian Grand Prix, even if he would be in the front at turn one.

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