29/07/2023 and las 13:54 CEST
Carlos Sainz has been only 25 thousandths from the sprint pole in Spa, which has been for the World Championship leader Max Verstappen
Fernando Alonso has fallen to the bottom of the grid due to an Aston Martin error, which has left him out of Q3
Max Verstappen (Red Bull) has once again been the fastest in the ‘Sprint Shootout’ of the Belgian GP F1 2023although this time he had less of an advantage, since Oscar Piastri was 11 thousandths behind with the McLaren and Carlos Sainz was third, 25 thousandths behind with the Ferrari.
Fernando Alonso’s position for the sprint race to be held this afternoon at the Spa circuit is not as positive as Sainz’s. The Spaniard fell to the bottom of the grid (15th) due to a mistake by Aston Martin, who fitted Stroll’s car with medium dry tires during Q2. The Canadian crashed causing a red flag that left Alonso with no material time to complete his fastest lap and the two drivers from the Silverstone team were left out of Q3.
Belgian GP. Starting grid for the Sprint Race:
1. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) 1’49”056
2. Oscar Piastri (McLaren) 1’49”067
3. Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) 1’49”081
4. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) 1’49”252
5. Lando Norris (McLaren) 1’49”389
6. Pierre Gasly (Alpine) 1’49”700
7. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) 1’49”900
8. Sergio Pérez (Red Bull) 1’49”961
9. Esteban Ocon (Alpine) 1’50”494
10. George Russell (Mercedes) 1’55”742
11. Daniel Ricciardo (AlphaTauri) 1’57”687
12. Alex Albon (Williams) 1’59″198
13. Logan Sargeant (Williams) 2’00″031
14. Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) 2’00″460
15. Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) 1’59″038
16. Yuki Tsunoda (AlphaTauri) 2’00”568
17. Valtteri Bottas (Alfa Romeo) 2’00”951
18. Kevin Magnussen (Haas) 2’01”079
19. Guanyu Zhou (Alfa Romeo) 2’01”430
20. Nico Hulkenberg (Haas)
2023-07-29 12:16:01
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