Spanish pilot carlos sainz (ferrari) will be released first on the grid for this Sunday’s race Belgian Grand Prixfourteenth race on the calendar after an atypical qualifying session Max Verstappen (Red Bull) was the fastest but the penalty for modifying the power unit will send it to the back of the grid and Fernando Alonso (Alpine) will start third, taking advantage of these penalties.

The Dutchman was the fastest on the Belgian circuit in these qualifying with a time of 1:43,665, but will start in 15th place due to the penalty. The Madrid man, who is six-tenths behind ‘Mad Max’, will take first place with the ‘Top 3’ completed by ‘Checo’ Pérez and Alonso. Again, rhythm of the red bullespecially the World Cup leader, was much higher The Italian team, which did not improve after the summer break, failed in the race even in the qualifying laps.

this Bottas, Verstappen, Leclerc, Ocon, Norris, Zhou and Schumacher suspended they will start on the fourteenth, fifteenth, sixteenth, seventeenth, eighteenth, penultimate and penultimate, respectively.

After a qualifying lap in which many drivers benefited from the airlines, Red Bull’s Mexican (1:44.462) will accompany Sainz in the front row and Alonso will set a time of 1:45,368 thanks to teamwork and the slipstream that has allowed them. to get over it this saturday Some Mercedes it will be very hard to beat at racing speed. So Hamilton will start fourth (1:45.503) and Russell fifth, two-tenths behind his partner.

One of the surprises of the session also took part. alexander albin (Williams), Esteban Ocon and Fernando Alonso’s two Alpines both caught the difference thanks to teamwork and slipstream, while (Williams) who finished third and finished ninth in his last attempt in the second quarter. Vehicle used by McLaren, although less successful Daniel Ricciardowho is left from the last session.

After a third free practice session dominated by Pérez and Red Bull from start to finish, qualifying rounds, problem with one of the circuit protections and with a temperature of around 20 degrees, it’s lower than expected for the race this Sunday.