We were hoping today would be an ultimate test of man and machine around one of the greatest tracks in the world in the most demanding of conditions. However things did not turn out the way they had hoped. There was drama before the start, as Sergio Perez crashed on the lap to the grid,Continue reading “Belgian GP: Verstappen declared winner as race is abandoned due to weather”
Monthly Archives: Aug 2021
F3 Belgium: Doohan takes chunk out of Hauger’s lead
Jack Doohan took his second victory of the weekend from pole position, cutting the gap to Dennis Hauger to 25 points after his tough weekend. He did have to fight for it though, with Victor Martins making a passing attempt on him, but he had to give the position back after passing him off theContinue reading “F3 Belgium: Doohan takes chunk out of Hauger’s lead”
F3 Belgium: Doohan takes crucial win in second race at Spa
In a considerably drier second race of the weekend, which saw Jack Doohan dominate the race and take the victory, bringing the gap to points leader Dennis Hauger down. His team-mate David Schumacher finished in second with Logan Sargeant rounding out the podium. Caio Collet finished in fourth ahead of Clement Novalak in fifth, FrederikContinue reading “F3 Belgium: Doohan takes crucial win in second race at Spa”
Belgian GP: Verstappen takes pole as Russell takes shock front row in wet qualifying
Max Verstappen took pole position at the death, by 3 tenths of a second over a shock performance from George Russell, who was consistently fast throughout the entire session and putting in a shock lap to qualify in a fantastic second. Lewis Hamilton qualified in third ahead of Daniel Ricciardo, who struggled for most ofContinue reading “Belgian GP: Verstappen takes pole as Russell takes shock front row in wet qualifying”
Belgian GP: Verstappen tops damp third practice
It was Max Verstappen who topped the timesheets in a damp final practice session at Spa-Francorchamps. He led his team-mate Sergio Perez by almost a second. Whilst Lewis Hamilton was over a second back in third place. Lando Norris was fourth for McLaren ahead of Esteban Ocon in fifth and Lance Stroll in sixth place.Continue reading “Belgian GP: Verstappen tops damp third practice”
F3 Belgium: Colombo dominates frenetic Race 1 in tricky conditions
As a result of tricky weather conditions it took a while to get going but when we eventually did under the safety car, Lorenzo Colombo was off, setting fastest laps and taking an utterly dominant victory, ahead of Jak Crawford in second place and Roman Stanek in third. Behind was where all the action tookContinue reading “F3 Belgium: Colombo dominates frenetic Race 1 in tricky conditions”
Belgian GP: Verstappen on top but ends session in wall
It was Max Verstappen who set the fastest time in second practice, by less than a tenth over his Mercedes rivals. However his session did not end the way he wanted, as he lost it at Malmedy and backed it into the wall. He wasn’t the only driver to have an adventure at that corner,Continue reading “Belgian GP: Verstappen on top but ends session in wall”
Belgian GP: Bottas sets early pace at Spa
Valtteri Bottas set the fastest time in the first on track running since the summer break, setting a time of a 1.45.199 in what could be the only dry running of the day, or even the weekend. Lewis Hamilton looked on course to match that but a run in with Nicholas Latifi on his fastContinue reading “Belgian GP: Bottas sets early pace at Spa”
Hungarian GP: Ocon benefits from first corner mayhem to take shock victory
The race began with drama on a damp track when Valtteri Bottas locked up going into the first corner, bumped into the rear of the fast starting Lando Norris, who subsequently went into Max Verstappen, with Sergio Perez also being caught up in the wreck. Whilst Lance Stroll and Charles Leclerc collided in sympathy. MaxContinue reading “Hungarian GP: Ocon benefits from first corner mayhem to take shock victory”
F3 Hungary: Hauger puts one hand on the trophy
It was a tough race for the drivers, with the race starting in very wet conditions under the safety car, and then finishing under the safety car due to a collision between Ido Cohen and Laszlo Toth that was triggered by Rafael Villagomez. When the racing did happen, Dennis Hauger took full advantage and afterContinue reading “F3 Hungary: Hauger puts one hand on the trophy”