This season, Max Verstappen of Red Bull Racing has once again demonstrated his dominance. He won the Belgian Grand Prix after starting from position fourteen. Ferrari was forced to acknowledge the supremacy of its competitors at Spa.
Throughout the 44 laps of the Belgian Grand Prix, Max Verstappen impressed. He doesn't think it will be a major concern to start the race from the 14th position because his power unit has had several components updated.
And it has been demonstrated. Competitors were passed by one at a time until they took the lead and finished the 2022 Formula 1 season with their eighth victory. The world championship appeared to be approaching quickly.
Sergio Perez's teammate Super Max won the race by a second. Charles Leclerc, a competitor in the race for the championship this year who also received a grid penalty and started from position 15, only managed to place sixth.
Leclerc's teammate at Scuderia Ferrari, Carlos Sainz, also earned a podium spot despite failing to turn in a winning performance. George Russell (Mercedes) and Fernando Alonso round out the top five (Alpine).
This is Red Bull's fourth podium finish this season in a 1-2 finish. They did it at the Emilia Romagna GP in Monza, the Spanish GP in Barcelona, and the Baku GP before the Belgian GP (Azerbaijan GP).
The top 10 timesheets at Spa-Francorchamps were filled by Esteban Ocon (Alpine), Sebastian Vettel (Aston Martin), Pierre Gasly (AlphaTaury), and Alex Albon (Williams).
Carlos Sainz had a strong start. He remains in the lead position. Sergio Perez, who started in second place, dropped to fifth after being passed by George Russell, Lewis Hamilton, and Fernando Alonso.
At Turn 5, the event happened shortly. Alonso and Hamilton were in communication. This allowed Perez to occupy the second spot. Russell rode in P3 behind him.
The crash resulted in damage to his car. The Hamilton race ought to be over sooner. He still hasn't even completed a lap. Alonso, meanwhile, is still eligible to continue.
Alonso radioed Hamilton, accusing him of closing space on the T5, saying, "This guy only knows how to drive from the front row," and the impact caused the right rear tire to lift into the air.
The drama is back. This time, Valtteri Bottas and Nicholas Latifi were part. Additionally, this led to the Safety Car's intervention. The Alfa Romeo driver was unable to complete the race, but the Williams driver could.
Max Verstappen, meanwhile, got off to a strong start. At the end of the first lap, he had advanced from the 14th row of the grid to ninth. Charles Leclerc pitted for the medium tire set during the Safety Car interval. It is released at P17.
Verstappen passed Alex Albon to move up to P7 after the restart, but Sainz was able to maintain his lead. The Dutch competitor then passed Daniel Ricciardo to take up sixth place.
Verstappen bulldozed Sebastian Vettel to the chicane in no time. When he entered Les Combes or Turn 5, he was once more able to overtake another Formula One world champion, Alonso.
Leclerc, on the other hand, was snarled up in a protracted traffic bottleneck. He's still in 16th place after the eighth lap. He eventually managed to surpass Pierre Gasly and Yuki Tsunoda, the AlphaTauri team.
Carlos Sainz elected to pit after returning to the front because his tires were worn out. As a result, Perez assumed control of the situation. But not before his teammate caught up to him. Verstappen is currently leading.
Soon after getting back on the track, Sainz smoked Vettel and Ricciardo, who were powerless to stop the F1-75. The Spaniard joined Russell in the top three as soon as he entered the pits.
Leclerc gained from many drivers who stopped for pit stops as well. He reached P6. The tires, though, are significantly older than the ones that are still on the course.
At the conclusion of the fourteenth lap, Sergio Perez parked his car. He arrived before Leclerc, who had already taken up position P4. When his competitor returned to the track, he attempted to pass him at the Kemmel Straight, but Perez was able to hold it.
Verstappen was the next to stop for fuel. He lost Sainz's position, but he was still able to beat Perez to the finish line. Leclerc, whose tires are worn out, has been passed by Russell for fourth place in the meantime.
Verstappen persisted in pursuing Sainz, keeping up with him past the Eau Rouge and eventually passing him on the Kemmel Straight. The current Formula 1 world champion has once more succeeded in seizing control.
Verstappen had a lead of roughly 4 seconds over Sainz on lap 20, and Perez was attempting to catch up to the Ferrari #55. Leclerc, who has yet to complete a second pit stop, sits behind Russell in fourth place.
Sainz was passed by Perez on lap 21. He is now in danger from Russell's approach. At the conclusion of the opening stage of the race, it appeared that Ferrari was having trouble settling into a racing pace.
Leclerc eventually entered the race and finished seventh. His current target is Esteban Ocon. For the second half of the race, Sainz also made the decision to buy a fresh set of hard tires.
Perez then constructed a second pit and utilized hard compound to continue the move. Prior to Sainz, the Mexican pilot made his way back to the track. That's a fantastic plan for Red Bull #11, then.
Verstappen and Russell also competed. The Super Max chose the new medium set of tires, while the Mercedes drivers chose the hard ones. He continued to run in front of Perez on the track.
Verstappen's pace was maintained till the finish line of the Belgian GP. He even managed to make a striking gap, namely
Leclerc, who attempted to complete faster laps by returning to the pits for soft tires, actually dropped to sixth after being overtaken by Alonso, who showed consistency throughout the race.
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