Poll: Official 2025 Belgian Grand Prix Race Thread - Spa-Franchorchamps - Race 13/24

[el_dazza]

Norris is rapid but he's got no chance of getting past these 2.

 

[iamtheoneneo]

Spa isnt the problem...its the cars.

Max looks to have this in the bag, Piastri isnt really making any meaningful progress and even if he does Max is going to defend hard

 

[Mr Jack]

Another dull sprint. Format just doesn't work.

 

[Flibster]

First thing to happen....

Race control - Bortoleto time 1:47.766 deleted - track limits turn 9 lap 10

 

[el_dazza]

Crofty drumming up fake suspense as usual.. LOOK HOW CLOSE THE TOP 3 ARE!! Yeah, the same as the last 4 laps..

 

[Terminal_Boy]

Spa isnt the problem...its the cars.

Max looks to have this in the bag, Piastri isnt really making any meaningful progress and even if he does Max is going to defend hard

I really hope next year’s regulations bring us closer racing.

 

[UTmaniac]

Max might be slow in sector 2, but it's by far the hardest sector to overtake on and in the dry, he will be mighty quick in the other two sectors.

 

[imtoooldforthis]

This order isn't changing without a blunder from Max

 

[Jimbeam3678]

Plank is basically fancy fibreglass, so anything abraded from it will look white/grey.

Is it? I thought it was wood?

I really hope next year’s regulations bring us closer racing.

The racing is close l, it’s just they can’t overtake ..

 

[Flibster]

Ooh, it's all go now.

Race control - Gasly time 1:47.744 deleted - track limits turn 4 lap 9

 

[el_dazza]

Ooh, it's all go now.

Race control - Gasly time 1:47.744 deleted - track limits turn 4 lap 9

Ooooh I can't contain the excitement!!

 

[UTmaniac]

Just me, or is this a really early sprint race?

 

[Flibster]

Is it? I thought it was wood?

It used to be a wood fibre based composite. It's now a glass reinforced resin material.

Same consistent wear properties, but less burny.

 

[edGfaCTor]

Yawns

So this is a sprint race what a bore.

 

[el_dazza]

Just me, or is this a really early sprint race?

I didn't realise it was on at 11, was getting some food for the dog from Totton and raced back for this garbage

 

[utajoker]

Well this has been dull

 

[el_dazza]

You know things are bad when the Haas cars which you'd expect to be gobbled up by faster cars behind them are still in the places they started the race in.

 

[iamtheoneneo]

Happy for Max, but that was an appalling sprint race

 

[imtoooldforthis]

Typical dry F1 race at Spa. Very bad

 

[Tiamat21]

Not much exciting at the front after Max’s superb pass.

Just isn’t worth the risk for one point is it.

Sprints need a shake up or scraping imo.

Another dull sprint. Format just doesn't work.