2025 Belgian Grand Prix - [QUALIFYING] discussion thread ⏱️

[wes@lemmy.world]

ROUND 13: Belgium

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FORMULA 1 MOËT & CHANDON BELGIAN GRAND PRIX 2025

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Circuit stats

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• First Grand Prix: 1950
• Number of laps: 44
• Circuit Length: 7.004 km
• Race Distance: 308.052 km
• Lap record: 1:44.701 Sergio Perez (2024)
• 2024 winner: George Russel

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Track Map

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[lazycouchpotato@lemmy.world]

Good grief what disastrous Q1 for Antonelli and Hamilton.

[mhague@lemmy.world]

Disappointed for Hamilton.

[cyrano@lemmy.dbzer0.com]

Weird queue incident at the start. So unnecessary.

[coelacanth@feddit.nu]

I wonder when or if Ferrari start getting second thoughts about Hamilton. I know the marketing value was a primary motivation but I can't imagine they are stoked about what their boatloads of cash are getting them currently.

[hsr@lemmy.dbzer0.com]

Would be cool if we could see the view from stewards' camera for these more meaningful lap deletions. I get that stewards equipment probably isn't plugged into the broadcast gear, but it shouldn't be too hard to show a single frame for 3 seconds.

[cyrano@lemmy.dbzer0.com]

Papaya power. Poor perf from mercedes.

[cyrano@lemmy.dbzer0.com]

yeah at least a post race or post qualification will be nice touch.

[sentau@discuss.tchncs.de]

Good to see albon and tsunoda up there after a few difficult weekends.

Good job Lando, turned around a big deficit from yesterday.

[cyrano@lemmy.dbzer0.com]

Good P3 by Leclerc

[coelacanth@feddit.nu]

Yuki being 3-4 tenths off Max on a long lap like this is probably enough to be called "fine" I imagine? Sadly I think he's struggled enough this season that his future F1 prospects are looking gloomy.

Albon has had some rotten luck this season with his engine. There consecutive DNFs and then engine problems yesterday as well. Have to wonder if it's a packing or cooling issue Williams have caused or if it's just horrible misfortune.

[florge@feddit.uk]

Need a drone camera above the top of Raidillon.