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The supremacy of Mercedes knows no stops or adversaries: in Spa-Francorchamps the Black Arrows double again, although within the team (read more) there is something that perhaps creaks. However, it never creaks as much as Ferrari, which in Belgium had never passed the ninth place and that instead in 2020 does not go beyond the thirteenth and fourteenth place, respectively with Vettel and Leclerc. A defeat (announced) in a dark tunnel whose end is not in sight.
Lewis Hamilton 10
You can make news and see your vote get reduced, only when you make a few mistakes. That is, practically never. It did not happen in Belgium: fourth success between the ups and downs of the Ardennes, as Kimi Raikkonen. Of course, it would be interesting to see Hamilton working on a less competitive car (we get an idea, we imagine which one …), in the meantime, let’s take note of a total dominance, of another weekend managed masterfully, of a colleague yugado to his carbut we give poor Bottas an 8: if nothing else, this time he was not caught by Verstappen) and a 10 that he will repeat from here until the conquest of the seventh world title, reaching Michael Schumacher. Waiting to match his 91 victories – there is a risk that it will happen in Mugello, on the day of the 1000th Ferrari GP: perhaps a sign of fate – Lewis in Belgium took another record from Schumi: the one for the most kilometers total commanding Races.
Pierre Gasly 10
The AlphaTauri, formerly Toro Rosso, a machine that escapes precise evaluation: it looks good, but sometimes it gets lost. But the French in love with Italy often manage to go beyond its limits. He took him to the points (eighth) by experiencing two GPs: in the first, focusing on hard tires and not making the pit stop while the safety car was on the track due to Giovinazzi’s accident, he even found himself fourth; in the second, born after the break, he had to rebuild and climb from below. Really good: the chances of going back to Red Bull instead of Albon get stronger.
According to 9
As in the minor categories of MotoGP, there is an Italy that wins in F2. The slow Ferrari without quality? Let us console ourselves with Prema, who at Spa greets a double thanks to Russian Robert Shwartzmann and Mick Schumacher (two podiums in two days). The Red also smiles: both are pilots of his Academy.
Daniel Ricciardo 8.5
In a Renault that suddenly found the engine and polished – it seems that there is another political story at the base, based on convenience and the exchanges of favors that involve the Daimler Mercedes group – Daniel has put all his baggage of determination and talent. After a good qualifying he had a solid race: at the end, three and a half seconds behind Verstappen and the minor podium. a driver who in the end always gives something to his team: he also towed in Spa Esteban Ocon (7.5), which edged Albon in extremis for fifth place.
The center is ranked 8
The GPS screen gives a rough picture of today’s GP: up front, with abysmal advantages, are Hamilton, Bottas and Verstappen, fighting in separate races (which nine times out of ten reward Hamilton). Behind, here is all the rest of the troop: but in the center of the classification, where you can see beautiful duels, which is the soul of current F1.
Max Verstappen 7.5
True to the pirate spirit, he tried it at the start and in the first kilometers, and who did not expect it? – but the boarding at Bottas this time was not successful. The Flying Dutchman has found some shoals with his blue boat.
Kimi Raikkonen 7.5
The old lion, four times first in Spa, roared again: the lower-tier Alfa Romeo, but brought it to the center of the table. He would have deserved at least the tenth place point, which Kyvat took.
Lando Norris 7
He loves the Cesarini area of F1 and his finishes are usually brilliant: seventh place and confirmation of an indisputable talent. Next year I will have Ricciardo by my side: if they get along and if McLaren grows again, they will be a dangerous couple.
Ferrari 7 drivers
They deserve moral praise because this year driving the Ferrari at Spa was equivalent to getting the blood out of turnips: the true feat of taking the SF1000 to Q2 in qualifying; then the race was a torment. At the sports level, Leclerc (7), despite finishing behind his partner, he did more than Vettel (6 less) and placed a textbook overtake on Perez on the chicane leading to the finish line. Sebastián will recognize a certain poise in the moment. Alonso in such a poor car would have broken, the German instead limited himself to the news and the facts: At this rate – he said on the radio – those behind will eat me.
Mercedes 5
In a perfect team mechanism, the relationship between big boss Ola Kllenius (Dieter Zetsche’s successor) and Toto Wolff, the director of the big winning cycle from 2014 onwards, is probably permanently locked down. There were already signs in March, now the rumors are thicker. The window test is that Wolff and Hamilton have yet to renew their contracts. In the meantime, I note that Wolff has invested some (personal) money in Aston Martin, the Racing Point name since 2021. If there is a divorce, there is a risk that the big absentee will be the style.
Antonio Giovinazzi 5
A serious mistake – lost car – and a strong crash by the guards that threw a wheel against Russell’s Williams, causing the young Englishman to see the green mice.
Ferrari 0
It may have been a very bad and perhaps unrepeatable week (the risk is high even on Sunday 6 September at Monza), but Ferrari after Spa-Francorchamps 2020 officially nominated for the Nobel Prize in Physics. in fact, he managed to prove the Theory of Everything: in the sense that everything does not work.
August 30, 2020 (change August 30, 2020 | 19:55)
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