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Two rounds of Red Bull Honda secured the top-five starting grid for tomorrow’s final as qualifying for the seventh round of the F1 World Championship took place at the 2020 F1 Belgian GP.
In qualifying Q1, all four Honda PU-equipped cars entered the top 10 and advanced to qualifying Q2 without risk. With the aim of advancing to qualifying Q3. Q2 was a very close battle, and both Alpha Tauri and Honda missed Q3’s advance by a slight difference.
Daniel Kubiat was 10th, 0.008 seconds behind 11th, and Pierre Guthrie was 0.023 seconds behind 12th. However, the race will start with a strategic advantage, starting from the position where the tires can be selected.
Max Verstappen and Alexander Arbon advance to Q3. In the first set, Verstappen was fourth fastest and Arbon was fifth as close to the front row as possible. In the second period, Verstappen moved up to third place, 0.015 seconds behind Arbon, and Arbon remained fifth.
Max Verstappen will start the final on medium tires that gave the best time in Q2 qualifying, and Arbon will start on soft tires one row behind Verstappen. However, if it rains at the beginning of the final, the impact of tire selection may lessen.
Toyoharu Tanabe (Honda F1 Technical Director)
“For today’s qualifying, Verstappen was second with 0.015 seconds in third, Arbon was fifth and Aston Martin Red Bull Racing, two cars were in good shape. Scuderia AlphaTauri Honda 2 Pedestrians also showed a good run from practice and passed Q1 in a very good position. I was hoping to advance to Q3, but as a result, Kubiat was 11th, Guthrie was 12th and 0.1 in Q2. I missed advance to Q3 in less than a second, however it is a The advantage that both cars can freely select the tires and start the race, so I have positively captured this result. Since Monza will not be able to use qualifying mode, today was the last qualifying with the special qualifying mode, and between them , It has been a smooth day from the day before. We will start the race from a position where we can claim a prize. We will do our best to ensure that we can respond to changing conditions. before, like the rain during the race called Spa Weather and seize the opportunities. ”
Max Verstappen (Red Bull Honda)
“I thought it would be a difficult race week for us, but he is very close to Bartelli (Mercedes), and I think third place is a positive result in qualifying. I finished the lap well, but with first place.” There is still 0.5 seconds of difference, but I think it was the closest to Mercedes this season, it is not a circuit compatible with our machine in qualifying, but we will reach the final with this qualifying result. It was very good and I’m looking forward to tomorrow’s race. It can be sunny or rainy, but I think if the weather changes during the race, the situation will change. This is a great track to run in qualifying. However, the finals of the year are also exciting and depending on the weather it could be a special race like last year at Hockenheim. We are happy with the improvement of the balance of the machine. I want to play a good game and get the maximum results. ”
Alexander Arbon (Red Bull Honda)
“I’m happy with the result of being in fifth place. I think I could have been in fourth place, but I made a little mistake in turn 1 last turn and lost time. 4 I think it was possible to put him in the best position. The best lap is still satisfactory in Q2, but I’m satisfied for the moment. This weekend the machine has been in good shape since the start of FP1 and has stayed that way. We made some adjustments to the car, which It has led us to good results. I hope I have taken a step forward, and I hope we can take another step. Tomorrow’s final is a different strategy than Max (Verstappen) It is a start on tires, so the start is important because the distance to this circuit is short until turn 1. I don’t know what it will be tomorrow, but it may be raining and it will be an exciting race. “
Danil Kubiat (Alpha Tauri Honda)
“I had a good race throughout the qualifying session. The condition of the machine has been gradually improving since yesterday and I am making good adjustments with the engineers, so I am happy with the progress from Friday to Saturday.” I think I will have a good race tomorrow so I will do my best to achieve it. The final will be a long race and it is a spa, so it may depend on the weather. I will do my best to run in good condition so as not to lose against
Pierre Guthrie (Alpha Tauri Honda)
“In Q2, I was just 0.04 seconds behind Noris (Mercedes) who was tenth, so I wanted to get to Q3. I couldn’t capture the last chicane and missed the start. I lost traction and lost 0.1 seconds. However, in the final I will start from the position where I can select the tires. For me, from Normandy, which rains a lot, I am happy that it will rain tomorrow (laughs). I think I can also aspire to 12th place. I think the team will be in close competition, but I will push as hard as possible and aim for the prize, if possible 11th place which was the earliest among the tires I could choose was good, but today Daniel (Kubiat) was fast so I think that I lacked a bit of effort. ”
Category: F1 / Honda f1 / Red Bull / Belgian F1 GP / Alpha Tauri
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