Crimson Bull Racing scored a one-two end through the previous week’s System 1 Belgian Grand Prix, which served as spherical 13 of the 2023 season and the ultimate race earlier than the summer season break.
Recent from his win at Saturday’s standalone Dash race, Max Verstappen took residence one other win on Sunday on the important occasion after recovering from a fifth place beginning place on account of a grid penalty associated to a gearbox change. As soon as once more the remainder of the sector, together with Verstappen teammate Sergio Perez supplied little in the way in which of competitors.
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Perez, who began the race at second on the grid, completed 22 seconds after Verstappen to safe second place whereas Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc, the polesitter, completed 32 seconds after the winner to safe the ultimate podium spot.
There was loads of motion at first, with Perez shifting forward of Leclerc on the primary lap and Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz and McLaren’s Oscar Piastri making contact. The injury would finally result in each drivers retiring, with Piastri out at first and Sainz across the halfway level of the race.
Mercedes-Benz AMG on the 2023 System 1 Belgian Grand Prix
Verstappen was capable of make the most of the conflict and transfer as much as fourth early on, behind Hamilton who was in third behind Perez and Leclerc. Verstappen made a profitable transfer on Hamilton on lap six and would cross Leclerc to say second simply three laps later.
His overtake of race chief Perez would come on lap 16. With a niche of simply half a second between them, Verstappen used the DRS whereas on the Kemmel straight to shoot previous his teammate. From there, the reigning world champion might cruise on to the top of the race.
Hamilton would end the race in fourth place, after managing to set the quickest lap of the race contemporary after altering to Medium tires on the penultimate lap. Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso completed in fifth place forward of Mercedes’ George Russell who labored a one-stop technique to take sixth.
Following the weekend’s motion, Verstappen leads the 2023 Drivers’ Championship with 314 factors. Perez is a distant second with 189 factors and Alonso is third with 149 factors. Within the Constructors’ Championship, Crimson Bull leads with 503 factors, versus the 247 factors of second-placed Mercedes and 196 factors of third-placed Aston Martin. Groups now take pleasure in a three-week summer season break earlier than returning for the Dutch Grand Prix.
Alfa Romeo on the 2023 System 1 Belgian Grand Prix
Beneath are the total outcomes from the 2023 System 1 Belgian Grand Prix:
1) Max Verstappen, Crimson Bull Racing
2) Sergio Perez, Crimson Bull Racing +22.305 seconds
3) Charles Leclerc, Ferrari +32.259 seconds
4) Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes-Benz AMG +49.671 seconds
5) Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin +56.184 seconds
6) George Russell, Mercedes-Benz AMG +63.101 seconds
7) Lando Norris, McLaren +73.719 seconds
8) Esteban Ocon, Alpine +74.719 seconds
9) Lance Stroll, Aston Martin +79.340 seconds
10) Yuki Tsunoda, AlphaTauri +80.221 seconds
11) Pierre Gasly, AlphaTauri +83.084 seconds
12) Valtteri Bottas, Alfa Romeo +85.191 seconds
13) Zhou Guanyu, Alfa Romeo +95.441 seconds
14) Alexander Albon, Williams +96.184 seconds
15) Kevin Magnussen, Haas +101.754 seconds
16) Daniel Ricciardo, AlphaTauri +103.071 seconds
17) Logan Sargeant, Williams +104.476 seconds
18) Nico Hulkenberg, Haas +110.450 seconds
NC) Carlos Sainz, Ferrari – DNF
NC) Oscar Piastri, McLaren – DNF