Belgian Grand Prix 2023

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8TH CONSECUTIVE VICTORY FOR MAX VERSTAPPEN, WINNER OF THE BELGIUM GRAND PRIX!

 

The Dutchman is getting closer to Sebastian Vettel's record (9 consecutive victories in 2013)! Sergio Pérez and Charles Leclerc complete the podium! 

 

The rest of the top 10: Hamilton (best lap), Alonso, Russell, Norris, Ocon, Stroll, Tsunoda.

 

Belgian Grand Prix – Ranking

 

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Lewis Hamilton stops for the third time, to try to find the best lap at the end of the race! As a reminder, the Briton is only 3 points behind Fernando Alonso in the championship in the fight for 4rd place.

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And that goes for Esteban Ocon who climbs to 8th place with three laps to go!

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Esteban Ocon didn't give up and came back into Lance Stroll's exhausts for 8th place!

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Guanyu Zhou overtook Daniel Ricciardo for 15th place. If Yuki Tsunoda holds his 10th place, it would be the first point scored by AlphaTauri since Baku!

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And sublime overtaking by Esteban Ocon at the Combes corners, outside on Yuki Tsunoda! The Frenchman is 9th!

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A small train formed at the back in the fight for 14th place: Ricciardo and Zhou stuck the Haas of Hülkenberg.

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Gasly's overtaking of Albon in replay:

 

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Esteban Ocon came back on the heels of Yuki Tsunoda for 9th place, but the Japanese resistedAlpine.

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Very, very tense exchanges between Verstappen and his engineer, Gianpiero Lambiase! 

 

Engineer: “This tire had reasonable degradation in the first stint, I suggest you use your head a little more”

 

Verstappen: “I could also keep pushing and do another stop, a bit of pit stop practice? »

 

Engineer: “Not this time. »

 

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Beaten by both Alpine, Albon goes through the pits and will finish the race with soft tires.

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Best lap for Max Verstappen in 1'48″922, while Pierre Gasly makes a magnificent overtake on Albon in Fagnes! 

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Esteban Ocon passed Alex Albon and entered the top 10, but Gasly remained stuck behind the Williams…

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The race leader stops in the pits to finish on soft tires. He comes out well ahead with an 8″5 lead over Pérez.

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2″2 stoppage for Pérez who makes his second pit stop. At the house of Alpine, Ocon has overtaken Gasly and will try his luck against Albon for 10th place.

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Leclerc in turn goes to the pits and comes out just in front of Hamilton and Alonso who are in a duel at the Source corner! The Mercedes got the better of the Aston Martin and moved up to 4th place.

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Pierre Gasly is faster than Alex Albon but cannot overtake her in the straight. The Frenchman is stuck behind the Thai…

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Second stop for Hamilton who puts on soft tires. The Briton comes out 5th behind Alonso.

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The situation at the front: Verstappen is 7″7 ahead of Pérez and 14″4 over Leclerc. In the peloton, a train forms behind Tsunoda, 9th, with Albon, Gasly and Ocon.

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