itsmikeydJul 30, 2023

2023 Belgian Grand Prix | Race

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2023 Belgian Grand Prix | Race - Lemmy

## F1 starting grid: 2023 Belgian Grand Prix 1. Charles Leclerc Ferrari 2. Sergio Perez Red Bull 3. Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 4. Carlos Sainz Ferrari 5. Oscar Piastri McLaren 6. Max Verstappen Red Bull 7. Lando Norris McLaren 8. George Russell Mercedes 9. Fernando Alonso Aston Martin 10. Lance Stroll Aston Martin 11. Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri 12. Pierre Gasly Alpine 13. Valtteri Bottas Alfa Romeo 14. Esteban Ocon Alpine 15. Alex Albon Williams 16. Kevin Magnussen Haas 17. Zhou Guanyu Alfa Romeo 18. Logan Sargeant Williams 19. Daniel Ricciardo AlphaTauri 20. Nico Hulkenberg Haas Let’s see how this one pans out! We’ve had an exciting weekend of action so far. Let’s see if that continues. I’m hoping for just a little more rain!

Show threadhrpanjwaniJul 30, 2023
McLaren not looking good today and not having good luck either.
Show threadDWin
Their gamble on high downforce for a wet race unfortunately hasn’t paid off. If it suddenly starts bucketing it down then Lando can still make a solid comeback if they play the strategy right
Jul 30, 2023 at 1:17pmWeb
Show threadhrpanjwaniJul 30, 2023
It might pay off. Let’s see what happens in 15 mins:
Show threadNusPojavaJul 30, 2023
They didn’t gamble at all. They don’t have a slim wing upgrade, so if they used one, it would be too inefficient in terms of drag/downforce ratio. They have an upgrade planned for Monza obviously.
Show threadDWinJul 31, 2023
Oh interesting, appreciate the info. I thought even their Silverstone wing was less extreme than this one? Unless they just thought that was too inefficient to even consider