2023-07-28 14:43:49
Nate Saunders28 de jul, 2023, 10:32Lectura: 2 min.
Verstappen’s team installed a fifth gearbox in their car, one more than allowed by the regulations before incurring penalties.
The championship leader Max Verstappenreceived a five-place grid penalty for the Belgian Grand Prix.
The team of Verstappen he installed a fifth gearbox in his car, one more than allowed by the regulations before incurring penalties.
That means the Dutchman, who leads the drivers’ championship with 110 points, will start Sunday’s race five places below where he qualified on Friday afternoon.
The penalty will have no impact on Saturday’s sprint race, in which drivers will qualify again for a shorter race that offers fewer points.
Max Verstappen received a five-place grid penalty for the Belgian Grand Prix.EFE
Verstappen has won nine of 11 races this year, including the last seven in a row, but the ban could raise hopes of ending his streak.
However, Verstappen won the Belgian Grand Prix last year starting from 14th place on the grid.
The dominant vehicle of Red Bull it seems especially suitable for the Spa circuit, which is why the team has chosen to take it for this race.
The sanction will increase the pressure on the teammate of Verstappen, Sergio Perez, to place the car in pole position.
Pérez has failed to rank higher than ninth since the Miami Grand Prix beginnings of May.
Heavy rain is forecast for Friday’s qualifying session and the drivers have called on the sport’s governing body, the FIA, to be brave enough to cancel the Belgian Grand Prix this weekend if conditions become too dangerous.
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