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Posted on 07/25/2024 7:08:16 PM PDT by Chode
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
First Grand Prix
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26 - 28 Jul 2024
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa-Francorchamps
Pos | No | Driver | Car | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | Max VerstappenVER | Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT | 1:54.938 | 1:53.837 | 1:53.159 | 21 |
2 | 16 | Charles LeclercLEC | Ferrari | 1:55.349 | 1:54.193 | 1:53.754 | 22 |
3 | 11 | Sergio PerezPER | Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT | 1:55.139 | 1:54.470 | 1:53.765 | 21 |
4 | 44 | Lewis HamiltonHAM | Mercedes | 1:55.692 | 1:54.037 | 1:53.835 | 22 |
5 | 4 | Lando NorrisNOR | McLaren Mercedes | 1:55.582 | 1:54.358 | 1:53.981 | 24 |
6 | 81 | Oscar PiastriPIA | McLaren Mercedes | 1:54.835 | 1:54.136 | 1:54.027 | 23 |
7 | 63 | George RussellRUS | Mercedes | 1:55.353 | 1:54.095 | 1:54.184 | 22 |
8 | 55 | Carlos SainzSAI | Ferrari | 1:55.169 | 1:54.112 | 1:54.477 | 23 |
9 | 14 | Fernando AlonsoALO | Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes | 1:55.489 | 1:54.258 | 1:54.765 | 23 |
10 | 31 | Esteban OconOCO | Alpine Renault | 1:55.417 | 1:54.460 | 1:54.810 | 23 |
11 | 23 | Alexander AlbonALB | Williams Mercedes | 1:55.722 | 1:54.473 | 16 | |
12 | 10 | Pierre GaslyGAS | Alpine Renault | 1:54.911 | 1:54.635 | 17 | |
13 | 3 | Daniel RicciardoRIC | RB Honda RBPT | 1:55.451 | 1:54.682 | 14 | |
14 | 77 | Valtteri BottasBOT | Kick Sauber Ferrari | 1:55.531 | 1:54.764 | 17 | |
15 | 18 | Lance StrollSTR | Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes | 1:56.072 | 1:55.716 | 17 | |
16 | 27 | Nico HulkenbergHUL | Haas Ferrari | 1:56.308 | 9 | ||
17 | 20 | Kevin MagnussenMAG | Haas Ferrari | 1:56.500 | 9 | ||
18 | 22 | Yuki TsunodaTSU | RB Honda RBPT | 1:56.593 | 8 | ||
19 | 2 | Logan SargeantSAR | Williams Mercedes | 1:57.230 | 8 | ||
20 | 24 | Zhou GuanyuZHO | Kick Sauber Ferrari | 1:57.775 |
26 - 28 Jul 2024
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa-Francorchamps
Pos | No | Driver | Car | Laps | Time/retired | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 63 | George RussellRUS | Mercedes | 44 | 1:19:57.040 | 25 |
2 | 44 | Lewis HamiltonHAM | Mercedes | 44 | +0.526s | 18 |
3 | 81 | Oscar PiastriPIA | McLaren Mercedes | 44 | +1.173s | 15 |
4 | 16 | Charles LeclercLEC | Ferrari | 44 | +8.549s | 12 |
5 | 1 | Max VerstappenVER | Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT | 44 | +9.226s | 10 |
6 | 4 | Lando NorrisNOR | McLaren Mercedes | 44 | +9.850s | 8 |
7 | 55 | Carlos SainzSAI | Ferrari | 44 | +19.795s | 6 |
8 | 11 | Sergio PerezPER | Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT | 44 | +43.195s | 5 |
9 | 14 | Fernando AlonsoALO | Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes | 44 | +49.963s | 2 |
10 | 31 | Esteban OconOCO | Alpine Renault | 44 | +52.552s | 1 |
11 | 3 | Daniel RicciardoRIC | RB Honda RBPT | 44 | +54.926s | 0 |
12 | 18 | Lance StrollSTR | Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes | 44 | +63.011s | 0 |
13 | 23 | Alexander AlbonALB | Williams Mercedes | 44 | +63.651s | 0 |
14 | 10 | Pierre GaslyGAS | Alpine Renault | 44 | +64.365s | 0 |
15 | 20 | Kevin MagnussenMAG | Haas Ferrari | 44 | +66.631s | 0 |
16 | 77 | Valtteri BottasBOT | Kick Sauber Ferrari | 44 | +70.638s | 0 |
17 | 22 | Yuki TsunodaTSU | RB Honda RBPT | 44 | +76.737s | 0 |
18 | 2 | Logan SargeantSAR | Williams Mercedes | 44 | +86.057s | 0 |
19 | 27 | Nico HulkenbergHUL | Haas Ferrari | 44 | +88.833s | 0 |
NC | 24 | Zhou GuanyuZHO | Kick Sauber Ferrari | 5 | DNF | 0 |
* Provisional results. Note - Russell disqualified for an underweight car. Perez scored an additional point for setting the fastest lap of the race. | ||||||
Maybe they forgot the heavier wheels were to be installed at the 2nd pit stop....... something to remember when you go one pit stop less....
Belgian F1 GP 2024 Results: George Russell DQ’d, Lewis Hamilton Wins; Verstappen 5th
George Russell’s second win of the Formula One campaign was wiped from the record books due to an underweight car.
His disqualification moved Russell’s Mercedes teammate, Lewis Hamilton, up from second to first, handing Hamilton his 105th Formula One win all time. Oscar Piastri went from third to second, while Charles Leclerc earned a spot on the podium.
Russell held off Hamilton in Sunday’s Belgian Grand Prix at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps to claim the checkered flag. However, the FIA said 2.8 liters of fuel had been improperly drained from Russell’s car after he had originally hit the minimum weight limit.
WTF!!!
LOL...
it’s by me...
Watching the cameras constantly showing Toto near the end, and he had ZERO level elation or happiness showing. It looked like he knew there was likely going to be some issue...
I think they did it on purpose. Just to make Buttboi look good. Same as retiring Russell at Silverstone.
It's currently 25, 18, 15, 12, 10, 8, ...
Aww, man... I just finished watching the race and turned the stream off pretty soon after the checkered flag like always these days.
Those last laps were great and I was glad to see Russel hang on. Bummer.
dang- wish russel would have gotten it- is hamilton out celebrating his ‘win’? what a way to win-
Belgian GP winner George Russell disqualified after investigation
Laurence Edmondson, F1 Editor
Jul 28, 2024, 12:28 PM ET
George Russell was stripped of his victory at the Belgian Grand Prix after his Mercedes car was found to be underweight after the chequered flag.
Teammate Lewis Hamilton was promoted to first place, securing his second victory of the season after his win at the British Grand Prix earlier this month.
Russell's car was weighed after the race and found to be at the minimum weight (798 kilograms), but after fuel was drained from the Mercedes, it was found to be 1.5kg underweight.
The matter was referred to the stewards, who determined Russell's car be disqualified.
"Car 63 was weighed on the FIA inside and outside scales with both scales showing the same result of 796.5kg," a stewards' statement said. "The calibration of both scales was confirmed and witnessed by the competitor.
"During the hearing the team representative confirmed that the measurement is correct and that all required procedures were performed correctly. The team also acknowledged that there were no mitigating circumstances and that it was a genuine error by the team.
"The stewards determine that Article 4.1 of the FIA Formula One Technical Regulations has been breached and therefore the standard penalty for such an infringement needs to be applied.
"Competitors are reminded that they have the right to appeal certain decisions of the stewards, in accordance with Article 15 of the FIA International Sporting Code and Chapter 4 of the FIA Judicial and Disciplinary Rules, within the applicable time limits."
Russell won the race on a one-stop strategy, meaning he made a single set of tyres last 34 laps while others made an extra stop.
The physical wear of the four tyres can account for the car's overall weight loss over a long stint, although teams usually factor that into their calculations before the race.
Another factor unique to the Belgian Grand Prix is that the length of the Spa-Francorchamps lap means drivers do not complete a cool-down lap after the chequered lap and instead turn into the pit lane exit immediately after Turn 1.
The absence of a cool-down lap means drivers cannot pick up discarded rubber on their tyres, which is standard procedure after a race to help replace any lost weight.
"Heartbreaking. ... We left it all on the track today and I take pride in crossing the line first," Russell said in a post on social media after the race. "There will be more to come."
Speaking before the stewards' decision, Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff said his team would have to accept a disqualification if it happens.
"You have to take it on the chin," he said. "If the stewards decide against ourselves, it is what it is, a mistake has happened, or could have happened, and one-two would have been a great result going into the summer break. It wouldn't go any better.
"The positive, the very positive we can take from this race is we had two cars that were the benchmark in this race, with two different strategies. Who would have said that a few months ago? That is really good to see."
Asked if anything was damaged on Russell's car, which might have contributed to it being underweight, Wolff added: "No, I think it's a one-stop that ... you expect loss of rubber, maybe more, but it's no excuse.
"If ... if the stewards deem it to be a breach of regulations, then it is what it is, and we have to learn from that, and as a team, given there are more positives to take, for George, but that's a massive blow for a driver when his childhood dream is winning these races, then to be told it's taken away. But he's going to win many more."
Absolute heartbreak. I feel bad for GR, he ran a good race. Old man Hamilton will be happy to take that P1 trophy no doubt.
“Russell disqualified from Belgian Grand Prix for underweight car as Hamilton is promoted to winner”
Veeeery interesting.
1) IIRC there was a 70+% chance of a safety car - meaning significant fuel savings...this may have done in GR
2) Mrs. BBB333 thinks GR thinks looks like a space alien — well this is the hybrid era...
so lulu’s car passed?
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I wish I could find an in-depth story that says exactly what happened, but yes Hambone’s car was fine.
One thing that could be the difference (that was in the story I posted) was that Hamilton had a two stop strategy, so his tires had more rubber on them at the end of the race than Russell’s one stop strategy tires.
There was no cool-down lap where the cars normally drive around the track in the marbles picking up more used rubber on their tires to increase their weight. At Spa they crossed the finish line then immediately went the wrong way down pit road, no cool-down lap.
Also, I can’t find an article that explicitly says it, but it appears that Russell’s car weight was fine, but then the team drained the fuel tank before the “official” weighing, and was underweight because there was no fuel left in the car.
I don’t know that for a fact, however.
100%, that’s the way i read it too
“two stop strategy, so his tires had more rubber on them”
it’s just i hate lil-lulu getting the benefit... GGGRRRrrrr
Most shocking!
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