GP van België: Max Verstappen wint spectaculaire sprintrace

Voorafgaand aan de sprintrace op Spa-Francorchamps regende het hevig waardoor de start ervan werd uitgesteld. We kregen een spectaculaire sprintrace die Max Verstappen uiteindelijk redelijk eenvoudig wist te winnen. Oscar Piastri en Pierre Gasly vervolledigden het podium.

Heavy rain incoming…

The start of #F1Sprint has been delayed #BelgianGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/LAa7KzE49x
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Mercedes radio ?

Toto: "Do you have some wetness in the car?"

George: "I'm underneath a tent. I just feel sorry for the people in the grandstands"#BelgianGP #F1Sprint pic.twitter.com/iNQDYFn85j
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If you're just joining us…

Heavy rain has delayed the start of #F1Sprint ?️#BelgianGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/nOXh6KMDyg
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No caption required…

?#BelgianGP #F1Sprint pic.twitter.com/645WPSCmTl
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Torrential rain gives way to dazzling sunshine ?

Only at Spa ?#BelgianGP #F1Sprint pic.twitter.com/4LkiXBaDZQ
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? UPDATE ?

The formation lap will start behind the Safety Car on wet-weather tyres #BelgianGP #F1Sprint pic.twitter.com/gRJvbZa9P1
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And the formation lap is GO (behind the Safety Car) #BelgianGP #F1Sprint pic.twitter.com/PZ4HWIIJE8
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?

Red Bull: "The plan is for four laps behind the Safety Car, and then a rolling start"

Max: "Okay, that's a smart decision"#BelgianGP #F1Sprint pic.twitter.com/ZF1qsymlOm
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Max radios Red Bull to say the track is drying quickly and that inters are almost in range #BelgianGP #F1Sprint pic.twitter.com/1bNxcwNLB8
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Safety Car is coming in… #BelgianGP #F1Sprint pic.twitter.com/nLox7Q3Tx2
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LAP 1/11

And #F1Sprint is GO!

Immediately Piastri and nine other drivers pit for inters#BelgianGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/MQvTdsTeyz
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LAP 2/11

Race leader Verstappen pits but he can't get back out in front of Piastri…

The Australian rookie leads #F1Sprint ?#BelgianGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/c5QAPfQPSb
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LAP 3/11

So far, Piastri is keeping Verstappen at bay ⚔️#BelgianGP #F1Sprint pic.twitter.com/4oN3gNVMIF
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Fernando's out of his car and looks okay ?#BelgianGP #F1Sprint pic.twitter.com/GXmfmyU6oa
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LAP 5/11

The Safety Car is coming in at the end of the lap

and Piastri ? Verstappen will resume #BelgianGP #F1Sprint pic.twitter.com/BvQ4Dc0brX
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LAP 6/11: We are racing again!

And Verstappen powers past Piastri down the Kemmel straight #BelgianGP #F1Sprint pic.twitter.com/JMEX5q53li
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LAP 7/11

Hamilton and Perez battling ?

The pair touch and then Perez slides off into the gravel the following lap #BelgianGP #F1Sprint pic.twitter.com/vOBMdIf3DQ
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Hamilton has been handed a five-second penalty for causing a collision in that battle with Perez

The Mexican has been told by his team to pit and retire the car #BelgianGP #F1Sprint pic.twitter.com/P4E9IlTbmg
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MAX VERSTAPPEN WINS #F1SPRINT ?

Oscar Piastri comes home in P2! ?
Pierre Gasly crosses the line in third ?#BelgianGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/dSLVpNqM3b
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