F1 Q&A: Lewis Hamilton form, Red Bull engine in 2026 and safety at Belgium Grand Prix

In each race this week, it appeared that it was a defect to rehabilitate the pole as a result of Slipsstream on this straight lengthy. Is there something that may be performed on this particular path to guarantee that the pole is definitely a bonus? – Tom

It’s true that each winners of the Belgian Grand Prize race on the finish of final week misplaced the lead in Les Combes on the primary lap, and that they misplaced the race – Oscar Bayastiri to Max Versaben within the present race, and Lando Norris to PISSTRI within the Grand Prix.

The truth is, they have been two instances.

The enemy was the start of a drought. PiaSSTri did every thing in his energy, however Verstapen adopted him by way of Eau Rouge and Slipsstream after the hill.

PiaSSTRi knew earlier than the race that this was a possible chance. That is partially as a result of planning of the trail, but additionally partially as a result of Verstapen was working to decrease the energy of the underside forces of Piastri and thus had a consecutive benefit in any case.

This was then seen within the enemy, when PiaSSTRI, though there’s a quicker automotive and a big function within the center sector of the lap, is totally to go to Verstapen.

The grand prize race was totally different. It was moist, and it was a circulating begin. This could have been a lot simpler for Norris to maintain the lead.

However there are questions concerning the restart, which was raised by the director of the McLaren Andrea Stella staff.

First, Norris went early, and Pacrytry went with him, so Norris didn’t have the forefront on the beginning line, which was helpful to maintain his place.

Norris then made a mistake in La Supply, which allowed Piasstri to strategy, which is basically assured to Norris duck sitting. Then the Piastri assured that it passes the pace that dared – quicker than Norris dared – by way of Eau Rouge.

“Oscar deserves it,” Nuris stated.

However it’s not provided that the pole -winning driver will lose the initiative at SPA at Les Combes – Charles Leclerc managed to maintain him final yr, for instance. It depends upon the circumstances.

As for the be aware concerning the pole, sure, it’s imagined to be a function granted to the motive force as a reward for qualifying quicker. However that is nothing extra. This doesn’t imply that the motive force who gives a divine proper to driving on the finish of the primary lap. After all they don’t.

So why ought to something about or not it’s performed within the spa specifically? Doing this implies altering the historic, charismatic and requirement design. Nobody needs to lose that.