Formula One is back after summer break at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium. The race circuit is located at Stavelot, Belgium and is often referred to as Spa. Spa-Francorchamps is a classic Formula 1 circuit with fast, hilly and twisty corners. There was a time when the total track distance was 14 kilometres and, even today, it is the longest track on the calendar which is 7.004 kilometres. One of my favourite parts of the track in F1 calendar is Eau Rouge and Raidillon(Turn 2-4) at Spa-Francorchamps
Practice 2 & Practice 3
Spa-Francorchamps is power circuit and straight-line speed is an important factor to secure pole position. Ferrari was the strongest in terms of fastest lap with unbeatable pace in Sector 1 and 3. However the long runs for Ferrari on Friday doesn’t look good and have to wait till main race to find if that sign was true or not. Aside to that, the tyre management will be an important factor in the 44-lap race.
For the analysis 2 laps clocked under 113 seconds and 111 seconds were considered for the analysis of Practice 2 and Practice 3.
Practice 2 - Timing Charts
Practice 2 - Tyre Charts
Practice 2 - Sector Charts
Practice 3 - Timing Charts
Practice 3 - Tyre Charts
Practice 3 - Sector Charts
Main Race Heatmap
The winner is Charles Leclerc and Ferrari snatched their first win of the season. In my opinion, it was a team effort to get the constructor's trophy. Podium ceremony and Italian anthem was a great spectacle to watch.
Here is the lap timings for the 44 laps by all the 20 drivers as heat map to find out on race evolution.
Reference
The circuit map is taken from Wikipedia
It is with deep sadness to know that the young talent Anthoine Hubert succumbed to his injuries during Formula 2 racing on Saturday. All the thoughts and condolences to Anthoine Hubert’s family.
