Formula 1: Vettel tricked in Spa – Verstappen crowns crazy catch-up race

Created: 2022-08-29 04:53

By: Christoph Klaucke

Sebastian Vettel made a turbo start in Spa.

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Formula 1 was a guest in Belgium: Sebastian Vettel lets himself be tricked in Verstappen's race to catch up.

The Ardennes race in the ticker to read.

• Formula 1

  : Belgian Grand Prix at

  Spa

  , Sunday, 3 p.m

• Crazy Verstappen catch-up race

  : Red Bull driver raced from P14 to victory

• Vettel

  is

  tricked

  : Aston Martin driver was duped after overtaking

• Turbo start

  from

  Vettel

  : Former world champion made up five places

FINISH: Max Verstappen wins the Belgian Grand Prix.

The world champion clinched his ninth victory in the 14th Formula 1 race of the season at Spa, having only started the race from P14.

In addition, the Dutchman secured the extra point for the fastest race lap.

Red Bull teammate Sergio Perez and Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz complete the podium.

Sebastian Vettel is a strong eighth, but had to admit defeat to the two Alpines.

For Mick Schumacher it is only enough for 17th place behind Haas colleague Kevin Magnussen.

Madness: Charles Leclerc gets a five-second penalty due to increased speed during his pit stop shortly before the end of the race.

The Ferrari driver falls back to sixth place, Fernando Alonso is happy about fifth place.

Formula 1 at Spa: The end result

44/44:

Leclerc is able to overtake Alonso again on the last lap and takes fifth place.

44/44:

Leclerc gets new tires again to start an attack on the fastest race lap.

The Ferrari driver is overtaken by Alonso.

Will this maneuver pay off?

43/44:

Mick Schumacher did not have an easy race and could not push himself forward decisively.

His gap to teammate Kevin Magnussen is getting smaller from lap to lap, but is still more than two seconds.

42/44:

At the top, Max Verstappen circles lonely and has a 17-second lead over teammate Perez.

38/44

: Vettel cannot keep up with Ocon and is well over two seconds behind.

Vettel is tricked: Aston Martin driver can be duped after overtaking

36/44:

It's bitter for Sebastian Vettel!

The Heppenheimer overtakes Gasly, but is then countered by this and Ocon and loses two places in one fell swoop.

In contrast to Vettel, his opponents were able to switch on the DRS uphill.

Vettel can grab Gasly again.

Annoying blunder!

If Vettel hadn't overtaken, he would probably have held his position.

34/44:

Vettel is the last driver to pit for the second time and comes out ahead of Ocon in eighth place.

32/44:

Vettel has to let Leclerc pass.

The aim of the Heppenheimer in his last Spa race is sixth place anyway.

We are curious if it will last until the end.

31/44:

Max Verstappen comes to the pits and picks up medium tires.

The Dutchman remains the undisputed leader in the Belgium race.

Verstappen is heading towards his ninth victory in the 14th race of the season.

28/44:

Mick Schumacher shows a decent race and is currently faster than teammate Magnussen.

Perhaps the 23-year-old will still catch the Dane.

28/44:

Perez also comes into the pits to change tires as a reaction to the Sainz stop.

26/44:

Sainz comes into the pits for the second time and has hard tires put on, directly followed by Ferrari colleague Leclerc, who gets medium.

22/44:

Sky TV commentators report that there is liquid in Mick Schumacher's cockpit.

It remains to be hoped that the Haas pilot is not restricted in his performance.

21/44:

Now Sainz has to let Perez go too.

The Red Bull driver passes the Ferrari on the outside of the curve.

20/44:

A look at the German drivers: Sebastian Vettel is bravely staying in the points and is a good seventh.

Mick Schumacher is not making any real headway at the end of the field and is in P17.

Crazy Verstappen catch-up race: Red Bull driver races from P14 to the top

18/44:

Verstappen easily overtakes Sainz on the straight and is now finally in the lead.

17/44:

Mick Schumacher manages a great overtaking maneuver against Latifi.

The Haas driver at least moves up to 17th place.

16/44:

Verstappen was also in the pits and is now in second place behind leader Sainz.

14/44:

Vettel has to let Sainz pass again and is a strong fourth.

12/44:

Sainz pits and gets yellow tires.

Meanwhile, Verstappen overtakes Perez and takes the lead.

11/44:

The world championship leader is now chasing his Red Bull teammate Sergio Perez.

9/44:

Verstappen also grabs Russell and is now third.

7/44:

Verstappen continues to blow to catch up and also swallows Vettel and Alonso.

The world champion is already fourth.

5/44:

Shortly after the restart, Russell overtakes Alonso, who is retiring.

4/44:

Many drivers use the safety car phase to stop in the pits.

Sainz leads in front of Perez, Russell, Alonso and Vettel.

Verstappen is already eighth.

Mick Schumacher ran in 14th place. Bottas and Hamilton were eliminated.

2/44

: Latifi causes an accident with Bottas.

The Canadian hits the gravel and spins, taking the Finn with him.

The safety car is on the track.

2/44:

Lewis Hamilton retired after a collision with Alonso.

The Briton is standing next to his smoking Mercedes.

Turbo start from Vettel: Former world champion makes up five places

1/44:

Max Verstappen is already tenth.

A great start for Sebastian Vettel too, who moved up from P10 to fifth place.

START:

Sainz can defend the lead.

Disaster start for Perez, who has to let Alonso and both Mercedes pass.

3 p.m.:

Gasly is missing from the starting line-up.

The Alpha Tauri may start out of the box.

Update from August 28, 2:57 p.m .:

Before the race, Mick Schumacher addressed emotional words to his father Michael Schumacher, who had great success in Spa.

"Over time I realized why Spa became Dad's living room, all the successes he had there.

For me he is not only the best athlete in the world, but also the best dad in the world.

Incredible as a person," said Mick Schumacher in an interview with 

.

Formula 1 in Spa: Starting grid for the race

Update from August 28, 2:53 p.m .:

As usual, many celebrities are guests at the Formula 1 races.

Belgian soccer star Kevin de Bruyne supports Dutchman Max Verstappen.

"It's incredible to be standing here in the garage and witnessing everything," said the Manchester City midfielder.

Update from August 28, 2:50 p.m .:

Sebastian Vettel starts in Spa from tenth place, which would mean a point at the end of the race.

"If we can finish in the points, it would be a good day for us," said the Aston Martin driver shortly before the start of the race and ran towards the pits.

Update from August 28, 2:40 p.m.:

Let's see what's in it for Mick Schumacher today.

The Haas driver starts the race from 19th place after his grid penalty.

In 2018, Mick won his first Formula 3 race at Spa.

"We're looking forward to the race, we can only go forward," said Schumi junior before the race.

“We were able to bang on quite a lot of the front wing.

The tires are probably difficult to manage.” The 23-year-old should probably try to make up a few places at the start, but doesn't want to risk too much.

“We still have one or two candidates with us who want to try something.

But I keep at it.

I don't think a hara-kiri move is called for."

Formula 1: Michael Schumacher began his world career in Spa

Update from August 28, 2:35 p.m .:

Mick Schumacher is now 23 years old, like his father when he celebrated the first magical triumph of his world career in Spa-Francorchamps.

On August 30, 1992, in the 30th round of the Belgian Grand Prix, Michael Schumacher did not look like a winner.

In the Stavelot curve, the Benetton driver slipped off the track, narrowly avoided an impact - and suddenly had the decisive inspiration.

His experienced teammate Martin Brundle overtook him.

"And then I saw that blisters had already formed on Martin's tyres," said Schumacher a little later, beaming with joy as the winner: "That's why I caught the right moment to switch to dry tires."

The result: Schumacher outperformed everyone.

The dominating Brit Nigel Mansell, who had already secured the world title two weeks earlier.

His teammate Riccardo Patrese, who was always a contender in the far superior Williams-Renault.

And last but not least, the three-time world champion and “rain god” Ayrton Senna.

Formula 1: Michael Schumacher is an honorary citizen of Spa

The love affair between Schumacher and Spa continued to flourish over the next 20 years until the end of his career in 2012.

In 1995 he stormed from 16th on the grid to victory in the rain on his way to his second world title.

In 2001, meanwhile in the Ferrari, Schumacher ousted the Frenchman Alain Prost from the top spot in the all-time list of winners with his 52nd Formula 1 success.

In 2004, Schumacher secured his seventh and last world title in Belgium with second place, and in 2012 the circuit was the scene of his 300th Grand Prix.

It's no wonder that the Rhinelander calls the racetrack, which is only an hour's drive from his home town, his "living room" - and that he has long been an honorary citizen of Spa.

Update from August 28, 2:21 p.m.:

The drivers go out on the track again shortly before the race to check whether everything is OK with the cars.

The Grand Prix in Spa starts in a good 40 minutes.

Update from August 28, 2 p.m

.: Formula 1 world champion Max Verstappen, Ferrari hopeful Charles Leclerc, Mick Schumacher and four other drivers move up one position on the starting grid for the Belgian Grand Prix.

The septet benefited from a penalty against Japan's Yuki Tsunoda.

The AlphaTauri driver has to start from the pit lane because his team had replaced several power unit components without the approval of the world association FIA.

Red Bull star Verstappen starts from 14th place, Leclerc directly behind.

Haas driver Schumacher starts the 14th race of the season from 19th place. Numerous drivers deliberately accepted penalties at Spa-Francorchamps for replacing engine parts and transmissions.

There are many good overtaking opportunities on the high-speed circuit in the Ardennes.

Verstappen clearly won qualifying on Saturday, so many opponents are expecting the world championship leader to catch up.

Formula 1 in Spa in the live ticker: starting place penalties for Verstappen, Leclerc and Schumacher

Spa – The Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps has always been one of the most unpredictable races in Formula 1. This is mainly due to the frequent rain and the good overtaking opportunities on the track.

This time, however, the field was shaken up in qualifying even before the start of the race.

World champion and world championship leader Max Verstappen, pursuer Charles Leclerc, Mick Schumacher and other drivers have to start from far behind due to grid penalties.

Sebastian Vettel is one of the beneficiaries.

Formula 1 in Spa in the live ticker: Crazy race expected in Belgium

Max Verstappen once again outclassed the entire F1 competition in one lap at Spa.

Alone, it was of no use to him: due to penalties for engine and transmission changes, he can only start from 15th place.

The competition is still trembling.

The Red Bull star was more than half a second faster than Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz, who inherited first place on the grid for Sunday's race at Spa and a pole position for his personal statistics.

Sainz, who is allowed to start from the front for the second time in his Formula 1 career, is a bit uneasy, despite the buffer of 14 positions on Verstappen.

"With the big gap to Max and Red Bull, I'm already wondering what will happen tomorrow," he said: "But starting from pole is a good start.

Of course we will try to win from there.”

Starting place penalties for races: Verstappen, Leclerc and Mick Schumacher are reset

Sainz relegated Verstappen's teammate Sergio Perez to second place on the grid, followed by the two former world champions Fernando Alonso in the Alpine and Mercedes star Lewis Hamilton.

"Fourth place doesn't do us much good," Hamilton said: "Red Bull and Ferrari are in a different league."

In addition to Verstappen, Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc is only in the third row from the bottom. The second in the world championship, 80 points behind the defending champion, was also sanctioned for replacing numerous parts.

As did five other drivers, including Mick Schumacher.

Verstappen proved in the last race before the summer break in Hungary that he can also win from far behind.

In Budapest, he managed this feat from tenth place - on a track that offers far fewer overtaking zones than in Spa.

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Sebastian Vettel benefits from a flood of penalties: Ex-world champion can start further up

Four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel starts the 14th race of the season from tenth place in the Aston Martin, although he only qualified 16th.

"The whole weekend was up and down," said Vettel on Sky: "The bottom line is that I think there will be a little something tomorrow."

Haas driver Mick Schumacher starts from 20th and last place.

Many parts were also replaced on his car, so qualifying was “not our primary focus at all,” said the 23-year-old, who still expects something for the race in Spa (all information about the live broadcast on TV and stream). : “Especially this year with the new cars, overtaking seems to be quite possible.

Hopefully we can attack.” Mick Schumacher is fighting for a new contract in Formula 1 and is probably actually a candidate for another racing team.