Lakeler: Ferrari has no hope of fighting for F1 Belgium GP victory

Charles LakelerDuring the Formula 1 Sprint Race Belgium Grand Prix Follow a disappointing familiar pattern for the weekend Ferrari This season: The heroes in the first lap, then the SF -25 slipped backwards as a slow deflation of the team’s hopes.

From the fourth on the grid, Lakeler slipstream McLaren‘S Lando Noris Carmel went straight on the early tour and around the laces around and combing with annex in the third place. But, while the partner of the Noris team Oscar piastry Was unable to get closer Max VerustapaneThe Red Bull, Noris had sufficient speed to pass the lace compens on the lap fore at the Red Bull, Noris to resume the losing lead in the first corner.

The Lakeler then returned to the winner’s arrears to cross the finishing line in 10 seconds.

Lakeler later told Sky Sports F1, “There is something to be learned to take away from this type of race.” “However, it does not seem that we are far from the maximum capacity of the car. I don’t think we are out of place with set-up or anything like that.

“I don’t think there is anything in the car that we hope that we can fight with red bulls or McLaren, unfortunately.”

In the race of Ferrari Hall, both its cars are phasing into a major upgrade package, which started with a completely new underfloor in Austria and Closing with new rear suspension geometry at spaWith a circuit-specific low-drag rear wing. The underfloor modifications were sufficient and extended from the ‘fence’ visible at the front, to get out of the new profile for ‘tunnels’ and to get out of the defuse, and new details around the shines of the front wheels.

While drivers are widely positive about upgrades, net results in terms of competition have been best. SQ1 has been terminated by an expensive spin, Lewis Hamilton From 18th to 15th place on the spa sprint grid, one of some drivers, which was to complete any overtaking in a dipped race. But he later seemed some confusion.

Hamilton told Sky Sports F1, “Okay, positive I did not spin.”

“And I moved forward, but it was a really tough race. We could not move forward in the DRS train that was unfortunate – but I have definitely learned a lot about the upgrade we have.

“I was just reflecting, the part of the upgrade Charles was since Montreal – and you saw the accident that he was there that I had yesterday.”

Lakeler had actually made a rear-axle lock-up in the first practice for Canadian GP, spinning him in the wall at 3 closed in 3 to require a new chassis. But Ferrari did not announce any upgrade at the end of that week.

This is not to say that there were no new components, as there is no need to declare changes until they include changes in the surface profile. But it may be equally that Hamilton has given his timeline He has recently been firing senior personnel.,