Lakeler downcast at “huge” intervals for McLaren, but approves the new Ferrari F1 car suspension

Charles Lakeler Was disappointed with a “huge” deficit McLaren In Formula 1 Belgium Grand Prix Sprint qualifying despite Ferrari’s new rear suspension package is assisted.

Championship leader Oscar piastry Pole for about half a second Max VerustapaneDespite running with more downforce than red bulls and thus losing time in the early region, Piastry reached a level terms from Malidi and then made a 0.4S swing via Les Fagnes and Stavellot.

Ferrari In addition, McLaren appeared to run a lower downforce versus, shown directly from a shrinking deficit with Carmel. By the end of the mid -division, the gap between Lakeler and Piastry increased from 0.05 until the beginning of sector two to 0.561s. The lakeler eventually was 0.768S behind the piastry at the end of the lap.

Although Lakeler feels that Ferrari’s long -awaited rear suspension package felt a little more at the back of his Ferrari, said that McLaren stopped shining to some extent after seeing the gaps on the rest of the field.

“I felt the change, but the thing is that today the difference is very big,” Lakeler said. “I’m sure we have taken a step ahead, but for some reason McLaren looks faster than this track. So it is a bit disappointing on that side of things.

“But I think it was shame for such a difficult qualification session, especially in terms of intervals for such a difficult qualification session.”

Lakeler said, with a change in rear suspension, the main issue was now one of the lump sum catch – through mechanical means or aerodynamic downfores.

Monegasque placed his car fourth on the grid for the spa-fancarchamps sprint race and will start from the middle Lando Noris And impressive Estaban OkonWho took the maximum advantage of ultra-lo downforce aero set-up.

“Again, the emotion was very good, which is a mixed feeling – on one side, I am happy that the car feels better. On the other, even if the car looks really great, we are still away from the seven tenth part, which is a big amount,” he said.

“Yes, it is a long track, but still it is a large amount. So a lot of work is to be done, of course.

“We just need to add a grip in this car. I don’t think we do anything specially wrong, but we just need more grip that we don’t think for now.”

His team partner Lewis Hamilton Unfortunately, after suffering from a session defined, the sprint was knocked in the early part of the qualifying. He accelerated a lot of speed through Stavellot on his initial run and developed gravel narrowly, and then maintained a rear locking issue in his final lap.

An attempt was made to roam around the back of the car, as he attempted to apply a brake for the final chicken, inspiring the Ferrari driver to scitor in the run-off.

He said, “A new day of yesterday – obviously I am disappointed on a large scale because I have gone into a lot of work and is not really very good, so hopefully tomorrow will be better,” he said.