Kimi Antonelli He has it in his hand. It is up to him to sweep qualifying for the Belgian GP or leave the option to Norris, Verstappen or Russell. who are the ones who seem to be able to oppose something to the Italian. For the World Cup leader, better time, perhaps an x-ray of what he has offered this year: perfect performances, bordering on humiliation, as in the first attempt of these free 3, alternating with chained failures without logical explanation.
Kimi started his last attempt still first with the previous one and was expected to continue with the festival this weekend… But he forgot to downshift into first gear when braking at La Source (turn 1) and went wide, so he had to abort. In the extension they arrived and an improper whiplash and an off-track at the final Bus Stop. A discreet twist to what he was offering.
And that is the realitythis weekend It looks like Kimi against Kimiboth for good and for bad. It is in your hand and yours alone. If you hold the pressure, no one will be able to get close.
Hamilton may not qualify
The one who is not at all clear is Lewis Hamilton, who suffered an accident in the same place as Gasly and was saved from a terrible impact when he hit the rear wheel of his Ferrari on the fence at turn 13. The car bounced with the wheels.three wheels in the air and as they fell they fell apart by the moment. The SF-26 is busted and barring a miracle it won’t go to qualifying, Well, the ‘muletos’ or reserve cars went down in history decades ago.
Fortunately, Lewis could tell it as an anecdote, although no one is going to take away the back pain from the shock of the landing. in the next few hours. The flight was small, but eerie.
The Spanish, behind
Carlos Sainz could not improve with his second set of softs, after a much more decent time. He finished 18th, 2.7 behind Antonelli, but with a bad feeling and 0.7 behind Alex Albon. He also had an incident with Verstappen, which left him no room and forced him to emergency brake and the subsequent plane.
Alonso clearly surpassed Stroll and broke the 5-second barrier this time, staying 4.1 off the best time. It is a step for Honda, which has already put all the power available, even if it is what it is now, about 60 HP less than the rest in terms of thermal power and another tip in terms of electricity.
Final times of FP3 in Spa.
Kimi, first time
Antonelli gave his first fast lap with half an hour left for the end, with a new set of soft and The differences were eye-watering. Almost eight tenths to Hamilton, more than a second to Leclerc, fourth and the repetition of Friday’s 1.2 to Russell, It seemed like a car from another midfield team.
Sainz improved very slightly to go to 15thalthough 2.7 seconds from the head, and Aston was 5.7 behind Alonso, even further away than in free practice 2. The Asturian scored 0.6 on Stroll.
Times, courtesy of formula-timer.com
Times of the first free practice session 3.