The absolute domination of Max Verstappen in the last Belgian Grand Prix he almost humiliated the competition, unable to keep up entirely at the frenzied pace imposed by the Dutch Red Bull driver. A victory won starting from 14th place on the starting grid, and with an 18-second advantage at the checkered flag over his teammate Sergio Perez, who came in second position.
With the 6th place finish of Charles Leclerc, the world title is getting closer and closer to ending in Verstappen’s hands. Another world champion like Mika Hakkinenwinner of the 1998 and 1999 World Championships. The Finn, in his usual column on Unibethe not only indicated how difficult it can be for the Ferrari driver to even reduce the gap from his rival, but he remarked on the impeccable proof of the Red Bull number 1: “Verstappen gave a fantastic performance all weekend – commented the former McLaren driver – he had an excellent pace in practice, but in qualifying he was on a different level than everyone else. He has shown incredible dominance. Even though he started 14th, everyone expected him to get back on top, and he did it very quickly, taking the lead on lap 12 ”.
“Spa makes overtaking a little easier for a fast car, especially on the long straight leading to the Les Combes chicane, but you still have to position the car in the right way, and Verstappen had perfect control.“, Added Hakkinen. “At the moment it is very difficult to see Leclerc challenge Verstappen for the title. There are only eight races left and Verstappen has a 98 point lead. Red Bull seems to be getting faster and faster. Also, Ferrari doesn’t seem to have the consistency and confidence needed. Although I expect Leclerc to win again, I don’t think he will be able to stop Verstappen from increasing his lead“.
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