The Formula 1 summer break is over and the car party we’ve been waiting for is in Belgium, the iconic on the spa track carried out. Six pilots “new toys” The race, which was penalized for what they brought and started from the back rows, also got a lot of passes.

Six drivers, who changed both the engine and some other components after the summer break, were penalized at the end of qualifying and sent to the back of the grid. The last champion among these pilots Verstappen and his greatest rival Charles Leclerc was also included.

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As the race got off to a pretty excited start, two former champions and two former teammates were already on the first lap. Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton made contact. Following this contact, Hamilton slowed down due to a breakdown in his car’s undercarriage and withdrew from the race. For example, Hamilton, the only driver to have completed all races this season, will be out of the race for the first time in 2022. After a short while, he tried to save himself from Latifi’s spider. Valtteri Bottas he was able to stop by hitting the wall and was out of the race.

Verstappen, one of the championship candidates, 14th place He finished the race he started at the top. He thus became the second name in Formula 1 history to start with double digits in two races in a row and finish the race first. Perez took second place. Similar Red Bull He did his 4th double this year. Ferrari driver Sainz, who started the race from the first pocket, took third, while Russell and Leclerc took it. However, Leclerc dropped to 6th place after a 5-second time penalty and was replaced by Alonso. Esteban Ocon, Sebastian Vettel, Pierre Gasly and Alex Albon completed the top 10. The fastest lap also went to Verstappen.

The next race of the season in Formula 1 September 2-4 will take place in the Netherlands.