“That one was for Chadwick.” Lewis Hamilton mastered quali to secure his sixth pole at Spa. And dedicated his record-breaking run to the late Chadwick Boseman.
Mercedes may boast another front-row lock-out, but with Max starting on mediums, the Silver Arrows will be tested. Meanwhile Ricciardo was another star at Spa – snatching P4 in his revived Renault. But for Ferrari, it was a case of all horse, no power. With Leclerc and Vettel in P13 and P14, they’ll be praying for a miracle. Luckily, Mother Nature may be willing to answer… Wakanda forever. Add Lewis’ tribute to Chadwick Boseman as your phone wallpaper. Down with downforce. Well, 10% of it. With cars cornering faster and faster, tyres are struggling to keep up with the increasing loads. So the FIA have issued new tech regulations for 2021 (or March in F1 fan calendars) to reduce downforce and get the levels “somewhere between that of last year and this year.” What impact will this have on the on-track action? New chassis. New power unit. “New life”. 2020 has been a real pain for Sainz, but the Spaniard hopes his blinder in Barcelona was “a turning point” for team Papaya. With McLaren now fixated on third, what does Team Principal Seidl think is needed to squeeze out of the Racing Point-Ferrari sandwich they're currently wedged between? Takuma Sato winning the Indy 500... again? A current driver on the grid comparable to Senna? And would reigniting the Indianapolis GP be a good idea? F1 Nation has the answers. This week, Tom Clarkson and Alex Jacques dissect all the action from the Brickyard. Plus, three-time podium finisher Mark Blundell consults his crystal ball on Williams’ future… Far ahead. But far from comfy. Mercedes may be enjoying a healthy lead in the Constructors’ Championship, but Red Bull aren’t making it easy for them. And Hamilton feels the threat, “they’re still a title runner, so we need to stay on our toes.” Can Max continue on his quest to deny Lewis his seventh? As Bottas rightly states “...nothing is over until it’s over.” |