“We knew Ferrari would be strong in Spa, the same goes for Red Bull, but we did not expect such an advantage,«Is at the end FP2 said Valtteri Bottas, who finished training in third place, but more than eight tenths behind the leader Leclerc. "Ferrari was exceptional today, especially on the plains we were completely killed," added the Finn.
Za Lewis Hamilton the first and second free practice turned into a real little nightmare. FP1 the Briton ended up on sixth place, after changing the settings, when the situation was still a bit better, he still had to concede victory to the red race cars on flat parts. On the plane towards bend no. 5 the Ferraris gained almost a second against the Mercedes, which is really impressive, admits Hamilton.
“On the plains, Ferrari is still strong throughout the season and I have a feeling that things have really matched for Belgium for them. We will have to find a way and a way to put pressure on them, if we are not already competitive on the plains, " added the five-time world champion.Bottas mentioned the possibility of changing the settings in the direction of further reducing the thrust in order to be more competitive on flat parts to the team from Maranello. They certainly had a varied night with the silver ones today, but with the serial world champions in the V6 engine era, they always knew how to find the right answer.
