Bojan Vrbnjak
He was the first to seduce from the pits Lando Norris z McLarn, even before that, Mercedes engineers announced that despite the engine problems that occurred with the driver Racing Point, Sergio Perez, insisted on a new version of the powertrain, which was premiered right at Spa. For now, it’s still not entirely clear what caused the sudden drop in oil pressure in the powertrain of the Mexican race car in FP2.
Unlike Mercedes, Renault will still bet on a more "ziherach card", as they have decided to use the engine again. other specifications, even though they already performed a new one yesterday Spec-3 version, mainly because in Spa, where overtaking is relatively easier, it will be easier to compensate for the penalty in the form of a setback on the starting ladder than on some of the more closed racetracks.
After about half an hour of the third free practice, he took care of the break in the form of a red flag Lewis Hamilton, which collided with the left front end into the safety fence. "Sorry, guys, I flew out, I'm stuck here in the security fence," he told his engineers by radio. His Mercedes W10 is concretely damaged, so Mercedes mechanics have a lot of work to do before the start of qualifying. If the gearbox is also damaged, the Briton will have to accept a penalty in the form of a setback.
Ten minutes before the end of the third free practice, it continued after the end of the inspection of the safety fences. Luckily, the trail is long, so there was no major crowd, despite the almost group departure.
For both Ferrari ranked (expectedly) Valtteri Bottas, and much more surprising is 4th place Daniel Ricciard, which is the last within a second. He finished fifth Max Verstappen, while the third free practice was completely lost to his new teammate, Alex Albon, who ranked 20th. Tajec probably didn't drive at full speed, because he will start from the beginning in any case due to the engine change tomorrow. He can be very happy with sixth place Sergio Perez, who finished training with an engine of the previous configuration, and in Spa he is experiencing drama after drama anyway, the place behind him is Lewis Hamilton with four driven laps, followed by Räikönen in Giovinazzi in both Alphahs.
