Uncertainty for Bottas Pessimism from Zhou

Stake F1 Unlikely to Crack Top 15 in Belgium

26/07/2024

Stake F1 sees little hope in Belgium, with Bottas unsure and Zhou downcast about their chances.

Stake F1 continues to face challenging weekends, and the practice sessions at the Belgian Grand Prix do not suggest any imminent turnaround. Valtteri Bottas, however, is pleased to have had the opportunity to test various configurations.

“New parts, as in Budapest. It’s a different track, of course. We tested different levels of downforce today and have a better understanding of what we will need for Sunday. The remaining question is tomorrow’s weather,” stated the Finn.

Should the rain be confirmed for tomorrow, Stake might adjust their setups, but the C44s will primarily be configured for the race: “Sunday must remain the priority. It will be fine weather, and regardless of the conditions, we need to set up the car for the race.”

Guanyu Zhou, on the other hand, is rather pessimistic about the team’s goals: “It was tricky. I need to find some pace, and it’s hard to compete for the top 10, even the top 15. We’re at the back, but at the back of this group. We need to find a few tenths to be competitive.”

The Chinese driver is hoping for rain: “We’ll see how the car performs if it rains. If it’s dry, it will be like today, and we really won’t have a solution. So mixed conditions might be better.”

Uncertainty for Bottas Pessimism from Zhou

Uncertainty for Bottas Pessimism from Zhou Uncertainty for Bottas Pessimism from Zhou

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Carlos Sainz
1
CARLOS
SAINZ
Leader
Lewis Hamilton
2
LEWIS
HAMILTON
+0.031s
Charles Leclerc
3
CHARLES
LECLERC
+0.083s
George Russell
4
GEORGE
RUSSELL
+0.197s
Max Verstappen
5
MAX
VERSTAPPEN
+0.218s
Alex Albon
6
ALEX
ALBON
+0.302s
Kimi Antonelli
7
KIMI
ANTONELLI
+0.436s
Oscar Piastri
8
OSCAR
PIASTRI
+0.592s
Pierre Gasly
9
PIERRE
GASLY
+0.692s
Lance Stroll
10
LANCE
STROLL
+0.881s
Liam Lawson
11
LIAM
LAWSON
+0.904s
Jack Doohan
12
JACK
DOOHAN
+1.020s
Yuki Tsunoda
13
YUKI
TSUNODA
+1.149s
Isack Hadjar
14
ISACK
HADJAR
+1.327s
Fernando Alonso
15
FERNANDO
ALONSO
+1.352s
Esteban Ocon
16
ESTEBAN
OCON
+1.380s
Lando Norris
17
LANDO
NORRIS
+1.534s
Gabriel Bortoleto
18
GABRIEL
BORTOLETO
+1.709s
Nico Hulkenberg
19
NICO
HULKENBERG
+2.109s
Oliver Bearman
20
OLIVER
BEARMAN
+3.013s

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458
2
Haas
457
3
Racing Bulls
454
4
Alpine
405
5
Williams
395
6
Ferrari
382
7
McLaren
381
8
Sauber
354
9
Aston Martin
306
10
Red Bull
304
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