Red Bulls ace Max Verstappen wins the 2022 Belgian Grand Prix whilst Sergio Perez and Carlos Saiz finish second and third respectively, Lewis Hamilton crashes out in the first lap, know about the trophy
What an amazing year for Red Bull this season as Max Verstappen clinches the Belgian Grand Prix 2022 title.
Why Is The F1 Belgian Grand Prix Trophy 2022 So Special, Design And Story
The Belgian Grand Prix Trophy by being cent percent recyclable sets the standard and directs the vision of Formula One as trophy features the lap layout of the Spa Circuit. Made of an Oak found in the arena and begins the journey of being entirely endemic in addition to being recyclable.
Inset in glass specks of black asphalt, the trophy is as gorgeous as the corner and it trophy augments itself with little droplets of water from Eau rouge. Eau Rouge, meaning Red Water in French, is a 15 kilometer stream that originates from Hautes Fagnes and the stream runs alongside the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps and crosses it at one point.
This win completes a perfect weekend for us @redbullracing. The car was unreal today, it felt like a rocketship 🚀
We’ll keep pushing as we want more of these, starting next week in Zandvoort pic.twitter.com/D3uQAZm3lE
— Max Verstappen (@Max33Verstappen) August 28, 2022
Verstappen has taken his 9th victory of the 14th race so far and is now in the lead with 93 points ahead of Perez, who jumped to second place overall, with eight rounds still remaining.
Max Verstappen sets another record
Here's an incredible stat 🤓
Consecutive race wins starting 10th or lower had (until today) only happened once before in F1 history
1959/60 Bruce McLaren – USA (P10), Argentina (P13)
2022 Max Verstappen – Hungary (P10), Belgium (P14)#BelgianGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/gQuLEiRkoI— Formula 1 (@F1) August 28, 2022
Max Verstappen started 14th in the grid to finish first in the Belgian Grand Prix 2022
Max Verstappen opened the grid in 14th place, but brilliantly dominated the race to take the win ahead of his teammate Sergio Perez finishing second and Ferrari’s ace Carlos Sainz in third. The Red Bull Dutch rider finished the race in 17.8 seconds ahead of teammate Sergio Perez, who had to settle with the second place. Spanish rider Carlos Sainz finished third in his Ferrari after taking pole position.
Meanwhile Ferrari’s ace, Charles Leclerc, who starts the race just one place behind Verstappen, managed to finish fifth after his Ferrari took some bumps in the engine and gearbox. However, the Ferrari rider was shocked when he was demoted to sixth place after being found guilty of speeding through the pit lane.
Lewis Hamilton got involved in a crash with Fernando Alonso
When world champions collide 💥#BelgianGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/x0SL4PPG20
— Formula 1 (@F1) August 28, 2022
It was a disappointing race for the Mercedes in the Belgian Grand Prix’ 22 as the seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton was caught in a crash with McLaren rider Fernando Alonso. Lewis Hamilton’s crash with one-time McLaren teammate Fernando Alonso in the opening lap forced Hamilton to retire. The Spaniard fired at Hamilton and called him a “fool” on the radio. Hamilton spoke to the event on social media and offered his apologies to the fans:
‘‘Firstly, I want to apologize to my fans and especially to those who came to support me. “After almost 30 years in the race, the feeling left behind is as deep as the first’’.
When is the next Formula One Grand Prix?
The Dutch Grand Prix: Sunday, 4 September 2022
Track: Circuit Zandvoort