![]() ![]() However, the drivers met worse conditions on Saturday, with the decision made to postpone the Shootout by 35 minutes. READ MORE: Leclerc hails ‘big steps forward’ en route to Spa pole as he ponders whether Ferrari can keep Red Bull behind on race day Rain played a huge part in yesterday’s action, as it hindered running in the lone practice session of the weekend, while qualifying started on a damp track, before eventually getting dry enough to enable the drivers to run on slick tyres. Kevin Magnussen found himself in 18th, ahead of the second Alfa Romeo of Zhou Guanyu, as his Haas team mate, Nico Hulkenberg, once again brought up the rear of the field after failing to set a time in SQ1.ĪS IT HAPPENED SQ1 – Verstappen sets the pace as Hulkenberg fails to set a timeįollowing an intense qualifying battle yesterday that saw Verstappen take a dominant pole position for Sunday’s race, the drivers returned on Saturday to do it all again, but this time to set the starting grid for today’s Sprint. The other AlphaTauri of Yuki Tsunoda could not repeat his Q2 efforts from yesterday's qualifying, as he fell at the first hurdle today, and will line up 16th for the Sprint, ahead of Valtteri Bottas in the Alfa Romeo. READ MORE: What the teams said – Qualifying in Belgium However the off also left Stroll's mechanics with a substantial repair job ahead of the Sprint later today. Stroll’s off meant he and his team mate, Fernando Alonso, also could not get a lap in during SQ2, leaving them 14th and 15th, respectively. He will start 11th, ahead of the Williams pair of Alex Albon and Logan Sargeant, who failed to set a time. Sergio Perez was eighth, ahead of the other Alpine of Esteban Ocon, with Russell in 10th.ĭaniel Ricciardo was one of the drivers to suffer after Lance Stroll crashed in the closing stages of SQ2 and brought out red flags, meaning the Australian missed out on a chance to progress to SQ3. Lando Norris wound up fifth for McLaren, with Pierre Gasly sixth for Alpine, ahead of the Mercedes of Lewis Hamilton, who encountered traffic in the form of his team mate George Russell on his final attempt in SQ3. Sainz finished third, just 0.025s off the pace of the Dutch driver, but ahead of his Ferrari team mate, Charles Leclerc, in fourth. Verstappen bested the impressive time of rookie Piastri by just 0.011s. But the Red Bull driver went straight to the top of the timesheets with a time of 1m 49.056s.įRIDAY DEBRIEF: How it's looking after Belgian GP qualifying as wet weather sets up spicy weekend Verstappen left it late, after taking the chequered flag with just four seconds to spare to set off on his final flying lap in SQ3. ![]() Race Driver: Grid is being developed for PC, PS3 and XBOX360 and is planned for the 2nd quarter of 2008.Max Verstappen was once again at his scintillating best as the Red Bull driver narrowly beat the McLaren of Oscar Piastri and the Ferrari of Carlos Sainz to take pole position for today’s Belgian GP Sprint at an extraordinary wet/dry Sprint Shootout at Spa-Francorchamps. ![]() Japanese cities provide the opportunity to race in neon-lighted streets. In the cities of Detroit, Washington DC and San Francisco there are street races. Gamers can race on official European circuits in cars made by Aston Martin, Koenigsegg, Pagani and many more. Race Driver Grid will use the Colin McRae: DiRT engine with an increased damage model: "Damage as small as screws of the car that stay on the track, thus influencing the gameplay." Fulton also said that there's no place for designing race outfits and collecting cars. It's a complete turnover of the RD-series and is focused on what's going on between the starting grid and the finish, according to Ralph Fulton (Head Games Design at Codemasters). Codemasters has released the first images of Race Driver: Grid (Formerly known as Race Drive One). ![]()
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