2024 Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix Highlights

Lewis Hamilton won the 2024 Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix after teammate George Russell, who had originally come home first, was disqualified following the race for an underweight car.

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First of all, this was a fascinating race. It’s been quite a while since Formula 1 has put on such a show. It’s unusual to see a race where the outcome is so uncertain, with the top three within just over a second of one another and the first six finishers, all of whom could legitimately claim to have aimed for the win or at least the podium, all finishing within under 10 seconds. It’s a shame the race result had to be changed, but as even Mercedes agreed, the rule regarding weight is very clear.

The second topic is strategy. Going into the race, we stated that a one-stop was not fast enough compared to a two-stop, but leaving aside Russell’s disqualification, his performance would disprove that theory. Some factors stand out for a preliminary explanation, at least in terms of tyre behaviour. First of all, today’s track temperature was around 10 degrees higher than during FP2, which probably contributed to minimal graining on the Hard, which, on the other hand, was very significant on the Mediums on a long stint. Furthermore, we can assume that the teams worked hard on defining car set-up to find the best compromise between a wet qualifying and a dry race and to try and protect the front axle, which was most prone to graining. A third element to consider is that many drivers looked after their Mediums very carefully, especially in the quickest corners.

Two-thirds of the race were fascinating chess games, with moves and countermoves, especially among the leaders. Still, further down the field, it all came to life over the final 15 laps, with all the drivers beginning to push and fight for track position. As I said earlier, it was a show that means we go into the summer break with a strong desire to see something similar in a few weeks’ time in Zandvoort and, indeed, for the rest of the season.

The day on the track:

On the grid, the vast majority of drivers had opted to start on Medium. The only exceptions were Sainz and Zhou, who chose Hard, and Ricciardo, who preferred Soft.

The two-stop strategy was the most popular strategy, while the Hard compound performed best, both in terms of degradation and performance. Zhou was the only driver to retire, and of the remaining 19, five of them—in their finishing order –Russell, Alonso, Stroll, Magnussen, and Tsunoda—only pitted once, going from the Medium to the Hard, with the first two of these finishing in the points places, respectively first and ninth.

The prize for the longest stint goes to Russell who did 34 laps on the Hard, while on his final stint, Hulkenberg went furthest (24 laps) on the Medium.

2024 Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix Race Results

2024 Constructor Standings

Here are the team-by-team highlights:

Oracle Red Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen battled his way from 11th on the starting grid to fifth by the chequered flag at the 2024 Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix. That result was then upgraded to fourth when race winner George Russell of Mercedes was disqualified. After the race, his car was found to be 1.5kg underweight.

The three-time world champion finished one place ahead of title rival Lando Norris and extended his championship advantage over the McLaren driver to 78 points heading into the summer break.

Verstappen’s teammate Sergio Pérez had started on the front row but immediately dropped back to third by the first corner and eventually had to settle for seventh place.

Max Verstappen, Driver, Red Bull Racing

All in all, it was quite a positive day for me, considering we started at P11, and we finished in front of Lando, who is my main rival in the Championship. I think we did everything right with the strategy today and I had a good clean start. I was on the DRS train, and it was difficult to pass, but I think strategy-wise, we did everything that we could to the limit. It was tough to make it with two mediums and a hard tyre, and we could potentially have taken more position if we started with the hard tyre, but I think we did a good job and maximised our result today. It wasn’t realistic to start P11 and fly to the front, so I am overall happy with our performance. We are looking forward to the summer break and having a bit of time to relax, but at the same time, we are committed to being better and faster and are trying to find solutions as we go into the rest of the season. However, everyone has been doing a great job and will have a well-deserved break. We had a great start to the season, our last few races have been a bit more difficult, but we have been pushing to find a solution how to do that. The next race is obviously my home race in Zandvoort. It will be a tough battle, and it will be all about tyre management, but it will be great to be in front of my home crowd again.

Sergio Pérez, Driver, Red Bull Racing:

Starting P2 and fighting for the top positions, the race was going well in the first stint, and we managed to stay in the pack and had quite an intense fight with Lewis as well; we clipped wheels at the beginning. At some point in the second stint it went wrong with the medium tyre when everyone else was on hard tyres, we just didn’t have any pace and it was hard to push. We need to understand what went wrong as we changed a lot on the car but didn’t have the opportunity to try it on the dry as the conditions were so different from qualifying. We compromised a lot in the final stint, in the strategy we lost quite a bit of time unfortunately. We managed to set the fastest lap at the end, which was the maximum we could get today and more points in the bag. It’s been a bit of a rollercoaster for me recently, as a Team we need to re-group and take some time during the summer break to understand everything and hopefully we hit the ground running for the second half of the season. I’m looking forward to spending some time with my family over the break, getting back into a good training routine, and just really resetting. There is still a long championship ahead.

CHRISTIAN HORNER, CEO and Team Principal

It was a tough race today. We finished 7 seconds behind the leader, and overall, we struggled. There were some positives, though; Max has extended his lead over Lando, and Checo brought home the fastest lap. But it was a really tight race today. We didn’t have a big offset of pace today over the others, but, credit to George and Mercedes, I’m not sure they planned to do a one-stop, but it worked out well for them today. We have a lot to reflect on as we go into the summer break. We continue to lead in both the Constructors and Drivers Championships, but convergence within the field means the gap is ever closing. We will regroup on Monday, as we always do before a break and look at how we can come back fighting for the second half of the season.

In the final race before the summer break, at the 2024 Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix, Scuderia Ferrari HP picked up 18 points courtesy of a fourth place for Charles Leclerc and a seventh for Carlos Sainz. It was a very close race, with the first six crossing the line in under 10 seconds, even with all 44 laps run under green flag conditions, with no Safety Cars. The numbers prove just how competitive Formula 1 is at the moment on a day when the team has closed the gap to the Constructors’ championship leaders to 64 points. Charles and the team are still third in their respective standings, while Carlos is fifth. 

The race. On the Medium tyre, Charles kept the lead off the line, but on lap 3, he had to give his best to Lewis Hamilton. On the Hard tyre, Carlos passed Lando Norris to move up to sixth. After around ten laps or so, all the Medium runners made their first pit stops, with Charles now on Hards behind Hamilton, while Carlos stayed out until lap 20 to switch to Mediums. Leclerc’s situation remained the same even after the second stop when once again he found himself behind Hamilton, but now he was third because out in front was George Russell in the other Mercedes, who had switched to a one-stop race. Carlos could see he wasn’t quick enough on the Medium, so he came in again for another set of Hard tyres and set off in pursuit of Sergio Perez in seventh place. He caught him without too much bother and passed him. Charles had a more exciting end to his race: he had to defend from Oscar Piastri, eventually relinquishing a podium place to the Australian on lap 36. Then he had to fend off Max Verstappen, who never really looked like passing the Ferrari so that Charles finished fourth.

Season so far. There’s one more week of work before the 14-day stoppage as set out in the regulations, so it’s the right moment to look at the season so far. The last few races have not been that satisfactory, but compared to this time last year, there are clear signs of progress. So far this season there have been two wins against zero from 2023, this year we have 10 podiums, against three last year, when the team was 312 points behind the leader as opposed to the current 64. Clearly, it’s not enough and the team must continue to work hard to make the SF-24 more competitive. That’s what the focus will be on so as to prepare as well as possible for the next part of the season starting with the Dutch and Italian Grands Prix.

Carlos Sainz #55

It was a difficult race. We decided to start using a strategy different from everyone around us. The start and the first stint were excellent, but unfortunately, we didn’t have enough pace to make it work to our advantage. It was a difficult race. We decided to start using a strategy different from everyone around us. The start and the first stint were perfect, but unfortunately, we didn’t have enough pace to make it work to our advantage. It’s been a challenging first half of the season for many different reasons, but I’m sure that after the summer break, we will come back stronger. Thank you, everyone, for your support. See you in Zandvoort.

Charles Leclerc #16

I cannot be too happy with today’s race, as we had expected to be on the same level as Mercedes. On the positive side, we managed to keep the two Red Bulls and one McLaren behind us. I cannot be too happy with today’s race, as we had expected to be on the same level as Mercedes. On the positive side, we managed to keep the two Red Bulls and one McLaren behind us. Regarding tyres and strategy, we had expected to see a lot more graining on the Hard, but they worked well, while we struggled more with the Medium. I thought we were stopping too early for the first stop, but with hindsight, the Hard was a perfect tyre, and as we saw with George (Russell), the one-stop might have worked better, but in the end, we did an excellent job to stay in front of Max (Verstappen). I had hoped for a better result going into the holidays, but that’s how it is, and at least I know I got everything I could out of the car.

Frédéric Vasseur – Team Principal

Overall, in terms of pure performance, this race was okay for us, even if we preferred to go into the summer break with a podium place. We were all surprised by the hard’s very low degradation and conv, easily the high deg on the Medium. This meant that George (Russell) had the best strategy, and everyone finished within ten seconds behind him, which was very good for the sport and the championship. Overall, in terms of pure performance, this race was okay for us, even if we preferred to go into the summer break with a podium place. We were all surprised by the hard’s very low degradation and conversely the high deg on the Medium. This meant that George (Russell) had the best strategy, and behind him, everyone finished within ten seconds, which was very good for the sport and the championship. Our overall pace was good, and today, we were able to finish ahead of the two Red Bulls and one McLaren, which in Spa-Francorchamps is pretty good. This weekend, we have found more performance on a potentially tricky track, but we still need one or two-tenths to fight for the wins again properly. We will focus on this right tomorrow and after the break to increase our competitiveness for the coming races.

George Russell led home a one-two finish at the 2024 Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix before being disqualified post-race with his car below the minimum weight required. Lewis Hamilton, therefore, inherited the win, his 105th in his career and his second of the season.

Starting P3 and P6 on the Medium tyre, both drivers progressed in the early stages, with Lewis claiming the lead on lap 3. He ran a two-stop strategy from there, taking the Hard compound at both stops as he maintained his advantage over his fellow two-stoppers. George, meanwhile, having stopped for the Hard tyre on lap nine, ultimately shifted to the one-stop strategy. This proved effective, and despite coming under pressure in the closing stages from Lewis, he held on to cross the line in first.

Unfortunately, post-race checks found George’s car 1.5 kg below the minimum required weight. He was, therefore, disqualified, with Lewis promoted to first. Lewis claimed the team’s third victory in the last four races.

George Russell

It is heartbreaking to be disqualified from today’s race. It had been an unbelievable Grand Prix for us to make the one-stop strategy work. In what turned out to be my final stint, the tyres just kept getting better and better. I was nursing them in the early stages, and as we went further, I became more and more convinced we could get to the end of them. It was a risk worth taking, and it looked like it had paid off.

Despite the disqualification, I am, of course, proud to have crossed the line first. It is also good that the team was still able to take the victory with Lewis. He drove a great race and was the fastest car out there on the two-stop strategy. Whilst I’m incredibly disappointed, I know we will bounce back stronger after the summer break, starting in Zandvoort.

Lewis Hamilton

Of course, the team’s loss of 1-2 is disappointing, but there are many positives to take away from today.

The car was feeling good, and we had a much better pace than we expected. Several cars seemed similar in terms of performance, but once we had got ahead, we were able to maintain that position. We committed to the two-stop strategy and covered those directly behind us. George was able to make the one-stop work, and although I got close to him in the final few laps, I was unable to get past in the dirty air.

I feel for George, and you don’t want to win a race through a disqualification, but we have been back in the fight for victories in the past few races. It is incredibly competitive now, so we will need to work hard to battle for wins more consistently. Nevertheless, we can go into the summer break with momentum and positivity.

Toto Wolff, Team Principal & CEO

We have to take our disqualification on the chin. We have clearly made a mistake and need to ensure we learn from it. We will go away, evaluate what happened and understand what went wrong. To lose a 1-2 is frustrating, and we can only apologise to George, who drove such a strong race. Lewis is, of course, promoted to P1; he was the fastest guy on the two-stop and is a deserving winner.

Despite the disqualification, there are many positives we can take from this weekend. We had a car that was the benchmark in today’s race across two different strategies. Only a few months ago, that would have been inconceivable. We head into the summer break, having won three of the past four races. We will look to come back after the shutdown is rejuvenated and with the aim of maintaining our positive trajectory.

Hear from McLaren Formula 1 drivers Lando Norris, Oscar Piastri, and Team Principal Andrea Stella after the 2024 Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix.

Oscar gains fourth at the start as Lando drops to seventh, running wide out of La Source. Lando dusts himself down and starts to chase down Sainz, but the Ferrari driver holds on to sixth as Verstappen emerges in their rear-view mirror.

Oscar enters a three-way fight with Perez and Russell for third, but all three retain their positions. Oscar switches to the Hard tyres on Lap 11 and comes out in ninth, which becomes fourth when those ahead of him pit. Lando extends his stint and follows four laps later, taking on the Hards and rejoining in seventh.

Lando and Oscar box for a second time on Laps 29 and 30 and return in fourth and sixth. Oscar overtakes Leclerc at the chicane to move into the podium places and begins to hunt down Hamilton and Russell, who are battling over the lead. Oscar runs out of laps, crossing the Chequered Flag in third for his fourth podium in 2024. Lando, meanwhile, retains fifth at the flag. Russell is disqualified after the race, and Oscar and Lando are promoted to P2 and P5, respectively.

Lando Norris

It was a disappointing race today. I went off in Turn 1, and it cost me a good position, which was difficult to recover with the lack of overtaking opportunities. The car’s pace was good, and the team has done a great job so far this season. We’ll go into the break, reset, and come back stronger to fight at the front in Zandvoort next month.

Oscar Piastri

I’m happy with the result. I think we managed the race very well and I don’t think we could have done much more today. We did a lot of things right and gave ourselves the best opportunities, but in the end, it wasn’t quite enough.

It’s been a really good couple of weeks for myself and the whole team. We’ve scored a lot of points and made inroads again today into Red Bull’s lead at the top of the Constructors’ Championship. That’s a big positive going into the summer break. I think everyone’s looking forward to it – I know I am – and having a chance to relax before coming back stronger in the second half.

Andrea Stella

We close the first part of the season with another tight and great race for Formula 1, with multiple cars in contention for the victory until the last lap. Today, tyre degradation was lower than projected, and overtaking was more difficult than anticipated, which made the race interesting in terms of an option for a one-stop strategy.

For us, with the positions we lost at the start with Lando and the fact that we didn’t qualify ahead on the grid yesterday, it was always going to be a bit difficult to recover.

Oscar drove a very determined race. I think it’s quite impressive that he managed to be there at the end. The race was very clean, except for the last stop, where he was long in the pit box, and we lost time. For Lando, it was even more difficult to recover because he was in traffic for most of the race, and even if we stretched the first stint, there wasn’t much to gain in having fresher tyres for the following part of the race.

Overall, it was a very strong first part of the season for McLaren. We are even closer to the top in terms of the Constructors’ Championship, and we look forward to the second part of the season.

The Formula One paddock has made its final stop before the summer shutdown at historic Spa-Francorchamps for the 2024 Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix. Read on for Lance and Fernando’s thoughts following the chequered flag.

Warm sunshine greeted the drivers in Spa on Sunday, in stark contrast to Saturday’s damp and murky running. Fernando started the race in P8, with Lance in P15. Both drivers got away cleanly, using the Medium tyre for their opening stint. Lance pitted on lap 12, with Fernando making his stop a lap later. Both drivers then went to the end of the race on the Hard tyre, contending well with a combination of high track temperature and a freshly laid, grippier surface to execute a one-stop strategy. Lance picked up places via solid pace and strategy, finishing just outside the top 10. Fernando secured four crucial championship points, crossing the line in ninth place but classifying in eighth after race winner George Russell was disqualified for an underweight car.

Fernando Alonso

I am pleased with eighth position today and four points after a hard-fought race. We had a few different strategies planned for today. We extended the first stint on the Mediums, and then on the Hard tyres, we managed the pace quite well and had decent tyre degradation.

We thought there might be a chance of a Safety Car, and when there wasn’t, we thought, why not extend and remain on a one-stop strategy? This decision paid off, and we managed to score some points.

I am looking forward to a short break now and some time to recharge. We will continue fighting, and we have some more work to do to improve for the second half of the season.

Lance Stroll

It became clear during the race that the tyre degradation was lower than expected, so we elected to go for the one-stop strategy. We were running in P10 a few laps from the end of the race, but by that point, I was struggling with the tyres and didn’t have the speed to hold position. We were missing the pace we needed to fight for more today. As a team, I think we still have a lot of work to do to catch back up to the top four teams.

Mike Krack, Team Principal:

Four points following George Russell’s disqualification and via a one-stop strategy for Fernando and the team was the best we could get today in Spa. We managed to make the one-stop strategy work for both drivers.

Lance drove well, but we weren’t able to get him into a points-scoring position. The strategy worked together with the pit stops today, and we’ve secured a small reward.

We are moving in the right direction going into the summer break, but there is still a lot to improve on in the second half of the season. Thank you to the entire team at the track and back at Silverstone, who deserve a well-earned rest and then to come back fully recharged for Zandvoort with lots of opportunities ahead.

Daniel Ricciardo secured some welcome points for Visa Cash App RB after finishing in 10th position at the 2024 Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix, while teammate Yuki Tsonda finished in 16th.

Daniel Ricciardo

Today was very similar to yesterday; I’m quite pleased as I feel like we had a really strong two-stop race, but unfortunately, so did some others, and I think they had a bit more pace than us, so it wasn’t good enough to get rewarded. Esteban (Ocon) was generally a bit quicker and also had fresher tyres, so I’m disappointed with our final result, as we tried our best to keep the tenth place in the last few laps. It was a positive weekend and I’m leaving Spa content and fulfilled, which pleases me entering the summer break. Looking ahead after the break, I’m excited to get back to Zandvoort, and we’ll keep the momentum going from the last few races.

Yuki Tsunoda

We’ve been struggling for pace this weekend and also during the race today. I haven’t been feeling fully comfortable and it seems there was something going on from what I heard from my engineers after the race, so we’ll sit down together and look through the data. The strategy didn’t work out for us today, but we always knew it would be challenging given our starting position. We’ll keep pushing as a team and do as much as we can to maintain our position in the constructors, as it remains a tight midfield.

Laurent Mekies – Team Principal

Overall, Daniel, Yuki, and the whole team performed quite strongly this weekend, with another race scoring points thanks to George’s last-minute penalty. We were P14 with Daniel after lap one, and we made it back to P10, having lost P9 only a couple of laps from the end. It was a very tough fight again at the top of that midfield group, and on a very fast track layout like Spa, we were again in that fight, and that’s a good sign for the rest of the season.

On Yuki’s side, we knew coming into this race that our work plan would be different to usual, with Yuki having to start from the back. It was a near-impossible mission to make it back to the points from there, and it is fair to say that we never quite managed to have a car that felt right for him this weekend.

From day one, our aim has been to race as credible competitors at the top of the mid-field, and this summer break is a logical time to look at where we stand. We enjoyed a very strong first half of the season in which we built up our performance race after race, scoring points at 10 out of 14 races. We are fighting hard for that P6 in the Constructors’ against very strong competitors, and it’s going to be a tough battle all the way to Abu Dhabi. Our groups in Faenza and Bicester are getting stronger every day, and we look forward to the next battles.

We now have a few days’ work on either side of the summer break before tackling the last 10 races in several time zones, all of them back-to-backs or triple-headers. We actually won’t have a standalone race now until Miami at the start of May next year! Proof that Formula 1 is enjoying huge worldwide popularity, and we are happy to be part of it. It is certainly a tough schedule, particularly for the mechanics, so the pause is well deserved after everyone has worked so hard to get our new Visa Cash App RB reality off to a really positive start.

MoneyGram Haas F1 Team finished with Kevin Magnussen, 15th, and Nico Hulkenberg, 19th, at the 2024 Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix, Round 14 of the World Championship, held Sunday at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps.

Kevin Magnussen

Ayao Komatsu, Team Principal

Williams Racing heads into the summer break with no new points added to our tally after the 2024 Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix

Alex Albon

Logan Sargeant

Esteban started from P9 on New Mediums and finished P10: Pit Stops on Lap 12 for New Hards, Lap 30 for New Hards. Fastest Lap: 1min 46.957secs. Pierre started from P12 on New Mediums and finished P14: Pit Stops on Lap 9 for New Hards and Lap 28 for New Hards. Fastest Lap: 1min 47.418secs.

Esteban Ocon

I’m pleased to have scored a point for the team this afternoon after some hard fights on track. We had good pace throughout, enough straight-line speed to overtake down the Kemmel Straight and in the end, it was enough for the top ten. There are positives, like our general race pace and tyre management. We could have finished in a higher position had we executed things slightly differently, but that is up for us to review and improve. We decided to focus on race preparation and set up the car suitably. I am staying in Spa for a few days for the Pirelli tyre test before the summer break.

Pierre Gasly

It was not a good race today in Spa. It was tough to fight with cars around us as we lacked straight-line speed and had to manage some temperature issues, amongst other things. As did other cars, we missed a trick with our strategy today with the one-stop possible. We must review these things, as I know we can do much better as a team. In recent weeks, we have not been good enough, and we must do better when we return to racing after the summer break. It’s been a tough first part of the season for us, but I’m pleased with some of the things we bring to the car. We must keep finding further improvements to the car and return hungrier to do better.

Bruno Famin – Team Principal

We end the first part of the season with an important point here in Spa. It was a tough race filled with interesting decisions on car set-up and strategy. From where we began this season to where we are now, we have made significant strides forward. It has been a turbulent 2024 season so far, but we have dug deep as a team and have been able to rectify and drastically improve our car performance. We introduced a good upgrade here in Spa, and more is in the pipeline for the remainder of the year. We will continue to build and learn, and right now, we are looking forward to a well-deserved summer shutdown.

KICK Sauber F1 Team leaves Spa-Francorchamps with mixed feelings after the 2024 Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix that saw end-to-end action from lights to flag. Valtteri Bottas was in contention in the higher reaches of the midfield for most of the race, running tenth until the last quarter of the race; following his last pitstop, he eventually finished 16th (then promoted to 15th). On the other side of the garage, Zhou’s strong start to the race was brought to an end by a technical issue that resulted in retirement on lap six.

The team heads into the summer break on the back of a more positive performance in both qualifying and the race, hoping to carry this momentum into the two-week shutdown and return strongly when the championship resumes in the Netherlands.

Valtteri Bottas

We gave it a good try today, attempting something different with the strategy, even if it eventually didn’t pay off; we could have probably stayed out, and even if we could have finished a couple of places higher than sixteenth, it most likely still wouldn’t have brought us a point finish anyway. As a positive, it felt like we were in a slightly better position in terms of race pace against our main competitors, although it was still not enough for the top ten – which is why we must keep bringing upgrades and progressing in every area. Now, a well-deserved summer break awaits the team; it’s been a challenging first half of the season, so we’ll be looking to refill our tanks and come back strongly in Zandvoort at the end of August.

Zhou Guanyu

Today’s race marks a disappointing end to the first half of the season. The day had started quite well for us: we opted for the hard compound, the pace and overall car balance felt good, and I was able to gain positions. I was close to the two Haas cars in front of me before experiencing a loss of power, followed by a loss of brakes, which ended my race. I reckon we had potential today; starting on the hard tyre gave us some strategic options, making this outcome even more disappointing for the entire team. Now, we’ll head into the summer break to recharge and come back refreshed. I hope Zandvoort – where I’ll run the same upgraded car that Valtteri has been running in the last two events – will be the turning point for us as a team.

Alessandro Alunni Bravi, Team Representative

Today’s recognition goes to our pit crew, who achieved a remarkable 1.9-second pit stop with Valtteri on lap 36. This is a significant achievement for the team, especially after the issues we faced at the start of the season: it shows that we are now together with top teams for pit stop times. Having recovered from this challenging situation, we now need to focus on closing the gap in car performance through the effort of everyone, both trackside and back in Hinwil. For Zhou, the race was cut short early on: an issue on lap three, which we tried to fix remotely, ultimately forced us to retire the car on lap six. We’ll need to investigate what seems to be an electrical issue; this is very unfortunate as he had had a strong start and was pleased with the car balance, in what could have been a positive race for him. With Valtteri, we fought in the midfield for most of the race; starting on medium tyres, we extended the stint on hards to attempt a one-stop strategy, similar to Alonso and Stroll. However, the pace was not enough to protect us against Stroll, Ricciardo and Ocon, so we pitted for a final stint on new mediums, pushing to close the gap to the Alpines, Williams, and Astons. Despite initial good laps in which the gap was shrinking, Valtteri struggled with the rear tyre overheating, preventing him from getting closer to the cars ahead. Nevertheless, he had a strong race with overtakes on Hulkenberg and Tsunoda. This weekend, we’ve shown progress in qualifying and the race with Valtteri’s upgraded car, but it’s still not enough to fight for points. As we head into the summer break, it’s important for both drivers and the team to recharge and return to Zandvoort with strong determination. The trajectory of our recent developments has been positive, and with another step forward, we can compete for points. This is our target and firm intention for the second part of the season.