Max Verstappen to take five-place Belgian GP grid penalty after Pink Bull driver exceeds gearbox allowance

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Max Verstappen is about to obtain a five-place grid penalty for Sunday’s Belgian GP

World Championship chief Max Verstappen will obtain a five-place grid penalty for Sunday’s Belgian Grand Prix after exceeding his gearbox allowance for the 2023 Components 1 season.

Whereas the FIA has but to formally verify the gearbox change and ensuing penalty, Sky Sports activities Information has realized Pink Bull have taken the choice

The penalty will apply to Sunday’s race, for which Qualifying is going down on Friday as Spa-Francorchamps hosts the third Dash weekend of the season.

It means Verstappen will line up no larger than sixth on the grid for the Grand Prix.

Every F1 automobile is proscribed to 4 gearboxes over the season, and Verstappen is the primary driver to require a fifth meeting this 12 months.

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Verstappen says he has good recollections at his second residence circuit of Spa and hopes Pink Bull can discover the compromise for each dry and moist situations

Verstappen’s beautiful run of seven successive victories has enabled him to open a 110-point world championship lead, and the overtaking alternatives at Spa ought to present him with an opportunity to increase that run regardless of the grid penalty.

Final 12 months the Dutchman lined up 14th on the grid in Belgium on account of engine penalties however got here via the sphere to assert a commanding victory.

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Talking on the Sky Sports activities F1 Podcast, Nico Rosberg believes Verstappen will probably be eager to interrupt additional data this season, guaranteeing his legacy within the sport stands the take a look at of time

Rain is forecast to have an effect on Friday’s qualifying session, which takes place at 4pm, in addition to probably Sunday’s race which supplies Verstappen a further problem as he seeks to negate the affect of his demotion.

Talking to Sky Sports activities F1’s Ted Kravitz on Thursday, Verstappen mentioned: “The climate seems to be fairly attention-grabbing with a whole lot of rain round.

“From our aspect we all know that the automobile is fast and hopefully we will discover a good compromise between attainable rain or dry on Sunday.”

Verstappen recorded the largest victory margin of the 2023 season final trip in Hungary as he completed 33 seconds forward of Lando Norris’ McLaren.

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Verstappen wins in Hungary, making it a file twelfth win in a row for Pink Bull

Sky Sports activities F1’s stay Belgian GP schedule

Friday July 28
8.55am: Components 3 Observe
10am: Components 2 Observe
12pm: Belgian GP Observe One (session begins 12.30pm)
1.55pm: Components 3 Qualifying
2.50pm: Components 2 Qualifying
3.35pm: Belgian GP Qualifying build-up
4pm: Belgian GP Qualifying
6pm: Ted’s Qualifying Pocket book

Saturday July 29
8.55am: Components 3 Dash Race
10.30am: Belgian GP Dash Shootout build-up
11am: Belgian GP Dash Shootout
12.40pm: Components 2 Dash Race
2.30pm: Belgian GP Dash build-up
3.30pm: BELGIAN GP SPRINT
5pm: Ted’s Dash Pocket book

Sunday July 30
7.25am: Components 3 Function Race
8.55am: Components 2 Function Race
12.30pm: Grand Prix Sunday – Belgian GP build-up
2pm: THE BELGIAN GRAND PRIX
4pm: Chequered Flag – Belgian GP response
5pm: Ted’s Pocket book

Subsequent up is the Belgian GP, the ultimate race earlier than F1’s summer time break – watch all periods of the Dash weekend stay on Sky Sports activities F1 from July 28-30. Stream the Belgian GP and more with NOW.