Following the summer break, the Formula 1 World Championship resumes at Spa-Francorchamps, one of the categories’ historic venues, having hosted no fewer than 51 Belgian Grands Prix. Sunday sees the 64th running of this event, which Scuderia Ferrari has won 17 times. Over the years, two other venues have also hosted the race, ten times at Zolder in the Flemish part of Belgium and twice at Nivelles-Baulers, on the outskirts of Brussels.
Scuderia Ferrari Team Principal Mattia Binotto previews the next round of the 2019 Formula One season:
“The season resumes in Belgium at the wonderful Spa-Francorchamps circuit, one of the most complete tracks on the championship calendar. We stopped work for a few days, just enough to recharge the batteries before returning to the track, ready to do battle once again. We are more motivated than ever to do well in the second part of the season, starting right now this weekend.” – he explained.
“At Spa, the cars run at a high average speed: the first and last sectors feature long straights where good top speed is the main requirement, while the middle section has many corners where one needs a well balanced car with a higher level of aerodynamic downforce, which usually makes the difference. That means we will be working on finding the right compromise when it comes to car set-up.” – Ferrari boss Mattia Binotto concluded, as reported by the Maranello team’s official website earlier today.
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