The engineers may enjoy finagling the numbers that make their cars go faster but Formula One endured an altogether some more torturous and decidedly unwieldy calculations in deciding the grid for the Belgian Grand Prix. The one figure that matters and is singularly ominous for the world championship was Max Verstappen’s advantage over the rest of the field.
He set a lap that deserved pole position but as one of a full third of the grid beset by penalties it was Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz Jr, who was second, that claimed the top spot.
