Lance Stroll and Sergio Pérez were only able to finish ninth and tenth in Sunday’s Belgian Grand Prix.
Franz Tost heaped praise on Pierre Gasly after the Frenchman’s impressive Belgian Grand Prix performance.
Pierre Gasly was driver of the day at Spa-Francorchamps but the Frenchman rued the safety car period that he felt denied him a chance of finishing as high as fifth.
After Carlos Sainz wasn’t even able to compete in the race, McLaren were left disappointed with their Belgian Grand Prix, although Lando Norris was able to finish seventh.
Renault DP World F1 Team had their biggest points haul in their history thanks to the bonus point earned by Daniel Ricciardo for securing fastest lap at Spa.
Christian Horner was pleased Max Verstappen was able to take his sixth consectutive podium finish in 2020 but he admitted Mercedes were out of reach for Red Bull at Spa-Francorchamps.
Max Verstappen had a lonely race to third in Belgium, while a strategic error left Alexander Albon fighting a losing battle against the Renault drivers.
Mercedes hadn’t won at Spa-Francorchamps since 2017 so to dominate the race as they did was pleasing to see for Team Principal Toto Wolff.
Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas finished one-two in Sunday’s Belgian Grand Prix to further extend Mercedes’ advantage at the top of the Constructors’ Championship.
Hamilton leads a Mercedes 1-2 as he clinches a comfortable victory at the 2020 Belgian Grand Prix
George Russell will start the Belgian Grand Prix from fifteenth on the grid after making it through to Q2 for a fifth time in seven races on Saturday.
Mercedes' Shovlin ahead of Belgian GP: "We expect the run to Turn 5 to be pretty exciting"
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Mercedes’ chief race engineer Andrew Shovlin says the team may face a stiff challenge to secure the victory due to the pace of their rivals.
Sergio Pérez and Lance Stroll are hoping to climb the field come Sunday’s race.
Lando Norris and Carlos Sainz Jr. were left a bit frustrated from the fast-performing Renault’s during Qualifying for the Belgian Grand Prix.
Daniil Kvyat got the better of team-mate Pierre Gasly in Qualifying for the first time in 2020, with the two AlphaTauri’s set to start the Belgian Grand Prix from eleventh and twelfth on the grid.
Charles Leclerc and Sebastian Vettel will start the Belgian Grand Prix from thirteenth and fourteenth on the grid respectively after a poor Qualifying performance from the Ferrari pair.
Renault had a strong Qualifying performance in Belgium, with Daniel Ricciardo fourth and Esteban Ocon sixth.
