What impact will the technical directive have?

F1’s long-awaited technical directive to combat flexible floors will final♈ly be introduced for this weekend’s B𝔍elgian Grand Prix.

The directive was put forward after Lewis Hamilton struggled to get out of his Mercedes cockpit following the Azerbaijan Grand Prix as a result of the severe 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:porpoising he endured.

During the FIA’s investigation, they found that some teams were exploiting the𒊎 regulations to some degree and thus have decided to tighten up the rules for Spa.

It was originally for the French Grand Prix in Ju𒊎ly but was pushed back to give teams enough tim🌊e to make the necessary changes.

From Spa, the FIA will now have a metric in place following its investigation into vertical oscillation data with all 10 teams now required to meet upd🐈ated parameters relating to plank wear and skid stiffness.

But what impact will it ✱have on F1’s p♛ecking order?

It is understood that Red Bull and Ferrari were exploiting the flexi-floor loophole the most🔥, explaining part of their significant advantage over the rest of the field.

However, Red Bull team boss Christian Horner has remained adamant it will have little impact on his team’s performance, however, he expressed more concerns for the changes in 2023.

One team that will be happy about the changes for Spa and next yea🌸r are Mercedes.

A first win of the year still has alꦚluded the German manufacturer but in recent races, they’ve found performance, evidenced by George Russell’s maiden pole position at the Hungaroring and Hamilton’s run of podiums.

It would be great for F1 to have six drivers fir𒆙mly in the fight during tꦑhe final nine races of the season.

Red Bull’s likely advantage 

If the technical directive has limi💎ted impact on F1’s💝 pecking order at Spa, then surely Red Bull will be very hard to beat.

Not only has Verstappen been in near-perfect form this year, Red Bull’s strength has been in a st�ꦫ�raight-line relative to Ferrari.

Spa🎶 is a low downforce circuit withꦑ the first and final sector made up of long straights.

Remember in 2019, Lecle🦹rc dominated qualifying by 0.7s in that rocket ship Ferrari with its performance all coming in a straight-line against Mercedes.

It’s hard t𒅌o look past Verstappen for thi🎃s weekend.

Goodbye Spa?

168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Spa’s place on the 2023 calendar is under severe threat with F1 looking to host new events in Las﷽ Ve🍬gas, South Africa and Qatar.

If the latest reports are to be believed, Spa is likely to remain on the calendar for next year 🌃as Kyalami is unable to be ready in time and meet the FIA’s Grade 1 circuit standards.

However, the long-term prospects of a Belgia🔯n GP look bleak despite bei♉ng arguably F1’s most famous circuit.

Spa’s track changes

The F1 circuit has undergone significanꦛt changes si൩nce the last race one year ago.

The biggest changes come at the infamous Eau Rouge corner, with the run-off on the left-hand side of the track o♛pened up significantly, while a new grandstand has been added.

These chang𓂃es have been added on saf🐼ety grounds but the corner itself remains unchanged.

ไA number of🌌 gravel traps have also returned to the circuit, notably at Turn 1.

Rain to cause havoc again?

The iconic F1 circuit is renowned for its turbulent weather with heavy rain a frequent occur🙈rence at Spa.

Last year was no different with qualifying and the race seve𝓀rely affected by wet weather.

The rai෴n was so treacherous on race day in 2021 that the race was cancelled after just two laps following a lengthy red flag delay.

🥃Rain is expected to feature during Friday ♍practice, with a 50 to 60 percent chance of showers in the afternoon.

Qualifying and race day are predicted to be unaffected by any wet weather but this is Spa - things can change very quickly in the Ar𒀰dennes.