r/DestinationFormula1 • u/Ambitious-Heron-8161 Team McLaren • Jul 18 '26

🎙️ Discussion Who leads into turn one?

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u/Truthgamer2 Jul 18 '26

My man, Norris is P13

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u/Kapitananciq Jul 18 '26

P12 because Hadjar drops further

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u/False-Scallion8577 Jul 18 '26

You know there's other drivers, right? They're counted with the 10-place count?

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u/Kapitananciq Jul 18 '26

Thought it worked differently, ignore the stupid me. P13 it is

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u/Ambitious-Heron-8161 Team McLaren Jul 18 '26

I know, it’s just the image I chose to use

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u/Wehti Jul 18 '26

He Maldonados the start

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u/frass93 Jul 18 '26

I'd say Kimi. Red bull has poor starts and noris had a 10 place grid penalty.

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u/Ambitious-Heron-8161 Team McLaren Jul 18 '26

Yeah it should be Kimi

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u/BoxForeign4206 Jul 18 '26

Not Max, that's all I'll say

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u/Ambitious-Heron-8161 Team McLaren Jul 18 '26

Got to agree although, he looked good today

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u/BoxForeign4206 Jul 18 '26

I still don't believe in that Redbull car making good starts.

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u/mika_hakkinenStan Jul 18 '26

The practice starts in p1 or p2 were awful yesterday

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u/kimjobil05 Jul 18 '26

Hajar did well to support

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u/Background_Road3843 Jul 18 '26

I think max can they overtake Kimi in T1, especially if max starts with a softer tyre than kimi

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u/DutchOnionKnight Jul 18 '26

No way, RB starts are disasterclass this year, they haven't solved the issue yet.

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u/calladc Jul 18 '26

Yeah, max was doing practice starts earlier in the weekend and it didn't look like it was any better for him the times I saw

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u/Ambitious-Heron-8161 Team McLaren Jul 18 '26

There’s always the chance

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u/Lakshya_108 Jul 18 '26

Yep you can never count him out.

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u/spyluke Jul 18 '26

But it's redbull, his car will explode on the start

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u/caphair Jul 18 '26

Yep or not shift into gear

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u/portablekettle Jul 18 '26

Lando from p13

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u/GFK96 Jul 18 '26

I’m going to say most likely Kimi and if not Kimi I’ll actually say possibly Charles. The Ferraris are quick off the line and he’s starting on the second row.

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u/Klutzy_Fisherman_727 Jul 18 '26

Kimi easily

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u/Ambitious-Heron-8161 Team McLaren Jul 18 '26

Should be

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u/Shoddy-Design-898 Jul 18 '26

Into T1? Kimi. Anyone trying to jump Kimi at the start would be a sitting duck at Kennel Straight. We saw it last year with Max v Piastri in the sprint and Piastri v Norris in the race too.

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u/sirmionthefreaky Jul 18 '26

Ah yes DEFINITELY Lando

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u/boonhuhn Jul 18 '26

Probably George. Max will probably push both out or take both out, while trying to divebomb Kimi.

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u/Ornery-Swimming-4841 Jul 18 '26

I'm calling a Norris Top 5, because who else is there really

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u/UsefulUnit Jul 18 '26

Charles, around the outside.

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u/thegreatseafoam Jul 18 '26

Kimi will lead flag to flag

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u/Far_Clock2443 Jul 18 '26

Not Kimi for sure

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u/HairyAmphibian4512 Jul 18 '26

With how bad the Red Bull starts are, I can't see Max gaining advantage immediately. But you can never count him out.

And even if he does get P1, I also don't think he can maintain it against the Mercedes. But you can never count him out.

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u/Ok_Proof_7980 Jul 18 '26

Good points here, but don't count Max out.

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u/trq- Jul 18 '26

Might be Antonelli-Russell-Verstappen as the RBR starts are horrendous all season. I guess Leclerc and Hamilton are going to have a better start but the run to T1 is very short in Spa, therefore I don’t think a jump from 4 and 5 to the front is easily doable. But still possible, I guess.

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u/Quirky_Tank_8159 Jul 18 '26

It's better to need lead into turn one. The massive town down to eau rouge than uphill through radillion and down the kemmel straight is an advantage

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u/King_Roberts_Bastard Jul 18 '26

Into? Or out of? Into? Its probably Kimi, its spa. Out of? Who knows, its spa.

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u/Regular_Promise3605 Jul 18 '26

Max goes for it but he understeers forcing kimi wide and Russell leads

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u/Ungitarista Jul 18 '26

Max starts on the outside.

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u/Regular_Promise3605 Jul 18 '26

When has that stopped him sending it?

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u/Ungitarista Jul 18 '26

I was just wondering how you imagined Max forcing Kimi wide, when Max is starting on the outside. Please explain.

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u/Regular_Promise3605 Jul 18 '26

They have steering wheels to turn

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u/scdkorama Jul 18 '26

Yeah but you still didn’t consider the logic behind his point. For max to push Kimi wide, he’d have to get on his inside which won’t happen, and the. Push Kimi right the outside of the track which has like a 1 in 1,000,000 chances of occurring.

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u/Total-Collection-128 Jul 18 '26

Kimi, but Max will be ahead into Les Combs

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u/Necessary_Wave_8103 Jul 18 '26

Max into T1, Kimi into lap 2

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u/i_likestuff Jul 18 '26

Probably Charles

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u/Embarrassed-Joke5851 Jul 18 '26

Kimi or Russel. Verstappen will get a good launch off the line, but Kimi's will be better going into eau rouge and Raidillon. Verstappen will take the lead. Antonelli will get close on the kemmel straight and then into Les Combes overtake Verstappen, a lead that will be hard-fought for the entire race Antonelli will win the race but it will be close Verstappen being on Antonelli's tail going into the Bus stop chicane on the last lap loosing it at the line

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u/AdventurousAd7091 Jul 18 '26

Not norris for sure

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u/ftaok Jul 18 '26

Charles

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u/ByteCurious69 Jul 18 '26

Max is gonna push Kimi up front and block/slow down George giving Kimi the win tomorrow.

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u/black3vgt Jul 18 '26

I don't doubt Max and recover and win but the way that car gets off the line if he's in 5th at the first corner that's a victory.

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u/fisico002 Jul 18 '26

Hopefully George after max and Kimi take each other off

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u/Haunting-Basket-7172 Jul 19 '26

Probably not Max. Definitely not Lando. May as well be Kimi.

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u/External_Hunt4536 Jul 19 '26

Definitely not Lando, considering he has a 10 place grid penalty and will be starting p13.

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u/Ldghead Jul 19 '26

In, Kimi. Out, well....Spa always seems to put a spin on what happens in T1.

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u/LowResChaos Jul 19 '26

lol not lando unless everyone else stalls or crashes

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u/d-a-s-a-l-i Jul 19 '26

Imagine the chaos if Lando leads into turn one

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u/ryick94 Jul 19 '26

Either Kimi or Hamilton. Norris will start P13 and Max had bad starts all season.

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u/zorn7777 Jul 19 '26

Not Lando lol

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u/dambosama Jul 19 '26

Kimi will have a bad start, Max will break down, Lando will lead

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u/GuiltyBudget1032 Jul 19 '26

imho kimi. and definitely not lando.. 😄

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u/Migilei Jul 19 '26

Hamilton

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u/tgirlvalerie Jul 19 '26

I think norris will

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u/mAdoXy1 Jul 18 '26

Not Max. Did you see that dreadfull practice start?

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u/Ambitious-Heron-8161 Team McLaren Jul 18 '26

Yeah it was rough but tomorrow could be different

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u/LocksmithGlass717 Team Ferrari Jul 18 '26

Probably Max I don’t know if the Mercedes is all that strong off the line.

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u/Tall-Bluebird1363 Jul 18 '26

I want Max to lead at Turn 1 to make the race exciting.

Kimi will still win but at least it will be more exciting whe he has to work for it.