Is Spa-Francorchamps still Verstappen's favourite circuit? Max responds!

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21:00, 23 Jul 2024

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Max Verstappen leaves no one wondering: the Spa-Francorchamps circuit is his favourite. He confirmed this once again to GPblog and others in Hungary.

The Belgian Grand Prix is high on the list of many drivers when it comes to their favourite Grands Prix. The circuit in the Belgian Ardennes is known for its great height differences and for having many corners through which the cars go at high speed.

Spa-Francorchamps still favourite Verstappen?

However, the Eau Rouge-Raidillon corner combination has been modified. This corner combination has always been spectacular, only adjustments were made due to safety reasons. Despite the modifications, Verstappen believes the corner is still fun: "No, I like it. The route is flat, but I mean, even in a GT3 car, it's either flat, you know, so it's just how the corner has evolved, I think, also in terms of safety, which I fully understand."

Verstappen therefore sticks to his opinion of the Spa-Francorchamps circuit: "But it's still, for me, my favourite track. Every time I go there, it's just, you know, the layout with all the flowing corners. I think it's very nice."

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Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	156
2	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	115
3	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	106
4	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	75
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	73
6	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	70
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	55
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	37
9	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	32
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	28
11	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	19
12	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
13	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	14
14	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
15	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	3
17	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
18	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	1
19	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
20	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
21	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

Pos.

Driver

Team

Points

Kimi Antonelli

MER

156

Lewis Hamilton

FER

115

George Russell

MER