The great former star ignites the challenge
Despite an unfavorable Virtual Safety Car, Andrea Kimi Antonelli this time completed the perfect weekend by winning the Belgian GP, chasing and overtaking Charles Leclerc’s Ferrari, which had used the neutralization to make a pit stop and took the lead in the race.
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In the Drivers’ standings, Antonelli now has a 45-point lead over Lewis Hamilton, who overtook George Russell, who fell to -50 due to retirement during the first lap following contact with his compatriot.
Guest on Sky at ‘Race Anatomy‘, former Ferrari team principal Maurizio Arrivabene stated that in his opinion, unlike what was officially declared, Toto Wolff definitely takes Ferrari into account in the World Championship perspective.
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“Ferrari can think about fighting for the title – said Arrivabene – Mercedes? Knowing Wolff, he is already doing his calculations. I do not exclude that he might give a bit of a boost to the McLaren engines.”