Gran Premio de Bélgica de la F1 y NASCAR visita por segunda vez en el año la pista de Richmond [ESP-ENG]

El Circuito de Spa-Francorchamps está situado en Francorchamps, Provincia de Lieja, Bélgica. El trazado tiene una longitud de 7,004 km con 20 curvas. Una de las cosas que hay que destacar de este escenario es lo impredecible de las condiciones meteorológicas, y por la longitud también puede llover en algunos sectores y en otros no. Eau Rouge y Raidillon es la sección más mítica de Spa, donde incluso se han dado varios accidentes donde pilotos han perdido la vida, como en 2019, cuando el piloto Anthoine Hubert perdió la vida en la carrera de la Fórmula 2 internacional, antesala a la F1. El ganador de año pasado de la carrera fue Max Verstappen, mientras que la pole fue para Carlos Sainz Jr. El primer Gran Premio fue en 1950, es decir, que tenemos mucha historia. El piloto con más victoria es el alemán Michael Schumacher con 6, mientras que Ferrari es la escudería con más ganes. Por otro lado Lewis Hamilton tiene más poles con 6 y podios con 10. Estos son algunos de los datos que les puedo aportar, según la información histórica de la F1 y el trazado en cuestión.

Obviamente el gran favorito para quedarse con esta carrera es el holandés Max Verstappen, quien no quiere dejar para nadie en esta campaña 2023. La realidad es que la única forma que se dé una sorpresa es que le pase algo a su coche o cometa un error y con la lluvia todo es bastante posible. El único que le ha podido batir en este año es su compañero de equipo Sergio Checo Pérez, pero este en las últimas carreras ha cometido muchos errores y no se le ve la misma motivación que al inicio. ¿Será que Verstapen logra su décima victoria de la temporada y la 13 de manera consecutiva para RedBull? ¿Sergio Pérez volverá a la victoria? o ¿Por fin abra un nuevo ganador? pues pienso que los únicos que pueden obtener victoria son Lando Norris con la gran mejora que ha tenido Mclaren y Lewis Hamilton con su Mercedes. Aston Martin ha tenido un gran retroceso y eso ha quedado demostrado en las últimas carreras.

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Another weekend full of motorsport and this Sunday two very important races will be held, such as the Belgian Formula 1 Grand Prix at the mythical Spa-Francorchamp circuit, while the NASCAR Cup Series visits the Richmond track for the second time this year. Each time the different seasons of the world's motorsport categories advance, and the championship finals are getting closer and closer. This is the 12th date of the premier category (F1), remembering that so far two dates have been cancelled, the Grand Prix of China, which if I remember correctly was due to Covid-19 issues, and the Grand Prix of Emilia-Romagna, which was to be held on May 21 of this year, but floods in the area and in the circuit itself, forced the FIA and the organizers of the event to cancel the competition. Now the race of the stock car series (NASCAR) is the 22nd race of the regular season.


The F1 race in Belgium at the Spa circuit is one of the most anticipated of the year, but in the last two years we have seen how the rain has spoiled the show. Last year was the embarrassment when the race started with a safety car and the green never appeared, ending the competition and handing out points in an event that was practically never run. This year the conditions are also adverse, where for this Friday the only practice of the day will be held, plus the qualifying for the main race on Sunday. The truth is that the probability of rain for Friday was 88% and obviously the rain appeared, complicating the activity of the drivers and there is practically nothing to analyze, there was very little activity on the Belgian track, even Max Verstappen did not shoot. At the moment the qualifying is being disputed but I will talk about the incidents another day.


For tomorrow, Saturday, rain is also expected to appear, where there is an 84% probability, so it is almost certain that the circuit will have water on its surface, day in which the qualifying for the Sprint race of this weekend is disputed. Remember that in some races of the F1 season there are two races, a short one, plus the main event on Sunday where 44 are the turns that must be made on the track, for a little more than 308 kilometers. By the way for Sunday there is also a 66% chance of rain, so it is likely that it will rain, but at least not with such intensity so that the race can take place normally and at least we can see the competition.


The Spa-Francorchamps Circuit is located in Francorchamps, Province of Liège, Belgium. The track has a length of 7.004 km with 20 turns. One of the things to note about this venue is the unpredictability of the weather conditions, and because of the length it can also rain in some sectors and not in others. Eau Rouge and Raidillon is the most mythical section of Spa, where there have even been several accidents where drivers have lost their lives, as in 2019, when the driver Anthoine Hubert lost his life in the race of the international Formula 2, a prelude to F1. Last year's winner of the race was Max Verstappen, while pole position went to Carlos Sainz Jr. The first Grand Prix was in 1950, so we have a lot of history. The driver with the most victories is the German Michael Schumacher with 6, while Ferrari is the team with the most wins. On the other hand Lewis Hamilton has more poles with 6 and podiums with 10. These are some of the data that I can provide, according to the historical information of F1 and the track in question.


Obviously the big favorite to win this race is the Dutch Max Verstappen, who does not want to leave for anyone in this 2023 campaign. The reality is that the only way for a surprise is if something happens to his car or he makes a mistake and with the rain everything is quite possible. The only one who has been able to beat him this year is his teammate Sergio Checo Perez, but in the last races he has made many mistakes and he does not have the same motivation as at the beginning. Will Verstapen achieve his tenth victory of the season and the 13th in a row for RedBull? Will Sergio Perez return to victory? Or will there finally be a new winner? I think the only ones who can win are Lando Norris with the great improvement that Mclaren has had and Lewis Hamilton with his Mercedes. Aston Martin has had a big setback and that has been demonstrated in the last races.

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En cuanto a la carrera de la copa NASCAR y la fecha 22 en Richmond Raceway, les puedo comenzar diciendo que faltan 4 carreras (incluyendo esta) para que finalice el campeonato regular y por fin inicie lo que es el playoffs, donde se disputarán las últimas 10 carreras de la temporada y sabremos finalmente quien será el campeón. Hasta el momento hay 11 clasificados para los playoffs ya que ha logrado al menos una victoria en la temporada y eso le da el paso directo. William Byron, Martin Truex Jr., Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin, Kyle Larson, Christopher Bell, Ross CHastain, Ryan Blaney, Joey Logano, Tyler Reddick, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. son los once pilotos clasificados a la postemporada, mientras que Kevin Harvick, Brad Keselowski, Chris Buescher, Bubba Wallace y Michael Mcdowell son los que hasta el momento están entrando por puntos, pero necesitan una victoria para asegurar su boleto y estar más tranquilos en estas últimas carreras. Esta carrera en Richmond será muy importante.

Richmond Raceway es conocido como el óvalo corto más importante de los estados unidos, ya que es una pista donde se da mucha acción. En lo personal es una de las pistas que menos me gustan de los trazados de una milla o menos, incluso veo más entretenidas pista como Dover, Martinsville y Bristol. No quiere decir que Richmond no me gusté, sino que entre todas es la que menos veo interesante. New Hampshire Motor Speedway sí que me parece que es una pista que no me gusta, la milla mágica es el óvalo que menos peralte tiene, incluso se puede llegar a ver nulo en TV, además que todos estos escenarios los he llegado a probar en simuladores, así que tengo una idea. En fin, el óvalo de este fin de semana, Richmond Raceway, es un escenario de 0.750 millas (1,207 kilómetros), que posee 4 curvas, donde cada una de ellas tiene un peralte de 14°, la recta posterior es de 2° de inclinación, mientras que la recta principal donde está la línea de meta es de 8°. El mejor tiempo en este escenario en lo que a clasificación respecta es de 20.674 segundos (130.599 mph), logrado por Jeff Gordon en el año 2013. Mientras que el record de vuelta en carrera lo tiene Kevin Harvik con un tiempo de 21.849 segundos, logrado en el año 2019 con su ford mustang GT número 4. Richard Petty es quien tiene los mejores números en esta pista, más victorias con 13, Tops 5 y 10 con 34 y 41 respectivamente, además de más poles con 8 y vueltas lideradas con 5.136.

Como les dije anteriormente, esta será la segunda vez que la categoría visite el óvalo de Richmond. El ganador de la primera carrera de este año fue Kyle Larson, pero fue una carrera donde varios pilotos lideraron la carrera y estaban peleando por el gane. Entre ellos Martin Truex Jr y Denny Hamlin. Como les dije no es una de mis pistas favoritas, pero si debo decir que la carrera fue bastante entretenida y espero que lo mismo se repita este fin de semana. Ahora bien el ganador del año pasado fue Kevin Harvick quien logro dos victorias de manera consecutiva en el 2022 para entrar a los playoffs, luego de unas primeras 23 carreras de sequía. La carrera de Richmond fue la última carrera de la temporada regular, mientras que este año será Daytona. El ganador de la pole fue Kyle Larson.

Sin lugar a dudas Kyle Larson es uno de mis favoritos para quedarse con el gane de esta Cook Out 400 (nombre del evento), no solo por la victoria de la primera carrera de la temporada, sino que también se le da muy bien este óvalo. Pero quien le tengo fe es a Kyle Busch quien de los pilotos activos es quien tiene más ganes en Richmond Raceway con 6, además de tops 5 con 18, empatado con Kevin Harvick. Estos últimos dos pilotos, estan entre los que se pueden llevar el gane. Otro es Denny Hamlin quien se da bastante bien la pista y no en vano tiene 2.206 vueltas lideradas. Tampoco podemos descartar a William Byron y Chase Elliott. ¿Quién será el vencedor de esta carrera? pues veremos este domingo 30 de Julio de 2023 a las 3:00pm ET de los Estados Unidos. El total de vueltas a dar son 400, divididas en tres segmentos como es habitual, el primero a 70 giros, el segundo a 160 y el tercero y final a 170.

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As for the NASCAR Cup race and the 22nd date at Richmond Raceway, I can start by saying that there are 4 races left (including this one) for the regular championship to end and finally start the playoffs, where the last 10 races of the season will be held and we will finally know who will be the champion. So far there are 11 qualified for the playoffs since they have achieved at least one victory in the season and that gives them direct passage. William Byron, Martin Truex Jr., Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin, Kyle Larson, Christopher Bell, Ross Chastain, Ryan Blaney, Joey Logano, Tyler Reddick, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. are the eleven drivers qualified to the postseason, while Kevin Harvick, Brad Keselowski, Chris Buescher, Bubba Wallace and Michael Mcdowell are the ones who so far are entering by points, but need a win to secure their ticket and be calmer in these last races. This race at Richmond will be very important.


**Richmond Raceway is known as the most important short oval in the United States, since it is a track where there is a lot of action. Personally, it is one of the tracks that I like the least of the tracks of one mile or less, I even see more entertaining tracks like Dover, Martinsville and Bristol. It doesn't mean that I don't like Richmond, but I find it the least interesting of all the tracks. New Hampshire Motor Speedway is a track I don't like, the Magic Mile is the oval with the least banking, it can even be seen as null on TV, besides all these scenarios I have tested in simulators, so I have an idea. Anyway, the oval of this weekend, Richmond Raceway, is a stage of 0.750 miles (1.207 kilometers), which has 4 curves, where each of them has a cant of 14 °, the back straight is 2 ° of inclination, while the main straight where the finish line is 8 °. The best time in this scenario as far as classification is concerned is 20.674 seconds (130.599 mph), achieved by Jeff Gordon in 2013. While the race lap record is held by Kevin Harvik with a time of 21.849 seconds, achieved in 2019 with his #4 ford mustang GT. Richard Petty is who has the best numbers in this track, more victories with 13, Tops 5 and 10 with 34 and 41 respectively, in addition to more poles with 8 and laps led with 5,136.


As I told you before, this will be the second time the category visits the Richmond oval. The winner of the first race this year was Kyle Larson, but it was a race where several drivers led the race and were fighting for the win. Among them Martin Truex Jr and Denny Hamlin. As I said it is not one of my favorite tracks, but I must say that the race was quite entertaining and I hope the same thing happens again this weekend. Now last year's winner was Kevin Harvick who made it two wins in a row in 2022 to get into the playoffs, after a first 23 race drought. The Richmond race was the last race of the regular season, while this year it will be Daytona. The pole winner was Kyle Larson.


Without a doubt Kyle Larson is one of my favorites to win this Cook Out 400 (name of the event), not only because of his victory in the first race of the season, but also because he is very good at this oval. But who I have faith in is Kyle Busch who of the active drivers is the one who has more wins at Richmond Raceway with 6, in addition to tops 5 with 18, tied with Kevin Harvick. These last two drivers are among those who can take the win. Another one is Denny Hamlin who is quite good at the track and not in vain has 2,206 laps led. We can't rule out William Byron and Chase Elliott either. Who will be the winner of this race, we will see this Sunday July 30, 2023 at 3:00pm ET in the United States. The total laps to be done are 400, divided into three segments as usual, the first at 70 laps, the second at 160 and the third and final at 170.

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