The Spa times that show how much Ferrari has lost in a year
A year ago at Spa, Ferrari finally broke its Formula 1 win drought. But the times gathered so far in practice for 2020's Belgian Grand Prix emphasise just how far it has fallen. At the front, Mercedes is on the back foot, but the question is, will it stay there?
The 2019 Belgian Grand Prix was the scene of Ferrari's first win of that year in Formula 1, and it then surged to two more wins in Italy - courtesy of Charles Leclerc - and Sebastian Vettel's win at Singapore, while a likely fourth triumph was lost in Russia.
It has long been known that the team's controversial power unit "settlement" with the FIA has been costing Ferrari pace, but the first two practice sessions for the 2020 Belgian GP really reinforced just how far Ferrari has fallen in the power stakes.
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Alex Kalinauckas is Autosport's Grand Prix Editor, covering every Formula 1 race since the start of 2020. After completing a master's degree in journalism at Goldsmiths College University of London in 2014, he worked for a range of motorsport and technology publications while covering national racing as an Autosport freelancer.
A lifelong motorsport fan - no one in his family can explain quite how or why such a development first occurred - Alex joined the Autosport staff in April 2017 as the magazine’s Assistant Editor covering Formula 2 and GP3, before being made Formula E correspondent and Autosport.com’s Plus Editor in March 2018. He lives in north-east London and is constantly frustrated by the Central Line.
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