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Tyre shortage prevents Wehrlein utilising Q2 appearance

Belgian Grand Prix – Pascal Wehrlein made it into Q2 for the second time this season, but a shortage on supersoft tyres meant he was unable to show his true pace. The German qualified in 16th, having been an incredible ninth at the end of Q1. The low-drag, high speed nature of the Spa-Francorchamps circuit has been working well with the characteristics of the Manor car, similar to Austria where the German qualified in twelfth. “I’m very happy that we made it through to Q2, of course; Q1 was incredible for us with P9. But unfortunately we had no new supersoft tyres for Q2, so it’s a bit of shame, and I had to do my lap on used tyres,” Wehrlein said. “Q1 felt so good with new...
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