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Racing Point surprised by pace deficit after Medium struggle

Belgian Grand Prix – Racing Point's Sergio Perez and Lance Stroll were at a loss to explain why they struggled for pace in qualifying, after strong practice showings. Sergio Perez will start Sunday's Belgian Grand Prix from P8, having said on Friday that anything outside the top four would be disappointing. This was after a very strong Friday performance from Racing Point, but that pace seemed to ebb away through Saturday. Racing Point, along with both Mercedes drivers and Red Bull's Max Verstappen, had tried to get through Q2 on the Medium compound tyre due to their confidence, but had to back out and switch to the Softs in order to make sure they got into Q3. This seemed to put...
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