Racing Point was "a bit optimistic" with Spa F1 qualifying strategy - F1 - Autosport
Sergio Perez and Lance Stroll attempted to get through the second part of qualifying on the medium tyre, a plan that worked for the Mercedes drivers and for Red Bull's Max Verstappen.
However, when Perez and Stroll didn't show enough pace on the mediums, the team switched both drivers to softs for their second runs in Q2, which got them through.
That in turn left them with only one set of softs for Q3, which duly compromised their final session.
Perez qualified eighth and Stroll ninth, when the team had expected them to line up fifth and sixth, ahead of the Renaults and McLarens.
