F1 Belgian GP results: Russell pips Hamilton in Mercedes 1-2
Russell, who pulled off a majestic one-stop strategy to his rivals’ two-stoppers, beat team-mate Lewis Hamilton and McLaren’s Oscar Piastri.2024 F1 Belgian Grand Prix results Cla Nº Driver Car / Engine Laps Time 1 63George RussellMercedes44– 2 44Lewis …Keep reading SourceContinue Reading
F1 Belgian GP: Russell long-game strategy snatches win from Hamilton in Mercedes 1-2
George Russell beat Lewis Hamilton in Formula 1’s 2024 Belgian Grand Prix that the seven-time champion had dominated, as Russell’s surprise one-stop strategy paid off, with Oscar Piastri third for McLaren.In a race made engaging from start to finish thanks to varying tyre strategy efforts, Max Verstappen recovered to fifthContinue Reading
BTCC Croft: King of Croft Turkington dominates in BMW
Colin Turkington cruised to his 70th career British Touring Car Championship race victory with a dominant lights-to-flag drive at Croft.The four-time champion started his West Surrey Racing-run BMW 330e M Sport from pole position, and got a good launch.Tom Ingram quickly got past front-row starter Dan Cammish on the opening lapContinue Reading
Williams says “odds in our favour” of landing Sainz F1 deal
Williams is increasingly hopeful it can convince Carlos Sainz to commit his Formula 1 future to the team, ahead of next week’s self-imposed deadline to sort out its 2025 line-up.The Grove-based outfit has made no secret of the fact that it wants Sainz to join its squad as future team-mateContinue Reading
Russell: Mercedes updates not behind Belgian GP difficulties
Mercedes suffers from an inherent weakness at Spa and a reversion to its previous-specification floor was not behind the team’s solid Belgian Grand Prix qualifying result, according to George Russell.Both Mercedes drivers appeared downbeat after Friday practice, having struggled with the W15 around the Spa-Francorchamps circuit, which preceded a decisionContinue Reading
How new Spa track surface has triggered unique F1 tyre headache
A partial resurfacing of the Formula 1 circuit at Spa-Francorchamps has triggered headaches for drivers and teams in working out how best to attack the Belgian Grand Prix.Work was completed last month on resurfacing 3.5km of the Spa circuit, which is around half its length, in three areas.These were fromContinue Reading
F2 Belgium: Hadjar tightens title grip with feature win as dramas cost Aron
Red Bull junior Isack Hadjar extended his Formula 2 championship lead with a dominant performance in the feature race at Spa-Francorchamps.After engaging in a thrilling battle with primary title rival Paul Aron (Hitech) in the early stages, Campos driver Hadjar recovered from a slow stop to press home his advantageContinue Reading
McLaren: Verstappen still “the favourite” to win Belgian GP from 11th
McLaren Formula 1 boss Andrea Stella believes Max Verstappen is still the favourite to take a fourth consecutive Belgian Grand Prix win, despite starting 11th after an engine penalty.Verstappen came into the weekend with a 10-place grid penalty for taking his fifth Honda combustion engine of the season.It is theContinue Reading
What McLaren admits it got wrong in Hungary – and what it has done about it
The right decision from the Formula 1 team pitwall but executed in the wrong way.That is perhaps the most popular perception of McLaren’s team orders controversy from the Hungarian Grand Prix.While the strategic motivations to protect both Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris from other cars were clear when you dugContinue Reading
F3 Belgium: Voisin takes maiden victory in feature, Prema secures teams title
Callum Voisin took his maiden Formula 3 victory in a Belgian feature race that was severely disrupted by three safety car periods.The GB3 champion had secured his first podium last time out at Silverstone, when he’d crossed the line first in the feature race before a five-second penalty demoted himContinue Reading