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
Red Bull set for crunch Monday meeting on Perez’s F1 future
Red Bull will discuss Sergio Perez’s Formula 1 future in a meeting on Monday – immediately after Formula 1’s 2024 Belgian Grand Prix – according to its motorsport advisor Helmut Marko.The world champion squad is considering dropping the driver it re-signed to a fresh contract at the start of theContinue Reading
Verstappen Fastest, Leclerc Starts From Pole – 2024 F1 Belgian GP Paddock Reaction
Jon Noble and Jake Boxall-Legge discuss Saturday’s qualifying at Spa-Francorchamps which was marked by wet and challenging conditions. Max Verstappen set the fastest time but will start from 11th due to a penalty and Charles Leclerc will start on pole position. SourceContinue Reading
F2 Belgium: O’Sullivan wins delayed and red-flagged sprint race
Williams junior driver Zak O’Sullivan took his second win of the Formula 2 season in treacherous conditions as the race was red-flagged, having previously been postponed earlier in the day.The Spa F2 sprint race had been due to start at 1:15pm BST on Saturday but was postponed due to heavyContinue Reading
Zhou penalised for impeding Verstappen in Spa qualifying
Sauber’s Zhou Guanyu has been penalised for impeding Max Verstappen during Q1 for Formula 1’s 2024 Belgian Grand Prix, in an incident that enraged the Red Bull driver.As the final third of qualifying’s first knockout session commenced, Verstappen was coming through Blanchimont on a flying lap when he came acrossContinue Reading
F1 Belgian Grand Prix – Start time, starting grid, how to watch, & more
Charles Leclerc will start from pole position for the Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix. Here’s how and when you can watch the race.The Ferrari driver inherited pole for a second consecutive year at Spa-Francorchamps, as Max Verstappen topped qualifying but, with his 10-place grid penalty for an engine change, itContinue Reading
Perez: I’ve not “forgotten how to drive” after securing Belgium front row
Sergio Perez reckoned his third place in Belgian Grand Prix qualifying showed “it’s not like I’ve forgotten how to drive”, as he moves up to the front row for Sunday’s race.The Mexican looked set to inherit pole position from the penalty-encumbered Max Verstappen when the grid order was set forContinue Reading
McLaren “paid the price” of set-up trade-off in wet Belgian GP qualifying
McLaren says it was willing the “pay the price” in a wet Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix qualifying session by banking on a set-up optimised for a dry race tomorrow.Off the back of its 1-2 result in Hungary, McLaren looked strong again in dry Friday practice at Spa-Francorchamps, but inContinue Reading