F1 Belgian GP: Norris pips Piastri to pole, Hamilton and Antonelli out in Q1 again
McLaren’s Lando Norris has struck back against team-mate Oscar Piastri by taking his fourth pole of the 2025 Formula 1 season at the Belgian Grand Prix.Norris saw title rival Piastri take pole for the sprint race at the iconic Spa-Francorchamps circuit, and finished behind his team-mate during Saturday’s 15-lap contest.Continue Reading
Leclerc: Ferrari has no hope of fighting for F1 Belgian GP win
Charles Leclerc’s Formula 1 sprint race during the Belgian Grand Prix weekend followed a depressingly familiar pattern for Ferrari this season: heroics on the first lap, followed by a slow deflation of the team’s hopes as the SF-25 slipped backwards.From fourth on the grid, Leclerc slipstreamed McLaren’s Lando Norris upContinue Reading
The downforce dilemma posed by the F1 Belgian GP’s expected rain
The Belgian Grand Prix sprint race was largely affected by the differing downforce levels run by the two Formula 1 teams at the front; Red Bull’s lower-drag approach with Max Verstappen proved to be the more successful set-up.McLaren, running slightly higher downforce that led to a 0.47-second gap between polesitterContinue Reading
Verstappen forced “over the limit” to hold off “frustrated” Piastri in Belgium F1 sprint
Max Verstappen says he had to forget about tyre usage and drive “over the limit” to resist the faster McLaren of Oscar Piastri during Formula 1’s Spa sprint race.Verstappen passed polesitter Piastri on lap one, slipstreaming past the Australian championship leader on the long run up the Kemmel Straight andContinue Reading
F1 Belgian GP: Verstappen resists Piastri’s pressure to grab sprint race win
Reigning world champion Max Verstappen triumphed in the sprint race at Formula 1’s Belgian Grand Prix to start Red Bull’s new era with a win.Verstappen used his Red Bull’s superior top speed to draft past polesitter Oscar Piastri at Les Combes on lap one of the 15-lap contest, much likeContinue Reading
Why Rins can’t wait for Yamaha’s V4 engine
The tough time Alex Rins is going through since signing with Yamaha – coupled with MotoGP teams rushing to lock in riders from 2027 – means the Spaniard can’t afford to wait for the V4 engine to deliver him tools to perform.Rins tries to maintain an ever-present smile in frontContinue Reading
Is Piastri right to be worried about the “worst place” to start on Spa F1 pole?
Despite taking an utterly dominant Formula 1 sprint pole at the Belgian Grand Prix, McLaren’s Oscar Piastri wasn’t getting too excited just yet over his victory chances on Saturday morning.“Spa’s probably one of the worst places to have pole position, so yeah… it is what it is,” a muted AustralianContinue Reading
Why Alex Rins can’t wait for Yamaha’s V4 engine
The tough time Alex Rins is going through since signing with Yamaha – coupled with MotoGP teams rushing to lock in riders from 2027 – means the Spaniard can’t afford to wait for the V4 engine to deliver him tools to perform.Rins tries to maintain an ever-present smile in frontContinue Reading
The karting record Bearman grabbed has already been reclaimed
Ollie Bearman may need to reconsider his summer break plans again – to come back to the small Swedish town of Varberg, where he already spent a few days ahead of the Belgian Grand Prix.Back then, his family vacation derailed after Bearman discovered a local karting track – a typical rentalContinue Reading
Stewart Friesen disqualified from NASCAR Truck race, stripped of podium finish
Friday was a special day for Stewart Friesen, who was both celebrating his 42nd birthday and making his 200th career start in the NASCAR Truck Series .. and it almost had a storybook ending.Friesen utilized an alternate strategy, taking his final set of tires early in order to gain trackContinue Reading



