Lewis Hamilton, Andrea Kimi Antonelli and Fernando Alonso have all installed new power unit components on their Formula 1 cars, while Carlos Sainz has made car set-up changes, forcing them into pitlane starts at the Belgian Grand Prix.The first three mentioned suffered an early qualifying exit in Q1 on Saturday,Continue Reading
“Oh, what’s the bloody point?”The famous but enigmatic last words the actor and wit Kenneth Williams committed to his diaries were recently echoed by the world’s most successful golfer Scottie Scheffler. And these sentiments have chimed with Formula 1 drivers’ championship frontrunner Lando Norris.“This is not a fulfilling life,” SchefflerContinue Reading
Max Verstappen fears he won’t be able to threaten McLaren in Formula 1’s Belgian Grand Prix, with his Red Bull expected to struggle – even more so in the rain.Verstappen won Saturday’s dry sprint race, having snatched the lead away from Oscar Piastri on the Kemmel Straight before making theContinue Reading
Saturday’s sprint race at Spa-Francorchamps confirmed McLaren Formula 1 driver Oscar Piastri’s claim that pole position at this circuit isn’t necessarily ideal. But there his chief battle on the opening lap was with receding title rival Max Verstappen.In the grand prix both McLaren drivers will start on the front row, withContinue Reading
Red Bull has handed Yuki Tsunoda a welcome boost to help turn his Formula 1 season around by upgrading him to the latest floor, with the Japanese driver qualifying seventh at the Belgian Grand Prix.Like drivers before him, Tsunoda has been struggling to gel with the difficult RB21 since takingContinue Reading
Last year’s Belgian Grand Prix ended painfully for Mercedes’ George Russell when he was stripped of on-track victory for being underweight – but in 2025 the disappointments have been stacking up even before the lights go out.Russell qualified 13th for the sprint race, his worst grid position of the year,Continue Reading
Andrea Kimi Antonelli is not having a good time in Formula 1.Mercedes’ 18-year-old wonderkid had a promising start to his maiden season as he took sprint pole in Miami and scored consistent top-six finishes over the first six grands prix.Yet in the latest six rounds, Antonelli scored points just onceContinue Reading
Red Bull Formula 1 team boss Laurent Mekies says his squad has “significantly” increased its downforce levels to be more competitive if Sunday’s Belgian Grand Prix turns out wet.Red Bull took a sprint race win with Max Verstappen in the dry on Saturday, as a low-downforce set-up allowed the worldContinue Reading
Nico Hulkenberg believes Aston Martin Formula 1 driver Lance Stroll should have yielded after the pair collided in the pitlane during qualifying for the Belgian Grand Prix.Hulkenberg was attempting to join the queue of cars leaving the pits at the start of the first segment of qualifying and thought heContinue Reading
Lewis Hamilton issued an apology to Ferrari after his second Q1 exit in two days means he will start the Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix from 16th on the grid.The British driver initially looked to be safely into the top 15 as Q1 came to an end, having made aContinue Reading