Following the 2026 F1 Belgian GP, Scuderia Ferrari boss Fred Vasseur analysed Lewis Hamilton’s penalty and the performance of the team as Charles Leclerc finished 2nd. Starting P4 and P5 following Lando Norris’ grid penalty, the team had a mixed first lap. The Monegasque flew up to 2nd by the end of the Kemmel straight,…
McLaren F1 driver Oscar Piastri opened up about how his damaged MCL40 impacted his race stints, Charles Leclerc’s aggressive defence, the inexplicable loss of straight-line speed, if there are short-term solutions for the deployment discrepancies, and whether it’s concerning that even Mercedes HPP have been unable to remedy the issue so far following his fifth-place…
Toto Wolff has discussed the issues George Russell was up against throughout the 2026 F1 Belgian GP weekend as the Brit lost valuable points in the Drivers’ Championship to his Mercedes teammate and the Ferraris. Throughout the weekend, a deployment issue in the final sector was costing him around 0.250s. While this would not have…
Red Bull driver Isack Hadjar produced a superb performance in the 2026 F1 Belgian GP to finish P6 after starting down in P21 because of engine component changes that led to a 30-place grid drop. Starting on the hard tyre, the Frenchman overtook Sainz, Pérez, Bottas and Stroll during the opening lap before the Safety…
Lando Norris finished in seventh at the 2026 F1 Belgian GP, but the McLaren driver believes he could’ve finished on the podium with better luck with the timing of the several Virtual Safety Car’s and a cleaner pit stop from his crew. Norris: “Incredible pace” was thwarted by unlucky timing with the VSCs and a…
Lewis Hamilton finished in fourth at the 2026 Belgian GP, after contact with George Russell’s Mercedes on the first lap derailed the seven-time F1 champion’s race, with damage to his Ferrari costing him a “massive amount” of downforce. But the Briton believes he and the team “had the pace to win” if his race weekend…
Charles Leclerc believes that while there is still performance to unlock, Ferrari has taken a step forward after following up his Silverstone victory with P2 at the 2026 F1 Belgian GP. The Ferrari driver had a mixed start to his Spa-Francorchamps weekend after taking P3 in FP1 and then finishing P11 in FP2 and P6…
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen finished the 2026 F1 Belgian GP in P3. This marked his third podium finish of the season. Following the 2026 F1 Belgian GP, the four-time World Champion now sits P7 in the 2026 Drivers’ Standings with 91 points to his name. It was a “straightforward” 2026 F1 Belgian GP weekend for…
George Russell’s opening lap at the 2026 F1 Belgian GP unravelled through no fault of his own. A lack of power left him defenceless on the Kemmel Straight, moments before he collided with Lewis Hamilton at Les Combes. Speaking in the print media afterward, the Mercedes driver detailed the technical issue behind his retirement. He…
After a tough couple of rounds, Kimi Antonelli returned to the top of the podium at the 2026 F1 Belgian GP, taking his sixth win of the season. Starting from pole, Antonelli briefly lost the lead to Max Verstappen before quickly reclaiming it on the opening lap. After managing an early Safety Car that saw…
