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“This is the last time I will speak about the future” — Sergio Pérez “confident” he’ll retain second Red Bull F1 seat

It was a bad day for Sergio Pérez in the Belgian Grand Prix after starting P2. At the start, he immediately lost a place to Lewis Hamilton, and he spent most of the afternoon struggling on the straights. He finished the race in P8, promoted to 7th after George Russell’s disqualification. Pérez entered the Belgian…

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Piastri “pretty happy” after “great race” at F1 Belgian GP sees him move up to P4 in Drivers’ Championship

After an impressive performance which saw him overtaking Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc on lap 36, McLaren’s Oscar Piastri was third across the finish line at the 2024 Belgian Grand Prix, securing his place on the podium for the third time in the 2024 Formula One season, and only the fourth time in his Formula One career….

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“I didn’t want to stop” — Lewis Hamilton feels a one-stop was possible in F1 Belgian GP as tyres were “pretty good”

Mercedes F1 driver Lewis Hamilton smoothly sailed to a provisional P2 finish in the Belgian Grand Prix on Sunday, narrowly losing out to teammate George Russell who did a one-stop. However, the win was given to Hamilton after Russell got disqualified. The car was under the minimum weight set by the FIA. The 7-time World…

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Wolff: Mercedes made clear “mistake” that resulted in Russell’s DSQ from F1 Belgian GP

Mercedes F1 team principal and CEO, Toto Wolff admitted the team made a mistake with its calculations that ultimately stripped George Russell of what had been a hard fought win around Spa-Francorchamps, as the Briton made an unusual one-stop strategy work to his favour to cross the line first, before being disqualified by having an…

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Verstappen admits winning from P11 was never “realistic” given the RB20’s pace at F1 Belgian GP

Max Verstappen was fastest in qualifying for the 2024 Belgian GP, but had to start the race from P11 following a 10-place grid drop for changing his power unit above the allowance for the season, and could only recover to fifth on the road (which would become fourth after George Russell’s car being disqualified after…

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George Russell disqualified from F1 Belgian GP, Hamilton inherits victory

Following a superb drive to victory at the Belgian Grand Prix, George Russell has been disqualified. Starting 6th, he overtook Lando Norris at the start and continued to run in P5 throughout the first stint. He passed Pérez during the second stint, moving him into 4th. The 26-year-old wanted to try a 1-stop, and he…

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F1 | Belgian GP | Race | Russell makes one-stop work to take surprise win ahead of Hamilton and Piastri

Despite Charles Leclerc and Sergio Perez lining up on the front row for the Belgian GP, all eyes are on Max Verstappen who starts 11th due to a ten-place grid penalty for exceeding the permitted number of engine components. And it’s lights out and away we go! Leclerc has a great start, maintaining first position, whilst Perez and…

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“It’s been three years in a row that we’ve struggled in Spa” — Russell says Mercedes have work to do to understand F1 Belgian GP struggles

George Russell will start Sunday’s Belgian Grand Prix race from the third row, alongside McLaren’s Oscar Piastri. The Mercedes driver ended qualifying in seventh place, 1.025 seconds behind Max Verstappen, but will start the race from sixth following the Dutchman’s 10-place grid penalty which will see the Red Bull driver starting from eleventh. Speaking after…

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“He’ll fight hard for it” — Piastri expecting tough defending from Pérez in F1 Belgian GP

Starting in fifth for tomorrow’s Belgian GP, Oscar Piastri discussed McLaren’s performance. Despite achieving his maiden race win last weekend, leading home a dominant McLaren 1-2, the 23-year-old noted that the Hungarian GP was the only race in which he felt the team were clearly the fastest on track.   Earlier on in the season, Ferrari…

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“I’m sure he’ll be a threat for us as well” — Norris expecting Verstappen to challenge for F1 Belgian GP win

First to hit the track in today’s rainy qualifying session, Lando Norris finished in P5 but will start P4 for the Belgian GP due to Max Verstappen’s grid penalty.  Despite finishing in pole position, Verstappen will start the race on the sixth row, whilst his teammate will line up on the first, in P2. When…

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