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Charles Leclerc calls Ferrari “fourth fastest team” on the grid as he leaves the F1 Belgian GP “not so happy”

Anna Elizabeth Krausová7 months ago7 months ago09 mins

Charles Leclerc goes into the summer break with mixed feelings about the performance and speed of the SF-24 car and the position Ferrari currently has against its main competitors. While he finished the race in a relatively positive fourth place and was later promoted to P3 after the disqualification of George Russell, the Monégasque is…

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

Gabriel Diamante7 months ago04 mins

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…

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

Nicolas Lopes7 months ago7 months ago010 mins

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…

George Russell disqualified from F1 Belgian GP, Hamilton inherits victory

James O'Connor7 months ago7 months ago05 mins

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…

“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

Karishma Persad7 months ago012 mins

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…

Hamilton “hoping the changes we’ve made overnight” can help Mercedes fight for a podium in F1 Belgian GP

Chiara Martin7 months ago7 months ago06 mins

Lewis Hamilton, who will start third on the grid for tomorrow’s Belgian Grand Prix, conveyed mixed feelings about the session, acknowledging both comfort in the wet conditions and frustration over missteps. The session began in very wet conditions, with heavy rain in FP3 leaving the circuit in a very wet shape. Even with these challenging…

F1 | Belgian GP | FP1 | Verstappen tops the session ahead of Piastri and Albon

Marika Petracca7 months ago05 mins

Not even time to go out on track for the first session that penalties are already lining up ahead of the Belgian Grand Prix. Max Verstappen will be taking a 10 – place grid penalty for changing the ICE, while Yuki Tsunoda will be starting from the very back of the grid: multiple new components…

Hamilton: Verstappen needs to “act like a world champion” following radio rants in F1 Hungarian GP

Rachel Stephens7 months ago7 months ago08 mins

Following a clash between the Red Bull and Mercedes drivers at the Hungarian GP, the stewards’ have claimed that Hamilton could have done more to avoid contact with Verstappen. Due to the team’s strategy calls throughout the race, Verstappen was exposed to an undercut from Hamilton on two occasions. On lap 63 of the race,…

Williams F1 driver Logan Sargeant and team principal James Vowles no longer on speaking terms

Chiara Martin7 months ago7 months ago07 mins

Pit Debrief understands that Williams driver Logan Sargeant is no longer talking to team boss James Vowles, amid increasing speculation about his future with the team. The recent visit of Esteban Ocon to the Williams factory, along with the names of Carlos Sainz and Valtteri Bottas being linked to Sargeant’s seat, has intensified rumours about…

Pérez’s race pace in F1 Hungarian GP “was surprisingly good” — Russell

Harshpreet Kaur7 months ago7 months ago06 mins

Following the end of the 2024 Formula One Hungarian Grand Prix, Mercedes seems to have had a tale of two halves with their results. While the man who was on the top step on Formula One’s last outing in Silverstone, Lewis Hamilton found himself finishing the race in P3, recording his 200th F1 podium. George…