Should McLaren back Norris or Piastri? Our F1 writers have their say
Norris should follow Piastri’s example and be easier on himself — Jake Boxall-Legge Across the most recent eight rounds of this year’s championship, Oscar Piastri has added 126 points to his name, while Norris trails slightly having accrued 116. You can argue the toss over who deserved the Hungary win; Piastri’s opening stints were stronger, […]
F1 drivers to have been disqualified after winning a grand prix
George Russell was denied his third Formula 1 victory by an underweight car that resulted in his post-race disqualification from the 2024 Belgian Grand Prix. The Mercedes driver became the sixth driver in F1 history to lose a race win through disqualification. He had claimed a sensational victory on the road from sixth on the […]
Perez to remain with Red Bull after crunch talks
Sergio Perez will remain Max Verstappen’s Red Bull Formula 1 team-mate after the summer break, Autosport understands. The Mexican’s Red Bull future was one of the topics discussed on Monday in a meeting of the team’s management, including team principal Christian Horner and advisor Helmut Marko. But while there has been no official outcome of […]
Why other top teams slept on Russell’s Spa one-stopper
In the immediate aftermath of the Belgian Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton questioned why he wasn’t afforded the same one-stop strategy that helped team-mate George Russell win the race. It wasn’t just Hamilton’s side of the Mercedes garage that was caught out by the one-stopper suddenly being on the table. Of the top 10 finishers, only Aston […]
How F1’s points standings look after the 2024 F1 Belgian GP
Mercedes’ 1-2 result in Formula 1’s Belgian Grand Prix initially closed the gap on its rivals in the constructors’ championship, before George Russell was stripped of his win. Even with team-mate Lewis Hamilton inheriting the win, Mercedes remains in fourth place in the teams’ standings heading into the summer break. As F1 enters its mid-season […]
No excuses for «mistake» that got Russell disqualified from Belgian GP
Toto Wolff says Mercedes has «no excuse» and «clearly made a mistake» that lost George Russell his Belgian GP victory in a technical rules breach. Russell has been stripped of the victory he took ahead of long-time race leader and his Mercedes team-mate, Lewis Hamilton, after Russell’s W15 was found to be 1.5kg underweight in […]
Williams says «odds in our favour» of landing Sainz F1 deal
Williams is increasingly hopeful it can convince Carlos Sainz to commit his Formula 1 future to the team, ahead of next week’s self-imposed deadline to sort out its 2025 line-up. The Grove-based outfit has made no secret of the fact that it wants Sainz to join its squad as future team-mate to Alexander Albon. However, […]
Zhou penalised for impeding Verstappen in Spa qualifying
Sauber’s Zhou Guanyu has been penalised for impeding Max Verstappen during Q1 for Formula 1’s 2024 Belgian Grand Prix, in an incident that enraged the Red Bull driver. As the final third of qualifying’s first knockout session commenced, Verstappen was coming through Blanchimont on a flying lap when he came across Zhou going slowly on […]
F1 Belgian Grand Prix – Start time, starting grid, how to watch, & more
Charles Leclerc will start from pole position for the Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix. Here’s how and when you can watch the race. The Ferrari driver inherited pole for a second consecutive year at Spa-Francorchamps, as Max Verstappen topped qualifying but, with his 10-place grid penalty for an engine change, it drops him down to […]