In Q1 Hamilton was seen moving off the track through a wet Eau Rouge – Raidillon complex on driver’s left and rejoined the track directly ahead of team-mate George Russell, when both Mercedes drivers were on their out laps. Russell had to take avoiding action, while behind them the Alfa Romeo of Valtteri Bottas was […]
In Q2, Magnussen hit the wall coming out of Speaker’s Corner and, with his damaged Haas, the Dane stuck to the racing line through the following corners, severely hindering Leclerc. The Monegasque driver made his displeasure known on the team radio and called for Magnussen to be penalised. Following a post-session investigation, the stewards slapped […]
F1 has turned its sprint race into a standalone Saturday event, with sprint qualifying deciding the starting grid followed by the sprint race later in the day. Here’s how the latest sprint race format changes will work. During qualifying for Sunday’s grand prix, Red Bull’s Max Verstappen set the fastest lap time in Q3 but […]
Leclerc took second in Friday qualifying for Sunday’s race, ceding eight tenths to Red Bull’s Max Verstappen in Q3 on a drying track. But as Verstappen was hit with a five-place grid penalty for taking his fifth gearbox of the season, one more than is allowed, Leclerc will line up first on Sunday. After recently […]
The prelude to the sole practice session featured rain, and a wet track greeted the drivers as they sought to cram their sprint weekend preparation into the hour-long running. Alex Albon was first to brave the conditions on the intermediate tyre, followed by team-mate Logan Sargeant, as Lewis Hamilton emerged on the wet tyre in […]
It’s understood that the news of his move will be formally confirmed at Spa later today, and that he will be able to start in his new job at the end of this year. Williams has been without a technical leader since the departure of Francois-Xavier Demaison in December as part of the management shake-up […]
Russell indicated that there could be a repeat of the 2021 race day with little or no track running thanks to the conditions amid ongoing concerns over visibility. Safety in the wet at Spa was brought into sharp focus by the death of Dutch youngster Dilano van ’t Hoff in a FRECA race at the […]
On Thursday ahead of the Belgian Grand Prix, Ferrari announced its sporting director Laurent Mekies – who has been at the team since 2018 – has now officially left the Scuderia. He is on gardening leave until 1 January, when he will replace Franz Tost as the team principal of AlphaTauri. Mekies’s role has been […]
The fact that the news came a few weeks after neighbouring Austria agreed on a deal to run its race until 2030 was perhaps not a coincidence, as both announcements reflect a growing trend for circuits to secure long-term futures. In both cases, there was no big hurry to extend those contracts. As recently as […]
The topic of safety has become a major talking point ahead of the Belgian Grand Prix in the wake of the recent fatal accident of youngster Dilano van ‘t Hoff in a wet Formula Regional European Championship at the track. Some have suggested that the incident requires the FIA to be extra cautious about the […]