What Red Bull thought Verstappen was risking with late F1 Belgian GP tyre tactic

The world champion had irrepressibly risen from the sixth place on the grid, having dropped five places due to a gearbox change penalty, and by lap 17 of 44 Verstappen had passed Sergio Perez to pull out an 8.9s lead by the time the two Red Bulls made their final pitstops.PLUS: The surprise star of Verstappen’s latest Spa masterclassAfter this, Verstappen unleashed an out-lap one second quicker …Keep reading

10 things we learned from the 2023 F1 Belgian Grand Prix

This year’s edition of the Belgian Grand Prix yielded yet another Max Verstappen masterclass as the Dutchman waltzes away with the Formula 1 title.Born in Belgium, Verstappen cruised to victory at his second home race to extend his advantage in the championship to a whopping 125 points over Red Bull team-mate Sergio Perez, having won the last eight races.While battles for the lead were effectively …Keep reading

Alonso: Aston Martin “felt more normal” again in F1 Belgian GP

Alonso finished the Spa race in fifth place, beating the Mercedes of George Russell and the surviving McLaren of Lando Norris.The solid result followed huge frustration on Saturday, when the Spaniard qualified only 15th in the shootout after team-mate Lance Stroll brought out a red flag, and then spun off early in the sprint.In the main event he jumped up from ninth to sixth on the first lap …Keep reading

Red Bull “didn’t want egg on our face” at Spa F1 for Verstappen fastest lap

Verstappen utterly demolished the competition in Sunday’s race at Spa-Francorchamps, beating team-mate Sergio Perez by 22 seconds and putting Red Bull’s nearest challenger Charles Leclerc on 33 seconds in his Ferrari.The Dutchman’s dominance was such that he soon joked with his race engineer Gianpiero Lambiase about making an extra pitstop for the fastest lap to give his crew “some extra pitstop …Keep reading

McLaren requires “urgent work” after F1 Belgian GP reality check

The team has gradually introduced a major upgrade package for its MCL60, but drivers and management have sought to play down expectations for recent races. Nevertheless, McLaren scored podiums at the Red Bull Ring, Silverstone and in the Spa sprint race last weekend.However, Lando Norris then classified seventh in the Belgian GP after dropping three places during the opening stint due to struggles …Keep reading