F1 Belgian GP start delayed as rain hits Spa

Formula 1 race control has red-flagged the Belgian Grand Prix before the start due to poor weather conditions around Spa-Francorchamps.
As the anticipated rain showers hit the Ardennes hills on Sunday, drivers started the formation lap for the 44-lap race on Pirelli’s intermediate tyres.
But, due to poor visibility and heavy spray behind the safety car, FIA race control brought out the red …Keep reading

Verstappen rules out fighting McLaren for F1 title: ‘When I watch their onboards, I know enough’

Max Verstappen is convinced McLaren will remain out of reach in the 2025 Formula 1 season as one of Red Bull’s final upgrade packages hasn’t solved its car’s core issues.
Verstappen kept himself in the mix at Spa-Francorchamps by splitting the McLarens in sprint qualifying, and used his low-downforce set-up to pass polesitter Oscar Piastri and then remained ahead for the entire 15-lap …Keep reading

Hamilton, Antonelli, Alonso and Sainz to start F1 Belgian GP from pitlane

Lewis Hamilton, Andrea Kimi Antonelli and Fernando Alonso have all installed new power unit components on their Formula 1 cars, while Carlos Sainz has made car set-up changes, forcing them into pitlane starts at the Belgian Grand Prix.
The first three mentioned suffered an early qualifying exit in Q1 on Saturday, relegating them to a back-of-the-grid start.
A marginal track-limits offence on …Keep reading

“I was pretty low on Monday” – why F1 success doesn’t equal happiness for Norris

“Oh, what’s the bloody point?”
The famous but enigmatic last words the actor and wit Kenneth Williams committed to his diaries were recently echoed by the world’s most successful golfer Scottie Scheffler. And these sentiments have chimed with Formula 1 drivers’ championship frontrunner Lando Norris.
“This is not a fulfilling life,” Scheffler told reporters shortly before the …Keep reading