F1 Belgian GP: Antonelli reels in Leclerc to win, Russell out after Hamilton clash

Kimi Antonelli put a pass on Charles Leclerc to secure victory at the Belgian Grand Prix, as his Mercedes Formula 1 team-mate George Russell retired on the opening lap after contact with Lewis Hamilton.
Aside from the briefest of stints in the lead from fellow front-row starter Max Verstappen, who took the lead on the exit of La Source, Antonelli found his way back past on the Kemmel Straight …Keep reading
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Russell slams “dangerous” battery issue before Hamilton Belgian GP clash

George Russell suffered his latest gut punch in the 2026 Formula 1 season after contact with Lewis Hamilton ended his Belgian Grand Prix on the opening lap, but he was more “angry” at the lack of battery charge that left him a sitting duck on the Kemmel straight.
Russell started third at Spa-Francorchamps, but was swallowed by the chasing pack on the long uphill blast from Raidillon to Turn …Keep reading
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Red Bull names successor to Verstappen’s race engineer Lambiase

Red Bull will fill Gianpiero Lambiase’s impending departure from within, with Max Verstappen’s next Formula 1 race engineer set to be Tom Hart.
Following earlier reports by Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf, Red Bull has now confirmed to Autosport that Hart will indeed take over Lambiase’s role as race engineer.
The British engineer initially appeared to be heading to Williams, where he was set …Keep reading
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Red Bull set to sign Mercedes F1 junior boss Lagrue

Mercedes’ junior driver programme boss Gwen Lagrue is set to join the Red Bull Formula 1 team in a similar role, Autosport understands.
There is a side of F1 that rarely makes the headlines, where many of the people responsible for shaping its biggest success stories remain largely unknown. Lagrue is one of them.
Since 2016, Lagrue has headed Mercedes’ junior driver programme, overseeing …Keep reading
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Why F1 drivers are being beaten by their own power units

McLaren suspects Oscar Piastri’s deficit to team-mate Lando Norris has “nothing to do with his driving”, and everything with its Formula 1 power unit algorithms.
Piastri qualified two tenths behind Norris at Spa-Francorchamps, with virtually all of that deficit coming on the straight line between Stavelot and the Bus Stop Chicane, during the derating phase in which cars are running out of …Keep reading
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Hamilton: Ferrari F1 car “didn’t feel the same” after Belgian GP practice crash

After smashing up his car in Saturday’s third free practice at the exit of Fagnes, Lewis Hamilton qualifying just 0.002s behind Ferrari team-mate Charles Leclerc could be seen as a successful exercise in damage limitation, but that’s not how the seven-time Formula 1 world champion views it.
Leclerc and Hamilton qualified fifth and sixth at Spa-Francorchamps; a logical enough result on paper …Keep reading
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Mercedes working to resolve “serious issue” behind Russell’s deficit to Antonelli

Well, at least Mercedes Formula 1 driver George Russell no longer needs to engage the services of a professional art forger.
On Thursday at Spa, he described having to emulate his team-mate’s driving style, rather than follow his own instincts, in these terms: “It’s like if somebody asked you to draw the Mona Lisa and you’ve got the Mona Lisa next to you, do you think you could achieve …Keep reading
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