Fernando Alonso caused quite the stir among fans when he made a comment about Sir Lewis Hamilton’s ability behind the wheel of a Formula 1 car. The seven-time champion started fourth behind third-placed Alonso after they had been lifted up the order by grid penalties for Max Verstappen, Charles Leclerc and Esteban Ocon, so all
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It was a tough day for Charles Leclerc in Belgium. He had been given a grid penalty for the race due to taking new engine parts, and he was forced to pit early on. The Monegasque had made good progress along with Max Verstappen, who also had a penalty, meaning that, from 14th on the grid,
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Fernando Alonso was fuming with Sir Lewis Hamilton after their incident at the start of the Belgian Grand Prix that saw the seven-time champion retire from the race. Alonso had started third on the grid following penalties for Charles Leclerc, Max Verstappen and Esteban Ocon, but he was passed by Hamilton off the start. He
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Sir Lewis Hamilton was left perplexed after qualifying for the Belgian Grand Prix, where he found himself in the top 10 but 1.8 seconds behind the fastest time set. Incredibly, Hamilton was actually the top Mercedes F1 driver in qualifying, with George Russell 2.1 seconds adrift of Max Verstappen’s dominant time on Saturday. Team principal
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Sir Lewis Hamilton has been handed a warning by the FIA after he failed to report to the medical centre following his opening-lap collision with Fernando Alonso. The former McLaren team-mates crashed on the first lap of the 2022 Belgian Grand Prix, as Hamilton attempted to overtake Alonso. Immediately after the collision, a furious Alonso
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Despite failing to make the top 10 cut during qualifying at the Belgian Grand Prix, Daniel Ricciardo will start on the fourth row of the grid due to a plethora of grid penalties. The Australian driver came within a tenth of making it into Q3 but was beaten late on by an incredible lap by
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The Belgian Grand Prix looks set to be an absolute thriller, with title protagonists Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc starting P14 and P15 respectively. Both have taken grid penalties due to an engine change after exceeding their allowed limit, with Leclerc having exceeded the number of legal power units back at the Canadian Grand Prix.
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Formula 1 CEO Stefano Domenicali has confirmed that the Belgian Grand Prix will remain on the calendar for the 2023 season. The race had been called into doubt previously due to the influx of new venues in Formula 1 worldwide. Netflix docuseries, Drive to Survive, sparked a great deal of interest in F1 when it
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Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz was slightly concerned by Red Bull’s pace during qualifying for the Belgian Grand Prix after Max Verstappen’s stunning lap. The Scuderia had initially looked solid in practice in Spa, with Sainz leading Charles Leclerc in FP1 as Verstappen wound up third. However, the Dutchman took the fastest lap by eight tenths of
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Charles Leclerc moved to ease the pressure on his Ferrari team after their latest error during qualifying for the Belgian Grand Prix. The Monegasque entered the weekend with engine penalties that were set to put him on the eighth row of the grid alongside Max Verstappen, so he was not fighting for pole. His team-mate,
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