Before last season, the mention of rain at Spa would have encouraged excited reactions and gleeful faces. The mind goes back to the 1998 Belgian Grand Prix for example; the crash at the start was not pleasant for anyone to watch, but the incident between Michael Schumacher was an iconic moment that will last long
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The Mercedes F1 Team enters the second half of the season with a spring in their step, after ending the first half of the year with two consecutive double podiums, and with Sir Lewis Hamilton currently on a run of five podiums in a row. It’s a very different picture to the start of the
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This weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix is set to be the first race under the revised regulations, but will there be a change to the pecking order? Red Bull and Ferrari are certain that it is not going to affect their performance, while Mercedes have been coy as to whether it might bring them closer to
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This weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix kicks-off the second half of the 2022 Formula 1 season, as well as a European triple-header which includes Zandvoort and Monza. After last season’s Belgian GP washout, rain is once again being forecast for this weekend; however, dramatic changes to Spa-Francorchamps means that a repeat of last year’s fiasco won’t
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Charles Leclerc needs the best second half performance of his life, should he wish to be crowned the 2022 Drivers’ Champion. With nine races remaining, he sits 80 points behind Max Verstappen, who can miss the entire triple-header and still lead the standings by at least two points. Leclerc needs things to start going in
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This weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix is rumoured to be the place where Audi will announce their new partnership with Sauber, with the German’s set to become an engine supplier for the Swiss team, according to Motorsport.com. After months of rumours that Audi would be merging with a current team in Formula 1, it looks highly likely that the ongoing rumours will finally become fact,
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Haas team principal Guenther Steiner has warned that the upgrades introduced at the Hungarian Grand Prix will have little effect on performance in two of the next three races. The American side essentially copied the Ferrari philosophy on sidepods, something that was made easier by their close relationship with the Italian team. They have been
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The Spa Francorchamps Circuit has laid down the law on fans attending the Belgian Grand Prix at the end of August. In recent weeks, there have been multiple instances of appalling behaviour from spectators attending races, and even people working at the event allegedly partaking in misconduct. In Silverstone, two men ended up in hospital
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Ferrari are set to rock up at the Belgian Grand Prix with an upgrades engine as they look to recover their deficit to Red Bull in the championship. The Scuderia came into the season with one of the best engines on the grid, but the power unit Honda made for Red Bull has generally eclipsed
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