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Haas endured a difficult afternoon at the 2026 F1 Belgian GP, with Ollie Bearman finishing 14th and Esteban Ocon 17th after both drivers were compromised by separate incidents on the opening lap. Despite the results, Bearman pointed to signs of genuine progress from the team, while Ocon continued to flag a persistent performance deficit that…
The 2026 F1 Belgian GP was a challenging weekend for Racing Bulls’ Liam Lawson, who took the chequered flag in P12. This effectively marked the end of his five-race point-scoring streak that started at the Canadian round. Following the end of the 2026 F1 Belgian GP, Lawson reflected on the difficult weekend and gave an…
Franco Colapinto’s solid 2026 F1 season continued with a very good performance at the Belgian GP to come home in P10. In qualifying on Saturday, the driver from Argentina was 0.061s slower than Pierre Gasly in Q2 as they finished P12 and P13. However, both gained two spots thanks to grid penalties for Lando Norris…
The 2026 F1 season will see teams having to give rookies a chance in FP1 sessions, view the full list here. A driver who has not started more than two Grands Prix in Formula 1 is eligible to do a FP1 session for a team. Just like in 2025, all eleven teams must have a…
The 2026 Belgian GP proved to be another difficult weekend for Williams F1’s Carlos Sainz and Alex Albon, who finished in P16 and P15 respectively. Both drivers remain on a run of point-less outings stretching back to Barcelona, as the Grove-based team continues to understand and unlock performance from their difficult FW48. P16 “was as…
Maciej Gładysz believes ART Grand Prix could have fought for an even stronger result during the 2026 F3 Spa-Francorchamps Round, had Friday’s Qualifying session gone to plan. The Polish driver recovered from a difficult Qualifying session to finish fifth in Sunday’s Feature Race, moving through the field from 10th on the grid and showing strong…
Gabriele Minì described his recovery drive in the F2 Feature Race at the 2026 Belgian GP as one of his best after fighting back from an opening-lap collision, a stall and a five-second penalty to finish fifth at Spa-Francorchamps. The MP Motorsport driver started from 14th but immediately gained ground with a strong launch. However,…
For a second straight race in F1 2026, Audi driver Gabriel Bortoleto finished in P8, this time at the Belgian GP. The Brazilian started P8 thanks to grid penalties for Lando Norris and Isack Hadjar. After initially losing two places at the start to Lawson and Colapinto, George Russell’s retirement moved him back up to…
Toto Wolff and Red Bull Team Principal Laurent Mekies both acknowledged that Mercedes holds the most powerful power unit in F1 after the 2026 F1 Belgian GP. The admission arrived at a significant moment, with the second ADUO monitoring period set to close at the Hungarian GP this weekend. Wolff made the admission while addressing…
An unexpected and extremely unfortunate announcement has shaken the Formula E and the Motorsport world, as Citroën Racing has announced the passing of Team Principal Cyril Blais. Citroën Racing’s Managing Director Bath Paretta confirmed the news and expressed her pain for the announcement.“We are all so saddened to lose Cyril. Many of the team have…
