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Toto Wolff has discussed the issues George Russell was up against throughout the 2026 F1 Belgian GP weekend as the Brit lost valuable points in the Drivers’ Championship to his Mercedes teammate and the Ferraris. Throughout the weekend, a deployment issue in the final sector was costing him around 0.250s. While this would not have…
Freddie Slater closed the gap to FIA Formula 3 (F3) championship leader Ugo Ugochukwu to just one point after recovering from a difficult start to finish third in the Spa-Francorchamps Feature Race. The TRIDENT driver started from pole position but suffered an anti-stall at the start, allowing Tuukka Taponen and Hiyu Yamakoshi to move ahead…
Luka Sammalisto has already built much of his teenage life around racing. As he continues his Formula 4 journey, the Finnish driver must balance training, travel, school, friendships and long-term ambition while still navigating the realities of life away from the track. That balance demands discipline. Motorsport can open doors for young drivers, but it…
Ernesto Rivera bounced back from his Silverstone disappointment in style, claiming his maiden FIA Formula 3 (F3) Feature Race victory at Spa-Francorchamps. The Campos Racing driver started fourth on the grid but kept himself in contention during the opening stages as tyre degradation began to play a major role in the race. Rivera gradually moved…
Lando Norris finished in seventh at the 2026 F1 Belgian GP, but the McLaren driver believes he could’ve finished on the podium with better luck with the timing of the several Virtual Safety Car’s and a cleaner pit stop from his crew. Norris: “Incredible pace” was thwarted by unlucky timing with the VSCs and a…
Lewis Hamilton finished in fourth at the 2026 Belgian GP, after contact with George Russell’s Mercedes on the first lap derailed the seven-time F1 champion’s race, with damage to his Ferrari costing him a “massive amount” of downforce. But the Briton believes he and the team “had the pace to win” if his race weekend…
Noel León has been disqualified from the F2 Feature Race at the 2026 Belgian GP, while Dino Beganovic has received a post-race penalty following separate stewarding decisions. The penalties were confirmed after the Feature Race, with León removed from the classification for a breach involving radio equipment during the red flag period. Beganovic, meanwhile, received…
Charles Leclerc believes that while there is still performance to unlock, Ferrari has taken a step forward after following up his Silverstone victory with P2 at the 2026 F1 Belgian GP. The Ferrari driver had a mixed start to his Spa-Francorchamps weekend after taking P3 in FP1 and then finishing P11 in FP2 and P6…
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen finished the 2026 F1 Belgian GP in P3. This marked his third podium finish of the season. Following the 2026 F1 Belgian GP, the four-time World Champion now sits P7 in the 2026 Drivers’ Standings with 91 points to his name. It was a “straightforward” 2026 F1 Belgian GP weekend for…
George Russell’s opening lap at the 2026 F1 Belgian GP unravelled through no fault of his own. A lack of power left him defenceless on the Kemmel Straight, moments before he collided with Lewis Hamilton at Les Combes. Speaking in the print media afterward, the Mercedes driver detailed the technical issue behind his retirement. He…
