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Oscar Piastri has shared his thoughts on Charles Leclerc's aggressive move and the inconsistencies in McLaren's deployment after finishing P5 at the 2026 F1 Belgian GP

Piastri comments on Leclerc’s aggressive defence, the damage sustained, and deployment discrepancies after 2026 F1 Belgian GP

Senjuti Jash12 hours ago11 hours ago08 mins

McLaren F1 driver Oscar Piastri opened up about how his damaged MCL40 impacted his race stints, Charles Leclerc’s aggressive defence, the inexplicable loss of straight-line speed, if there are short-term solutions for the deployment discrepancies, and whether it’s concerning that even Mercedes HPP have been unable to remedy the issue so far following his fifth-place…

Wolff: Russell faced 0.2s deficit all weekend at 2026 F1 Belgian GP, every Mercedes-powered car had lap 1 issues

James O'Connor12 hours ago12 hours ago05 mins

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…

“It was a hard-fought race:” Antonelli reflects on victory at 2026 F1 Belgian GP

Antonina Jaromin1 day ago1 day ago06 mins

After a tough couple of rounds, Kimi Antonelli returned to the top of the podium at the 2026 F1 Belgian GP, taking his sixth win of the season. Starting from pole, Antonelli briefly lost the lead to Max Verstappen before quickly reclaiming it on the opening lap. After managing an early Safety Car that saw…

Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli claims pole position in Qualifying for the 2026 F1 Belgian GP despite early session struggles.

Antonelli analyses another pole in 2026 at F1 Belgian GP

Rebecca Malitz2 days ago2 days ago03 mins

Championship leader Kimi Antonelli took his sixth pole position of the season and his career in Qualifying for the 2026 Belgian GP. The young Italian advanced through Qualifying with relative ease, but the pole didn’t look to be a done deal with Red Bull, McLaren, and Ferrari looking close throughout the session. In the end,…

George Russell qualified fourth for Mercedes for the 2026 F1 Belgian GP despite a persistent straight-line speed issue that left him losing up to six tenths on the straights.

Russell frustrated by straight-line speed issue after qualifying P4 at 2026 F1 Belgian GP

Valeria Penachi2 days ago2 days ago04 mins

George Russell qualified fourth for the 2026 F1 Belgian GP, but the result masked a problem that has now followed Mercedes across multiple weekends. A persistent straight-line speed deficit left Russell losing between two and six tenths on the straights throughout the session. Despite that, the Mercedes driver was satisfied with the quality of his…

Kimi Antonelli out on track for Mercedes in FP2 for the 2026 F1 Belgian GP.

F1 | 2026 Belgian GP | FP2 | Antonelli leads Norris as Russell struggles; Gasly finds the barriers

Nicolas Lopes4 days ago4 days ago04 mins

FP2 for the 2026 F1 Belgian GP began under hot and sunny conditions at the Spa-Francorchamps circuit, after earlier rain had halted activities in the feeder series. Piastri misses first part of 2026 F1 Belgian GP FP2 After suffering from an hydraulic failure in first practice, Oscar Piastri’s McLaren still wasn’t ready to join the…

Ferrari's Charles Leclerc has discussed his recent difficulties with the SF-26 and breakthrough at Silverstone as he gears up for the 2026 F1 Belgian GP weekend

Leclerc reflects on recent struggles, Silverstone breakthrough, and confidence level ahead of 2026 F1 Belgian GP weekend

Senjuti Jash4 days ago4 days ago011 mins

Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc has opened up about how much confidence boost his recent F1 win has given him, what had contributed to his struggles before the Silverstone breakthrough, the changes he made, whether there was a specific turning point, why Spa-Francorchamps holds special significance for him, and the pecking order heading into the 2026 Belgian…

Ferrari Team Principal Fred Vasseur has commented on whether Lewis Hamilton has a realistic opportunity to challenge the Mercedes duo for the F1 Drivers' Championship in 2026

Vasseur: Ferrari “have to be realistic” about F1 championship prospects in 2026 despite Mercedes reliability woes

Senjuti Jash7 days ago7 days ago04 mins

Following Ferrari’s unexpected triumph at Silverstone with Charles Leclerc, Team Principal Fred Vasseur shared his thoughts on the chances of Lewis Hamilton contending for the 2026 F1 Drivers’ Championship and whether they could successfully compensate for the lack of horsepower at the Belgian GP this weekend. Although Kimi Antonelli and George Russell currently occupy the…

McLaren team principal Andrea Stella at his post for the 2026 F1 British GP.

Stella: McLaren working on MCL40 deficiencies after tricky 2026 F1 British GP

Lenny Sundahl2 weeks ago2 weeks ago03 mins

McLaren Team Principal Andrea Stella spoke in a print media session after the 2026 F1 British GP about the hurdles the team faced at Silverstone and needs to overcome to get back to championship contention. After this past weekend’s race the 2026 constructors’ champions are in third place, 154 points behind Mercedes, with no wins…

Toto Wolff acknowledged George Russell's resilience at the 2026 F1 British GP while calling on Mercedes to address their reliability problems.

Wolff calls on Mercedes to resolve reliability issues after a difficult 2026 F1 British GP

Valeria Penachi2 weeks ago2 weeks ago03 mins

Toto Wolff reflected on a bittersweet afternoon for Mercedes at the 2026 F1 British GP, where George Russell claimed second place while Kimi Antonelli dropped to P15 after a front wheel shield failure forced two additional pit stops and a five-second time penalty. Speaking after the race at Silverstone, the Mercedes Team Principal addressed Russell’s…