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…
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…
Red Bull driver Isack Hadjar produced a superb performance in the 2026 F1 Belgian GP to finish P6 after starting down in P21 because of engine component changes that led to a 30-place grid drop. Starting on the hard tyre, the Frenchman overtook Sainz, Pérez, Bottas and Stroll during the opening lap before the Safety…
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…
