Hamilton wins thrilling Belgian Grand Prix with team mate Russell disqualified

for Ferrari. Red Bull’s Sergio Perez ended the day down in P7, having been overtaken by Sainz in the latter stages amid continuing pressure around the Mexican’s place in the team. Fernando Alonso took eighth for Aston Martin with Alpine’s Esteban... rear in P18. Zhou Guanyu was the only retirement of the day, having suffered a hydraulic issue with his Kick Sauber. AS IT HAPPENED After Verstappen set an impressive benchmark to take P1 in Saturday’s qualifying – before being demoted to P11 on the

Belgian GP to remain on F1 calendar through 2025 season

Formula One's Belgian Grand Prix has secured a one-year extension to its current deal, keeping it on the calendar through 2025. Formula One said in a statement that this year's race at Spa-Francorchamps had seen an attendance of 380,000 across the weekend, 20,000 more than at the same event in 2022. The circuit is the longest on the calendar and one of the fastest and has been in the spotlight. "Spa is synonymous with Formula One having been one of the circuits in our first ever season and is

Verstappen charges to Belgian GP win as Red Bull bag 1-2 finish

time, along with Alonso, leaving Verstappen, Russell, Stroll and Gasly as the only drivers with only one stop to their name. Alonso, having come back out in fifth, jumped on the radio to say “good job, thank you guys” for the pit lane efforts. Race... action. “I’d ask you to use your head a bit more,” was the message to Verstappen as the race entered its closing stages, with Red Bull seemingly concerned about degradation levels on the soft tyres he had fitted several laps earlier. Having been