4:43 AM ET George Russell said the unusual circumstances under which he scored the first top-three result of his career made no difference to the sense of pride he took from finishing second at the Belgian Grand Prix. 1 Related Russell finished second to Max Verstappen on Sunday despite completing just three laps behind the
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5:08 PM ET SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium – It took Formula One three hours and forty-four minutes to complete three laps at the Belgian Grand Prix, the shortest race in the championship’s 71-year history. 1 Related The three laps were completed behind the Safety Car. Half points were handed out to the top ten finishers, and there
11:00 AM ET The Belgian Grand Prix has been delayed due to heavy rain after a deluge at the Circuit Spa Francorchamps made it impossible to start the race safely. The race was due to get underway at 3 p.m. local time but heavy rain resulted in the start initially being suspended by 25 minutes.
5:00 PM ET Two different facts seemed undeniable after qualifying for the Belgian Grand Prix. One, George Russell is fantastic. Two, Eau Rouge is not, at least not any more, and planned changes to that part of the Spa-Francorchamps circuit are long overdue. Lando Norris’ crash in Q3 at that part of Spa-Francorchamps was the
1:22 PM ET Sebastian Vettel said Formula One was lucky to avoid “a different outcome” when Lando Norris crashed out of qualifying in wet conditions in qualifying for the Belgian Grand Prix. Vettel was furious qualifying was allowed to continue when it started to rain heavier at the start of Q3 and radioed his Aston
10:47 AM ET Lando Norris walked away from a huge crash at the Eau Rouge corner during a wet qualifying session on Saturday at the Belgian Grand Prix. The McLaren driver lost control of his car in heavy rain and had a heavy impact with the wall at the famous uphill corner at Spa-Francorchamps. 1
2:15 PM ET Associated Press Six drivers from the all-female W Series needed medical checks on Friday, with two taken to hospital for further assessment, following a heavy crash during a qualifying session on the Spa-Francorchamps track in Belgium. British drivers Sarah Moore and Abbie Eaton, Spain’s Belen Garcia, Beitske Visser of the Netherlands, Norwegian
8:31 AM ET Mexico’s Sergio Perez will remain with Red Bull in 2022 as Max Verstappen’s teammate, the team confirmed on Friday. Former Racing Point driver Perez replaced Alex Albon at the team this year and won the Azerbaijan Grand Prix in what has been an up and down debut season at Red Bull. The
Mick Schumacher to race at Spa 30 years on from dad’s debut Mick Schumacher will follow in his father Michael’s footsteps at this weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix when he races a Formula One car around Spa-Francorchamps for the first time, 30 years after the Ferrari great made his debut at the iconic track
4:37 AM ET Fernando Alonso will remain in Formula One next season with the Alpine, the team has confirmed. Alonso, a world champion with Renault in 2005 and 2006, returned to the grid this season with the French manufacturer’s rebranded Alpine team. He hinted at “big news” earlier this week ahead of Sunday’s Belgian Grand