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Max Verstappen pips Oscar Piastri by just 0.011s to pole for sprint at Spa
Reigning F1 world champion Max Verstappen pipped Oscar Piastri by just 0.011s to secure pole for the sprint race at Spa-Francorchamps.

Lewis Hamilton and George Russell block each other in F1 Belgian Grand Prix sprint shootout finale
Lewis Hamilton and George Russell got in each other’s way at the end of the sprint shootout at the F1 Belgian Grand Prix.

Lewis Hamilton escapes penalty for George Russell incident in Q2
Lewis Hamilton has escaped punishment from the stewards for an incident with Mercedes teammate George Russell during F1 qualifying at the Belgian Grand Prix.

Ted Kravitz’s theory on the timing of Alpine departures: “They need to be seen…”
Sky Sports F1’s Ted Kravitz has questioned the unusual timing of Otmar Szafnauer’s departure from Alpine.

“We’ve seen Toto Wolff in that mood a lot recently” | “That’s where the hurt comes from”
Sky Sports F1 pundit Naomi Schiff has questioned Toto Wolff’s “mood” when reacting to Mercedes’ qualifying performance at the Belgian Grand Prix.

Charles Leclerc asked if he can convert pole position at F1 Belgian Grand Prix: “Let’s be realistic…”
Charles Leclerc is pessimistic about converting his pole position into victory at the F1 Belgian Grand Prix.

Lewis Hamilton’s reaction to Max Verstappen's mighty pole margin at Spa: “Pretty impressive”
Lewis Hamilton labelled Max Verstappen’s remarkable margin over the rest of the field in qualifying at the Belgian Grand Prix as “pretty impressive”.

F1 Belgian GP: Max Verstappen fastest by 0.8s in qualifying but Charles Leclerc to start on pole position
Max Verstappen comfortably topped a wet-dry qualifying for the F1 Belgian Grand Prix but a five-place grid penalty means Charles Leclerc will start on pole.

Gianpiero Lambiase’s sassy response to Max Verstappen “s*** execution” complaint during F1 Belgian GP qualifying
Max Verstappen and race engineer Gianpiero Lambiase got into an extraordinary and entertaining debate over team radio during qualifying for the F1 Belgian Grand Prix.

What will happen if qualifying is rained off at the F1 Belgian GP?
The FIA has confirmed that the results of free practice will not set the grid for Sunday’s F1 Belgian Grand Prix if qualifying cannot go ahead.

Interim Alpine F1 boss Bruno Famin explains timing of management upheaval
Interim Alpine F1 team boss Bruno Famin has explained the timing behind the decision to dramatically shake-up the team’s management.

Otmar Szafnauer leads sudden exodus of key Alpine F1 personnel
Otmar Szafnauer will leave the Alpine F1 team following this weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix.

F1 tyre blanket ban delayed until 2025 at the earliest
F1 have confirmed that the move to ban tyre blankets has been delayed until at least 2025.

F1 Belgian GP: Carlos Sainz fastest from McLaren pair as Logan Sargeant crashes in wet practice session
Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz set the pace ahead of the McLaren duo during a wet Friday practice at the F1 Belgian Grand Prix.

Max Verstappen warns F1 risks looking “stupid” with “chewing gum” tyres if blanket ban goes ahead
Max Verstappen has warned F1 risks making itself look “stupid” if it presses ahead with a proposed tyre blanket ban for 2024.

Mercedes’ four key changes - including revised sidepods - for F1’s Belgian GP explained
Mercedes have revealed their latest upgrade package at the F1 Belgian Grand Prix, headlined by revised sidepods. Here are all the updates brought by each team to Spa.

Max Verstappen to be hit with grid drop at F1 Belgian GP after exceeding gearbox allowance
Max Verstappen is set to be hit with a five-place grid drop for Sunday’s F1 Belgian Grand Prix after exceeding his gearbox allowance.

Mercedes' latest upgrade featuring reshaped sidepods breaks cover at F1 Belgian GP
Mercedes’ latest F1 upgrade - featuring reshaped sidepods - has broken cover ahead of this weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix.

“It’s an easy excuse” - Aston Martin disagree with Fernando Alonso over poor F1 form
Aston Martin team boss Mike Krack has disagreed with star driver Fernando Alonso over the reasons for their poor recent F1 form.

Lando Norris insists he never wanted to leave McLaren despite F1 slump at start of 2023
Lando Norris insists that at “no point” did he consider leaving McLaren during their F1 form slump at the start of the 2023 season.

George Russell: Spa is “safe enough”, fellow F1 drivers “don’t think it needs changing”
George Russell has confirmed that F1 drivers collectively agreed the FIA shouldn’t make changes to the Spa-Francorchamps circuit despite concerns over safety.

Max Verstappen claims Monaco is ‘a lot more dangerous’ than Spa amid safety focus ahead of F1 Belgian GP
Reigning F1 world champion Max Verstappen believes Monaco is “a lot more dangerous” than Spa-Francorchamps amid a debate about the track's safety record.

Lewis Hamilton reacts to “personal question” - “I probably don’t really want to go too much into that"
Lewis Hamilton responded to what he called “a personal question” about his confidence levels since being dethroned as F1 champion.

Lewis Hamilton ‘trusts’ FIA over Spa F1 safety concerns: ‘It’s not my job to decide…’
Seven-time F1 world champion Lewis Hamilton has full faith in the FIA to address any safety concerns amid fears of wet weather playing havoc at this weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix.