
Nico Rosberg hijacks Jos Verstappen interview amid Lewis Hamilton staff change
Today's F1 news round-up sees a hijacked Jos Verstappen interview, a Lewis Hamilton staff change, and much more […]
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Brad Pitt F1 movie hits huge milestone with re-release uncovered
The F1 movie starring Brad Pitt cleared a major landmark this weekend as Apple prepares a re-release next month […]
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Russell close to inking $40-million extension with Mercedes
George Russell is closing in on a new multi-season contract with Mercedes worth approximately £30-million per year ($40-million), with negotiations now in their final stages following a recent acceleration in talks. According to sources close to the deal, “all the main points have been agreed,” although finer details such as sponsor appearances are still being finalised. Mercedes had hoped to complete the agreement before the summer break after the Hungarian Grand Prix, but legal reviews by Russell’s management could delay […]
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Stella: Norris vs Piastri racing like Formula 1 Champions
McLaren team principal Andrea Stella says teammates Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris are racing like champions and the Formula 1 title will probably be decided by fine margins and individual brilliance. The pair are 16 points apart in the 2025 Formula 1 World Championship standings, in a two-horse race, with Australian Piastri leading McLaren’s sixth one-two of the season in Belgium on Sunday and taking his sixth win of the campaign. Norris has four. Red Bull’s Max Verstappen is third […]
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Charles Leclerc gives concerning Ferrari upgrade verdict after Belgian gp
Charles Leclerc said he was "pleased" with the progress Ferrari have made but that it was still "not enough" to get close to leaders McLaren […]
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Untelevised Lewis Hamilton radio message reveals critical Belgian gp incident
Lewis Hamilton tried to attack Alex Albon for P6 at the Belgian Grand Prix, but told his race engineer he's "got no fuel" […]
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How to watch the 2025 Hungarian Grand Prix
It's race week! Formula 1 heads to Hungaroring this weekend. Here's how to watch the Hungarian Grand Prix and more […]
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Piastri halts Norris momentum in F1's knife-edge title fight
Lando Norris had won three of the past five F1 races, but Oscar Piastri took a clinical win in Belgium to restore a 16-point championship lead […]
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Damon Hill delivers “encouraging” Ferrari verdict after latest F1 upgrade at Belgian GP
Damon Hill gives his view on Ferrari's progress following another podium appearance for Charles Leclerc […]
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Brundle on Piastri's 'champion's drive', rain debate and Horner's exit
Sky Sports F1s Martin Brundle delivers his verdict on Oscar Piastri hitting back in the title race with victory at the Belgian Grand Prix, the decision to delay the race by 80 minutes and Christian Horners sacking at Red Bull […]
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2025 Belgian Grand Prix weekend F1 driver ratings
While the McLaren pair scrapped for victory again there were some excellent performance behind them. Here's RaceFans' driver ratings for the Belgian Grand Prix […]
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The key moments in Oscar Piastri’s Belgian GP win over Lando Norris
As McLaren's intra-team title rivalry heats up, these are the three key phases that enabled Oscar Piastri to defeat Lando Norris in a closely contested Belgian Grand Prix.Piastri's Eau Rouge braveryThe main turning point of the race was obviously the rolling start after four laps behind the safety car, with Piastri wasting little time to pass Norris on the Kemmel Straight.The clearest […]
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'Super painful' mystery hits Racing Bulls as Isack Hadjar suffers setback
Isack Hadjar revealed he had a problem with his car during the Belgian Grand Prix, which became "super painful" […]
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Edd Straw's 2025 Belgian Grand Prix F1 driver rankings
The 2025 Belgian GP might not have been a classic, but this classic track did once again allow some drivers to make the difference over the course of the weekend. Edd Straw ranks the F1 field at Spa […]
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Lewis Hamilton’s new Ferrari engineer is son of former Porsche executive
Lewis Hamilton raised attention after the Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix when he said he had "a change of engineer" at Ferrari, who has been revealed to be Johannes Hatz, son of former Porsche executive Wolfgang Hatz.The seven-time F1 world champion’s comment "we were both in a deep end" about a new engineer after the Spa race provoked intrigue given there was no announcement of a change on […]
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Kimi Antonelli details Lewis Hamilton’s pre-race Mercedes visit at F1 Belgian GP
Kimi Antonelli sheds light on Lewis Hamilton's Mercedes hospitality visit at the Belgian Grand Prix […]
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So good it felt scary - the data behind Piastri's vital Norris pass
We delve into the data which reveals why Oscar Piastri's race-winning lap one F1 move on Lando Norris in the Belgian Grand Prix was so impressive […]
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Red Bull gives mixed verdict on F1 Belgian GP upgrade package
Red Bull explains if its new upgrades at Spa were successful or not […]
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Helmut Marko issues 'not what we had promised' verdict on Tsunoda's Belgian gp
Helmut Marko had hoped Yuki Tsunoda could score his first points in six races at Spa, but his P13 was "not what we had promised" […]
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Our experts tell the FIA - this is how wet F1 Belgian GP should have been handled
Crash.net experts explain how wet weather should have been handled at F1 Belgian GP […]
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Martin Brundle pinpoints what could pay “big dividends” for Oscar Piastri’s F1 title bid
“That calm head of his, when it comes down to the championship showdown, is going to pay such big dividends for him.” […]
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Max Verstappen shares new fear about F1 after Belgian gp 'shame'
Are the days of "classic kind of wet races" over? Max Verstappen fears so after an 80-minute delay to the Belgian Grand Prix […]
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Spa F1 race doomed by extreme caution - Belgian GP takeaways
The 2025 Belgian Grand Prix at Spa was defined by a risk-averse, leading to a subdued race that contrasted sharply with the circuit’s usual thrilling unpredictability. Here are the main conclusions from the weekend […]
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F1 drivers gave conflicting views on safety of starting Belgian GP on wet track
Some Formula 1 drivers warned conditions were too poor to start the Belgian GP while others claimed it was "10 times better than Silverstone" […]
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Why the F1 Belgian GP start was delayed for so long
Heavy rain in the morning triggered flashbacks of 2021 for many in the Spa-Francorchamps paddock. Back then, unrelenting rain in the Ardennes resulted in a “race” of just two laps behind the safety car. Four years on, a repeat of that scenario was avoided - but the race was far from a thriller, despite promising ingredients like a legendary circuit, an interesting starting grid, and wet […]
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'Now you're quiet, Jos Verstappen?' Up, Down in Belgium
The 2025 Belgian GP signified a new status quo being established at the Red Bull F1 team – and it has a distinctly Dutch flavour […]
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Everything we learned from F1's Belgian Grand Prix
Nine things we learned from a more interesting Belgian GP weekend than the races made it look […]
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Nico Rosberg brings Lewis Hamilton into critical Norris mistakes analysis
Nico Rosberg says he doubts someone like Lewis Hamilton would've made the same errors as Lando Norris made chasing the win at Spa […]
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F1 movie races past breathtaking financial landmark at global box office
The F1 movie is turning out to be a huge commercial success a month into its release […]
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Belgian Grand Prix in Words, Stats and Pictures
Everything you need to know about the Moet & Chandon Belgian Grand Prix all the details, stats, pictures and quotes […]
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Mercedes holding crunch meeting to solve where car has gone wrong
Mercedes has called a meeting at its Brackley factory on Monday with both of its drivers to help ascertain where it has gone wrong with its Formula 1 car […]
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Lewis Hamilton reveals Mercedes signing as Ferrari green light major change
Lewis Hamilton revealed he has switched one of his performance engineers in his team and said they were both adapting to the alteration […]
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Russell seeking answers in 'big Mercedes meeting' over loss of form
George Russell has been left frustrated by a drop-off in Mercedes form; the Brit has failed to finish in the top four at three successive races since winning in Canada last month; watch the Hungarian Grand Prix live on Sky Sports F1 from Friday […]
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Kimi Antonelli reveals Lewis Hamilton’s empowering words amid Spa debacle
Andrea Kimi Antonelli revealed Lewis Hamilton paid him an uplifting visit following the Formula 1 rookie’s poor showing in qualifying for the Belgian Grand Prix. Antonelli was outqualified by Mercedes team-mate George Russell for the eighth time in a row on Saturday, again failing to emerge out of Q1 as he took 18th place, 0.355s slower than the Briton. The 18-year-old Italian was […]
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This Charles Leclerc stat shows he’s having an underrated F1 season
Another podium finish for Charles Leclerc at the Belgian Grand Prix […]
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McLaren role in Piastri v Norris fight revealed with three factors identified
Separated by just 16 points, Andrea Stella believes there will be three big factors that determine which McLaren driver wins the title […]
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Ferrari boss defends F1 Belgian GP delay: “We would give them shit if something happened”
In the 80-minute interregnum between FIA race control red-flagging proceedings in Belgium at the end of the formation lap behind the safety car and the race finally getting under way – albeit under neutralised conditions again – there was plenty of time for commentators and fans alike to tap their feet impatiently. Among the sodden fans in the grandstands, the broadcasters contemplating […]
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Verstappen set to remain with Red Bull
Max Verstappen is almost certain to remain at Red Bull in 2026 as Spa weekend means he fails to trigger exit clause in his contract […]
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Nico Rosberg downs Jos Verstappen with three brutal words in Sky F1 interview
Martin Brundle's chat with Jos Verstappen about Christian Horner was interrupted by Nico Rosberg, who wasn't impressed with his answers […]
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Lewis Hamilton apologised to Ferrari in unheard F1 Belgian GP radio message
Lewis Hamilton's comments via team radio after F1 Belgian GP are picked up […]
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Red Bull power play: How Austria is tightening its grip on the F1 team
It’s well known that an often-brutal power struggle has been in raging behind the scenes at Red Bull for the past 18 months. But who was it who finally won out and pulled the plug on Christian Horner?Step forward Oliver Mintzlaff, one of the company’s three CEOs appointed as part of the succession plan put in place by the late Red Bull magnate Dietrich Mateschitz. It was Mintzlaff who was […]
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Nico Rosberg teases Valtteri Bottas over Cadillac F1 links in amusing grid walk exchange
Valtteri Bottas was asked about his F1 future on the grid ahead of the Belgian Grand Prix […]
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Lewis Hamilton 'engineering the car' as Ferrari boss makes Belgian gp quip
Fred Vasseur joked that Lewis Hamilton was "engineering the car" as the Ferrari driver put in an epic recovery drive at the Belgian gp […]
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New Red Bull F1 boss apologises to Yuki Tsunoda after pit call blunder costs him points finish
Laurent Mekies has apologised to Yuki Tsunoda after a tough Belgian Grand Prix […]
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Max Verstappen’s F1 future decided as Red Bull exit clause detail emerges at F1 Belgian GP
Development in future of Max Verstappen with Red Bull […]
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Russell's future clearing up - What you missed at the Belgian GP
While Spa's skies kept everyone guessing, some real action was unfolding off-track - from driver market shifts and new power plays at Red Bull to karting obsession and calendar complications. Here's what you may have missed at the Belgian GP weekend […]
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Verstappen now locked in at Red Bull for 2026 F1 season
Max Verstappen is now locked in at Red Bull for the 2026 F1 season, with a performance clause that could have left him a free agent for 2026 no longer able to be activated […]
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Max Verstappen cannot trigger Red Bull exit clause for 2026 after F1 Belgian GP
Following the Belgian Grand Prix, it’s clear that Max Verstappen will be in the top three of the championship standings during the summer break.After the sprint weekend at Spa-Francorchamps, the Dutchman is on 185 points, while fourth-placed George Russell has 157 points to his name after a poor Mercedes showing in the Ardennes. With only 25 points left to be won before the break, Verstappen […]
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Carlos Sainz disagrees with Lewis Hamilton, Max Verstappen over Belgian GP F1 start delays
Carlos Sainz has his say on the delays to start of the Belgian Grand Prix […]
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How to watch 2025 F1 Hungarian Grand Prix: Free live stream here, full schedule, TV channels
Information below on how to watch 2025 F1 Hungarian Grand Prix, including timings and schedule […]
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Piastri feared rolling start
Spa winner Oscar Piastri admits that he feared a rolling start to the Belgian Grand Prix feeling it would compromise any attempt to snatch the lead from his teammate […]
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Mark Hughes: How rain-delayed start defined McLaren's Spa strategic showdown
A race that began with caution ended in strategic clarity, as Oscar Piastri calmly fended off team-mate Lando Norris to win the Belgian Grand Prix and tighten his grip on the title race. Mark Hughes analyses the Spa event […]
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Drivers critical of delayed start
Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton believe that officials were over-cautious in delaying the start of the Belgian Grand Prix by over an hour […]
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McLaren explain battery "anomaly" Lando Norris complained about at F1 Belgian GP
McLaren have their say over a battery problem faced by Lando Norris at Spa […]
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George Russell’s ‘worst performance’ claim sparks clear Mercedes response
Mercedes has issued a response to George Russell's claim that the Belgian Grand Prix was Mercedes' "worst performance" of F1 2025 […]
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Who slept best last night: Nico Rosberg
When the most insightful Formula 1 reporter in Spa is a former racing driver, it says a lot about the current state of an entire profession – or rather, how dire things have become in terms of critical journalism. Especially in a paddock increasingly flooded by a phenomenon called ‘influencer’.And let’s be honest – if something sounds like a disease, it could certainly act like […]
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