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Five quick takeaways from the F1 Belgian GP

Kimi Antonelli won the Belgian Grand Prix to extend his championship lead, while George Russell retired after a first-lap collision

Motorsport · Jul 19

Russell slams "dangerous" battery issue before Hamilton Belgian GP clash

George Russell was angered by an apparent Mercedes reliability problem that led to his early exit from the Belgian Grand Prix after a clash with Lewis Hamilton

Autosport · Jul 19

Red Bull names successor to Verstappen's race engineer Lambiase

Tom Hart initially appeared to be on his way to Williams, but Red Bull has convinced him to stay instead. He is set to succeed Lambiase, who will join McLaren in 2028

Autosport · Jul 19

Red Bull set to hire Mercedes F1 junior boss Gwen Lagrue

Motorsport.com understands that long-serving head of Mercedes' junior driver programme Gwen Lagrue is set to join Red Bull in a similar role, bringing with him the experience of developing talents such as George Russell and Kimi Antonelli

Motorsport · Jul 19

Carlos Sainz hit with grid penalty for F1 Belgian Grand Prix

10-place grid drop is the latest setback in a troubled weekend for the Williams driver – but the effect isn't as bad as you would expect

Motorsport · Jul 19

Why F1 drivers are being beaten by their own power units

McLaren team boss Andrea Stella is seeing striking parallels between Oscar Piastri and George Russell's struggles in Belgian Grand Prix qualifying, and suspects they are beyond their own control

Autosport · Jul 19

Carlos Sainz praises Kimi Antonelli for apology after “idiot” comment

Kimi Antonelli called Carlos Sainz an “idiot” after feeling impeded in FP1, but subsequently apologised to the Williams driver

Motorsport · Jul 19

Super Formula: Ohta closes in on title, Fraga takes sprint win

Kakunoshin Ohta took another Super Formula victory at Fuji to move closer to the 2026 title, as Igor Fraga won the rescheduled sprint race

Autosport · Jul 19

Super Formula: Kakunoshin Ohta closes in on title, Igor Fraga takes sprint win

Kakunoshin Ohta took another Super Formula victory at Fuji to move closer to the 2026 title, as Igor Fraga won the rescheduled sprint race

Motorsport · Jul 19

Hamilton: Ferrari F1 car "didn't feel the same" after Belgian GP practice crash

Lewis Hamilton says his repaired Ferrari Formula 1 car lost its balance set-up following his Belgian Grand Prix practice crash

Autosport · Jul 19