The Latest Breaking News on Formula 1

Aston reserve driver Vandoorne will share driving duties with team regular Lance Stroll, while Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri will have a day apiece for McLaren.

Sergio Perez and Daniel Ricciardo will be under the microscope at the last race before F1's summer break – follow our guide on how to watch a Belgian Grand Prix live stream anywhere.

McLaren went three rounds in 2023 before scoring a point as it struggled to find competitive form out of its car.

However, the consensus in the paddock is that blankets will ultimately be kept for slicks next season, with only wets and possibly intermediates running without them.

Ricciardo joined his old team on loan from Red Bull from Budapest onwards to replace the ousted Nyck de Vries.

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Alonso finished in that position in Hungary last weekend, a place ahead of team-mate Lance Stroll.

For next weekend's fourth round of the season at Fuji, the pit window will open at the end of the fifth lap, meaning that a car cannot complete either of its two mandatory refuelling stops before this time.

Autosport revealed over the Hungarian Grand Prix weekend that the idea of introducing a mechanism to equalise power units among the manufacturers has been tabled by the FIA for discussion at this week’s meeting of the F1 Commission.