The Latest Breaking News from Charles Leclerc

Max Verstappen cruises to Belgian GP win despite grid penalty – as it happened

Max Verstappen overcomes a five-place grid penalty to win from sixth, his eighth straight triumph and Red Bull’s 13th

The Guardian - UK · Jul 30, 2023

The danger Verstappen faces alongside deja vu in his latest Spa fightback

All so familiar so far at Spa. Rain, risk, and Red Bull running away with a 2023 Formula 1 race.

Autosport · Jul 30, 2023

Russell feels F1 wet tyres are “pretty pointless”

If a race is declared wet and is started behind the safety car, drivers are obliged to run Pirelli's blue-walled extreme wet tyres.

Autosport · Jul 30, 2023

F1 Belgian GP: Verstappen wins shortened sprint race from Piastri, Gasly

After spots of rain had fallen sporadically as the cars initially lined up on the grid 20 minutes ahead of the scheduled start time – already pushed back by 35 minutes thanks to the similar delay to the start of sprint shootout qualifying – it began coming down heavily 10…

Autosport · Jul 29, 2023

F1 Belgian GP: Verstappen tops sprint shootout from Piastri by 0.011s

The two Ferrari drivers ended up third and fourth with Carlos Sainz ahead, while Charles Leclerc made a small error on his final Q3 lap that proved costly in the fight for pole.

Motorsport · Jul 29, 2023

F1 Belgian GP: Verstappen pips Piastri to sprint pole in delayed session

The two Ferrari drivers ended up third and fourth with Carlos Sainz ahead, while Charles Leclerc made a small error on his final Q3 lap that proved costly in the fight for pole.

Autosport · Jul 29, 2023

How Leclerc went from Spain Q1 exit to Spa pole in similar condition

Leclerc, one of F1’s star qualifiers, has had several disappointing results against the clock in 2023, as he has struggled to keep to the minimalistic approach required in mixed conditions to reduce mistakes and keep the sensitive Pirelli tyres in the correct state with his aggressive driving style. 

Motorsport · Jul 29, 2023

F1 strategy explained: What’s an undercut, overcut, a DRS train and more

Strategy is a major talking point of an F1 grand prix weekend, with teams formulating initial plans well in advance of arriving at the track.

Motorsport · Jul 29, 2023

F1 Belgian Grand Prix 2023 | Leclerc starts on pole after Verstappen gets grid penalty

Runaway F1 championship leader Max Verstappen had the fastest time in qualifying for the rain-hit Belgian Grand Prix on Friday, but Charles Leclerc will start the race from pole position because of Verstappen’s five-place grid penalty for a gearbox change.

The Hindu · Jul 28, 2023

F1 Belgian GP sprint qualifying and race - Start time, how to watch & more

F1 has turned its sprint race into a standalone Saturday event, with sprint qualifying deciding the starting grid followed by the sprint race later in the day. Here’s how the latest sprint race format changes will work. 

Autosport · Jul 28, 2023