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Friday favourite: The forgotten 1990s F1 car adored by a Spa legend

Compared to his successes in touring cars and sportscars, Eric van de Poele’s Formula 1 career was thoroughly unfulfilling. But the five-time Spa 24 Hours winner rates a little-remembered grand prix car he only raced three times as his all-time favourite

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How a Pro mindset finally secured a British GT Am an overdue title

After coming close in the past, RAM Racing's Ian Loggie finally claimed the British GT3 title having left no stone unturned in his quest, which included more than 80 races during the course of the season. Autosport reviews the GT3 and GT4 classes of 2022, and picks out the year's…

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Toyota WEC battle with Alpine skewed by DNF, says Hartley

Toyota driver Brendon Hartley has credited Alpine for posing a formidable challenge in this year’s FIA World Endurance Championship, but feels the title fight has been skewed by an early retirement for the #8 crew at Spa.

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Pro racing driver Gordon Mutch scores maiden World ex win

Pro racing driver Gordon Mutch from Scotland scored his maiden victory in the World eX Championship in a thrilling Belgian eX Prix at Spa-Francorchamps

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Spa 24 Hours moved forward after F1 Belgian GP scheduling clash

The Spa 24 Hours has been moved forward four weeks as a result of Formula 1's Belgian Grand Prix taking the endurance race's traditional slot on the last weekend of July.

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How a red-flagged race determined F3 champion Martins' destiny

Leading from the start of the 2022 FIA Formula 3 season, Victor Martins sat a champion in waiting as a red-flagged race decided his destiny. Much like the way he was crowned, it hasn’t always been straightforward for the determined Frenchman

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The unnecessary race against time that almost blighted a top national series

OPINION: After an almost seven-week wait, the results from British GT's Spa round were finally confirmed on the eve of its latest round at Brands Hatch. The last-minute UK National Court decision was welcomed for staving off a potentially awkward situation, but could and should have been avoided

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Verstappen "not worried" by Ferrari’s pace through F1 Italian GP practice

Max Verstappen was unconcerned to see Ferrari lead Friday’s Formula 1 practice running for the Italian Grand Prix, believing Red Bull looks “quite good” over the long runs at Monza.

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Hamilton: Mercedes believes Spa F1 engine can be repaired

Lewis Hamilton is confident Mercedes will be able to repair and reuse the engine damaged in his crash with Fernando Alonso at Formula 1's 2022 Belgian Grand Prix.

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Lewis Hamilton could be dealt further blow for Dutch Grand Prix after nightmare Spa DNF

Lewis Hamilton endured a nightmare Grand Prix weekend in Belgium and the Mercedes man could be set for more heartache at the CM.com Circuit Zandvoort in the Netherlands

Daily Mirror

Martin Brundle hits out at Fernando Alonso “idiot” dig towards Lewis Hamilton after crash

Martin Brundle considers Lewis Hamilton one of the 'fairest and cleanest' drivers in F1 and takes issue with Fernando Alonso's comments after their crash at Spa

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Max Verstappen wins F1 Belgian Grand Prix as Hamilton retires – as it happened

Max Verstappen extended his championship lead to 93 points with an imperious win at Spa-Francorchamps

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Alonso "cautious" over second row start at Spa after Canada mistakes

Fernando Alonso says he has “cautious feelings” starting third on the Formula 1 grid at Spa after mistakes in Canada saw Alpine squander a front row start.

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Alonso feeling "cautious" over F1 start at Spa after Canada erorrs

Fernando Alonso says he has “cautious feelings” starting third on the Formula 1 grid at Spa after mistakes in Canada saw Alpine squander a front row start.

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Szafnauer denies breakdown in Alonso relationship

Alpine Formula 1 boss Otmar Szafnauer insists there is no issue with his relationship with Fernando Alonso, despite some intriguing revelations from the Spanish driver.

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Szafnauer denies breakdown in Alonso F1 relationship

Alpine Formula 1 boss Otmar Szafnauer insists that there is no issue with his relationship with Fernando Alonso, despite some intriguing revelations from the Spanish driver.

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F1 Belgian Grand Prix qualifying – Start time, how to watch, channel

The Spa-Francorchamps circuit hosts the 14th round of the 2022 Formula 1 season this weekend on August 26-28. Here's how and when you can watch qualifying for the Belgian Grand Prix on Saturday.

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Boschung to attempt Formula 2 return at Spa

Ralph Boschung will attempt to make his FIA Formula 2 return this weekend at Spa, having sat out the last three rounds due to injury.

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Alpine has "absolutely no worries" of trouble with Alonso during 2022

Alpine Formula 1 boss Otmar Szafnauer remains confident that the team will retain a good relationship with Fernando Alonso, despite the Spaniard's decision to join Aston Martin.

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Lewis Hamilton complaints spark "brain damage" fears from Mercedes chief Toto Wolff

Toto Wollf is calling for further FIA intervention to address porpoising, the phenomenon which has derailed Mercedes' 2022 season, and is concerned his drivers could suffer from long-term problems

Autosport

Spa 24 Hours: Lamborghini loses pole for engine infringement

Lamborghini has lost pole position for this weekend’s Spa 24 Hours for an engine infringement.

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Lawson and Piastri lined up for F1 FP1 young driver runs

Liam Lawson will make his Formula 1 FP1 debut at the Belgian Grand Prix for AlphaTauri, while Alpine’s Oscar Piastri will drive for the team in practice at Spa or Monza.

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Porsche unveils latest generation 911 GT3 car

Porsche has focused on driveability on the new GT3 contender it unveiled ahead of this weekend’s Spa 24 Hours.

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Fox Motorsport seals Spa British GT win under appeal as Browning bags GB3 double

There was a maiden outright victory for Fox Motorsport in the British GT Championship at Spa on-the-road, but the UK's National Court will determine if that result stands following a Balance of Performance issue in qualifying. Also racing in Belgium, Luke Browning bagged a double in the GB3 Championship

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Toyota confident Spa WEC hybrid issue won't be repeated at Le Mans

Toyota is confident there will be no reoccurrence of the hybrid failure from last month’s Spa round of the World Endurance Championship at the Le Mans 24 Hours.

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