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BBC Sport F1 correspondent Andrew Benson answers your latest questions before the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps.

Former Haas Formula 1 team principal Guenther Steiner believes Max Verstappen "absolutely" regrets not accepting past offers to join Mercedes, claiming that the door for the four-time champion to make the switch is firmly closed.
Verstappen's future has been the subject of intense scrutiny in the paddock following a turbulent period at Red Bull. The Dutchman's frustration boiled over during the ...Keep reading

A crash in Monaco. A technical fault at Barcelona. A lowly eighth in Austria. Charles Leclerc had never endured such a poor run of form since Ferrari’s tricky 2020 Formula 1 campaign – but he ended it in the best possible way at Silverstone.
Leclerc took the lead at the start in Northamptonshire and dominated the race to claim his first grand prix victory since the 2024 Austin round, though ...Keep reading

During the TNT Sports post-race show on early Monday morning following the NASCAR Cup Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway, driver analysts Jeff Burton and Jamie McMurray said Carson Hocevar’s attitude towards his peers is starting to cost him victories.
Hocevar led the final lap of the Quaker State 400 but ultimately lost when Christopher Bell pushed Ryan Blaney past Hocevar and Bubba ...Keep reading

When it comes to the penalty issued by NASCAR against Bubba Wallace on Sunday night at Atlanta Motor Speedway, team owner but rival competitor Denny Hamlin is staying out of the process but understands why everything happened.
Hamlin has two hats that he wears at this stage of his career -- driver of the Joe Gibbs Racing No. 11 and team co-owner of 23XI Racing and they sometimes come in ...Keep reading

Our experts bring you all the important betting information you need before making your Belgian Grand Prix predictions.

Sergio Perez has revealed that his return to Formula 1 with Cadillac was fuelled by a desire to prove he remains "one of the best" in the championship, following a mentally taxing end to his Red Bull tenure. 
After taking a much-needed year out to recharge from what he described as a "toxic" final six months at the Milton Keynes outfit, the Mexican driver returned to the grid with the all-new ...Keep reading

US President Donald J. Trump hosted the "Freedom 250 Grand Prix Showcase" at the White House on Monday, marking a 41-day countdown until the inaugural IndyCar Series race takes over the streets of the nation’s capital.
The event previewed the upcoming race weekend, scheduled for August 22 and 23, which will feature an unprecedented 1.66-mile, seven-turn temporary street circuit looping around ...Keep reading

Shane van Gisbergen backed up his February showing at Atlanta with yet another sixth-place finish at the drafting track, leading the way for Trackhouse Racing.
Van Gisbergen now has four oval top tens in his Cup career, and three of those have been during the 2026 season. At Atlanta this past weekend, he was in contention for the win in overtime, and was three-wide for second with eventual race ...Keep reading

Tom Dillmann completed a “cool story” of racing redemption at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park (CTMP) on Sunday, anchoring Inter Europol Competition to a commanding victory in the Chevrolet Grand Prix just one year after a terrifying crash at the circuit left him with a broken back.
The only Canadian round of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship saw the two-hour, 40-minute sprint race ...Keep reading

A host of F1 stars past and present were in action at the 2026 Goodwood Festival of Speed.

Here are all the timings – along with all the additional information you need – for the 10th Grand Prix weekend of the 2026 season from Spa-Francorchamps.

Aston Martin’s third driver, Jak Crawford, will make another Free Practice 1 appearance for the team at the Belgian Grand Prix.

In a three-wide battle for the win, Ryan Blaney surged ahead in the final moments to win a marathon NASCAR Cup race at EchoPark Speedway. The victory was a special one, for two primary reasons.
With a helpful push from Christopher Bell in a Toyota, Blaney earned Ford its 750th NASCAR Cup win. Jimmy Florian secured the manufacturer its first victory at Dayton's half-mile asphalt oval, all the ...Keep reading

Mercedes Formula 1 team principal Toto Wolff says he’d rather have a fast, unreliable car than the opposite, but admits it’s time to weed out the Silver Arrow’s mechanical gremlins.
Mercedes has dominated the 2026 season so far, taking all nine pole positions for grand prix races – though it was beaten by McLaren and Ferrari in a couple of sprint qualifying sessions – but has won just ...Keep reading

A tactical masterstroke on pit lane proved to be the ultimate key to success for Vasser Sullivan Racing at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. The #14 Lexus RC F GT3 secured its second consecutive GTD Pro victory in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, proving that sometimes, less is more.
Starting from sixth on the grid for the two-hour and 40-minute Chevrolet Grand Prix, Jack Hawksworth ...Keep reading

Up until last Sunday, Fabio Di Giannantonio had finished every grand prix in the 2026 season, coming home inside the top six on all but one occasion. 
His consistency had kept him well in touch with the championship lead, allowing him to head into raceday at the Sachsenring in third spot, just 13 points shy of Jorge Martin. 
Di Giannantonio also had third place in the grid, which teed him ...Keep reading

Sergio Perez has revealed that former Red Bull team principal Christian Horner bluntly informed him upon joining the team that they only ran a second car "because they have to", admitting they would have been content racing solely with Max Verstappen.
During an appearance on the High Performance podcast, the Mexican driver shed light on the reality he faced when entering the Milton Keynes ...Keep reading

Rallying is a discipline Arvid Lindblad would like to potentially pursue in a future post-Formula 1 after tasting World Rally Championship machinery at the Goodwood Festival of Speed.
The Racing Bulls F1 rookie jumped aboard an M-Sport-Ford Puma Rally1 car to tackle the event’s tight and twisty 1.9-mile forest gravel stage, designed by the late 1983 world rally champion Hannu ...Keep reading

Chris Medland dives into the biggest talking points as F1 heads to Belgium for Round 10 of the 2026 season.