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A thrilling race at Spa-Francorchamps saw Antonelli extend his lead at the top of the Drivers’ Championship standings.

Red Bull team boss Laurent Mekies hailed a “very strong” result for the squad at the Belgian Grand Prix, with Max Verstappen scoring a podium finish and Isack Hadjar charging from the back of the grid to sixth position.

Lewis Hamilton believes his collision with George Russell on the opening lap of the Belgian Grand Prix "was a racing incident", as the Ferrari driver was handed a penalty for the clash.

George Russell crashing out at Spa and falling 50 points behind team-mate Kimi Antonelli is a bitter blow to the Briton, writes Andrew Benson.

One week on from Kimi Antonelli hitting trouble and George Russell being brought back into the fight, the tables turned once more in the Ardennes hills. Meanwhile, some of Mercedes' closest rivals all turned up with improved performance to add a little zest to the 2026 season.
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Mercedes Formula 1 chief Toto Wolff revealed all Mercedes powered cars suffered with a lack of energy deployment at the Belgian Grand Prix start, with George Russell the biggest victim of an unknown battery glitch.
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Ferrari have been fined following the incident at Lewis Hamilton's pit stop in the Belgian Grand Prix.

Fred Vasseur admits that Ferrari were "not expecting this kind of result" in the Belgian Grand Prix, with Charles Leclerc finishing second and Lewis Hamilton just missing out on the podium.

Max Verstappen has shared his thoughts after achieving his third podium finish of the season at the Belgian Grand Prix.

Toto Wolff admits that "sometimes our best is not good enough" after a bittersweet Belgian Grand Prix for Mercedes, as Kimi Antonelli won and George Russell retired.

Charles Leclerc was denied consecutive victories by Kimi Antonelli, with the Ferrari driver forced to settle for second place at the Belgian Grand Prix.

Kimi Antonelli believes he has "got to take every opportunity" possible in the title battle, with victory in the Belgian Grand Prix extending his margin over team mate George Russell to 50 points after the Briton retired.

For a while it looked as though Charles Leclerc might make it back-to-back wins following his triumph at the previous Silverstone round. In the end he didn't quite have the pace to hold off the charging Mercedes of Kimi Antonelli, but it was a superb Spa performance nonetheless.