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Live coverage of the Formula 1 Moet & Chandon Belgian Grand Prix 2026 at Spa-Francorchamps.

Carlos Sainz is the latest driver to be given a grid penalty for Sunday’s Belgian Grand Prix, having taken on new power unit elements after Qualifying.

George Russell suffered his latest gut punch in the 2026 Formula 1 season after contact with Lewis Hamilton ended his Belgian Grand Prix on lap 1. But the Briton was more "angry" due to the lack of battery charge that left him a sitting duck on the Kemmel straight than the contact with the Ferrari itself.
Russell started third at Spa-Francorchamps, but was swallowed by the chasing pack on the ...Keep reading

As expected, Red Bull will fill Gianpiero Lambiase's impending departure from within. Max Verstappen revealed a few weeks ago that he already had someone in mind within the team to succeed him, and that person has now emerged to be Tom Hart.
Following earlier reporting by Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf, Red Bull has now confirmed to Motorsport.com that Hart will indeed take over Lambiase's role ...Keep reading

Mercedes' George Russell suffered his latest blow in the 2026 Formula 1 championship after opening lap contact with Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton punted him out of the Belgian Grand Prix.
Starting from third, Russell was easily overtaken by Charles Leclerc in the Kemmel straight and also faced a challenge by the second Ferrari of Hamilton on the inside of Turn 5's Les Combes.
As the two Britons ...Keep reading

The third round of the GT2 European Series, held over the weekend at Misano, saw KTM and Ginetta claim overall victories, followed by the excellent Mercedes. The Maseratis, meanwhile, came through a more challenging Italian event than expected with valuable placings and points.
The Trident cars managed by LP Racing and Dinamic Motorsport secured trophies in the Masters and Pro/Am categories ...Keep reading

Mercedes’ junior driver programme boss Gwen Lagrue is set to join the Red Bull Formula 1 team in a similar role, Motorsport.com understands.
There is a side of F1 that rarely makes the headlines, where many of the people responsible for shaping its biggest success stories remain largely unknown. Lagrue is one of them.
Since 2016, Lagrue has headed Mercedes' junior driver programme ...Keep reading

The Mercedes driver scout involved in discovering Kimi Antonelli is leaving the team to join rivals Red Bull.

Sami Pajari completed a fast gravel masterclass to claim a memorable maiden World Rally Championship victory in style at Rally Estonia.
The Toyota driver, co-driven by Marko Salminen, produced a career-best performance to date to take a breakthrough win from Toyota team-mate Oliver Solberg and Elliott Edmondson by 19.5s.
Pajari showcased relentless and seemingly effortless speed to lead the ...Keep reading

Having outqualified Williams team-mate Alex Albon at Spa-Francorchamps, Carlos Sainz has been shuffled backwards by a 10-place grid penalty for taking on additional Formula 1 power unit components.
Limits on how many individual power units and various peripheral elements drivers can use through a season form a key pillar of Formula 1's cost-control structure. Until the 2000s, there were no such ...Keep reading

Andrea Stella revealed that McLaren have finally been able to run power unit simulation tools available to Mercedes in Spa.

McLaren suspects Oscar Piastri's deficit to team-mate Lando Norris has "nothing to do with his driving", and everything with its Formula 1 power unit algorithms.
Piastri qualified two tenths behind Norris at Spa-Francorchamps, with virtually all of that deficit coming on the straight line between Stavelot and the Bus Stop Chicane, during the derating phase in which cars are running out of ...Keep reading

Carlos Sainz has praised Kimi Antonelli for spontaneously apologising after the Italian called the Spaniard an “idiot” over team radio at Formula 1’s Belgian Grand Prix.
In the opening practice session at Spa-Francorchamps, Antonelli found a slow Sainz ahead of him at Stavelot. Annoyed, the Mercedes driver expressed his discontent on the track – aborting his attempt and staying close to ...Keep reading

Kakunoshin Ohta claimed yet another Super Formula victory at Fuji to put one hand on the 2026 championship trophy, as Igor Fraga also added to his win tally.
From third on the grid, Ohta was able to overcome the Team Mugen cars of polesitter Tomoki Nojiri and Ayumu Iwasa to earn his fourth win of the year, and extend his lead in the championship to a massive 50.5 points with five races ...Keep reading

Our expert betting writers bring you their final predictions and latest odds before the Belgian Grand Prix.

We have picked a five-leg Bet Builder for Spa-Francorchamps, including top-six finish and points finish selections.

After smashing up his car in Saturday's third free practice at the exit of Fagnes, Lewis Hamilton qualifying just 0.002s behind Ferrari team-mate Charles Leclerc could be seen as a successful exercise in damage limitation, but that's not how the seven-time Formula 1 world champion views it.
Leclerc and Hamilton qualified fifth and sixth at Spa-Francorchamps; a logical enough result on paper ...Keep reading

Bubba Wallace is more accepting of the penalty NASCAR issued to him on the final lap of the Cup Series race on Sunday at Atlanta Motor Speedway and has moved on to the rest of the regular season.
“I mean, kind of have to, right,” said Wallace to a media scrum on Saturday at North Wilkesboro Speedway. “I mean, it is what it is.”
Wallace was sent to the tail end of the lead lap after ...Keep reading

McLaren team principal Andrea Stella has attributed Oscar Piastri’s current struggles to a driving style that’s incompatible with Formula 1’s new-for-2026 machinery.
It may seem remote, but just seventh months ago, Piastri was a contender for the world title in the Abu Dhabi finale. But F1 has since switched to smaller, nimbler cars with energy management now a key factor to achieve ...Keep reading

Team Penske's David Malukas has been cleared to return to the track for the Borchetta Bourbon Music City Grand Prix after a heavy crash in opening practice at Nashville Superspeedway.
The 24-year-old Chicago native missed qualifying while undergoing evaluation at a local hospital but returned in time for Saturday evening's high-line and final practice sessions.
The accident occurred roughly ...Keep reading