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Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli re-establishes a comfortable championship lead with victory in the Belgian Grand Prix while team-mate George Russell crashes out.

BBC Radio 5 Live F1 commentator Harry Benjamin rates how the drivers performed during the Belgian Grand Prix.

Both Lewis Hamilton and his Ferrari team boss, Frederic Vasseur, profoundly disagree with the five-second penalty he received for a collision with George Russell’s Mercedes on the opening lap of the Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix.
"I think it's mega harsh," said Vasseur after the race. "If you have a look on the corner, Russell had enough space on the left-hand side, it's not that he was ...Keep reading

Sami Pajari surprised himself with his dominance on the way to a maiden World Rally Championship win at Rally Estonia that came as a “big relief” after previously coming close to glory.
The Toyota driver led from start to finish, winning 12 of the 18 fast gravel stages on his way to sealing a memorable win by 19.5s from team-mate Oliver Solberg.
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Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli has been lauded for his maturity following a hard-fought victory at the Belgian Grand Prix, with former Formula 1 strategist and Sky Sports analyst Bernie Collins pointing to the vital role of his race engineer, Peter 'Bono' Bonnington.
Starting from pole position at Spa-Francorchamps, Antonelli delivered another strong performance to claim his sixth victory of ...Keep reading

Sky Sports F1 pundit Naomi Schiff has commended Kimi Antonelli for a "solid and well-deserved" drive to victory at the Belgian Grand Prix, while noting how entertaining it was to see Charles Leclerc keep the race winner on his toes.
Antonelli secured his sixth grand prix victory of the season at Spa-Francorchamps after starting from pole position and fending off Ferrari driver Leclerc ...Keep reading

Charles Leclerc avoided a penalty for a clash with Oscar Piastri during the Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix after the stewards judged the Ferrari driver didn’t deliberately instigate the contact.
On lap eight of the Spa-Francorchamps race, Leclerc and Piastri were battling for third place down the Kemmel Straight and into Les Combes. Under braking for the corner, Leclerc defended his position ...Keep reading

Ferrari has been summoned to visit the Formula 1 stewards' office following Lewis Hamilton's apparent unsafe release during the Belgian Grand Prix, in which he knocked down a mechanic as he left his pit box.
In his lap 20 pitstop under the virtual safety car, Hamilton had just served a five-second penalty as the stewards deemed him to be at fault for the first-lap contact with George Russell - ...Keep reading

Drivers' Championship




Position
Driver
Points














1
K. AntonelliMercedes
204
18/2
29
25/1
28
31
25/1
-
15/3
8
25/1


2
L. HamiltonFerrari
159
12/4
21
8/6
10
21
18/2
25/1
10/5
22
12/4


3
G ...Keep reading

Thanks to his victory at the 2026 Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix, Kimi Antonelli has once again extended his lead at the top of the championship, moving 45 points ahead of his closest rival.
Despite a race that was strewn with pitfalls, it is indeed Lewis Hamilton who regains this runner-up position since, after unintentionally causing George Russell's retirement, he took advantage of it to ...Keep reading

Kimi Antonelli put a pass on Charles Leclerc to secure victory at the Belgian Grand Prix, as his Mercedes Formula 1 team-mate George Russell retired on the opening lap after contact with Lewis Hamilton.
Aside from the briefest of stints in the lead from fellow front-row starter Max Verstappen, who took the lead on the exit of La Source, Antonelli found his way back past on the Kemmel Straight ...Keep reading

When it rains, it pours for George Russell
"Could be worse, could be much better," George Russell said about starting third in Spa, benefitting from Lando Norris' grid penalty but also being well behind team-mate and championship leader Kimi Antonelli, who snared another pole at the Ardennes loop.
It certainly could have been better, as Russell continued suffering from his mystifying top ...Keep reading

George Russell has branded his Belgian Grand Prix weekend as "not good enough", after the Mercedes driver was eliminated on the opening lap following a collision with Lewis Hamilton.

Rafael Camara claimed victory in the Spa-Francorchamps Feature Race having fought his way back into the lead after a mid-race red flag.

Red Bull junior Ernesto Rivera claimed his maiden Feature Race victory with an impressive drive in Belgium.

The full official starting order for Sunday's 2026 Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps.

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