2025 F1 Belgian Grand Prix - Sprint Race - LIVE UPDATES!

Max Verstappen says he had to forget about tyre usage and drive "over the limit" to resist the faster McLaren of Oscar Piastri during Formula 1's Belgian Grand Prix sprint race.Verstappen passed polesitter Piastri on lap one, slipstreaming past the Australian championship leader on the long run up the Kemmel Straight and into Les Combes, which he deemed as his only shot at winning the 15-lap ...Keep reading

Max Verstappen clinches a morale-boosting win for Red Bull in the Spa sprint race.

Max Verstappen says he had to forget about tyre usage and drive "over the limit" to resist the faster McLaren of Oscar Piastri during Formula 1's Spa sprint race.Verstappen passed polesitter Piastri on lap one, slipstreaming past the Australian championship leader on the long run up the Kemmel Straight and into Les Combes, which he deemed as his only shot at winning the 15-lap contest."It ...Keep reading

“The Red Bull is just too quick on the straights for us to catch up. Maybe some tweaks for us to make going into qualifying.”

Oscar Piastri had no answer to Max Verstappen in Saturday's sprint race at Spa.

Reigning world champion Max Verstappen triumphed in the sprint race at Formula 1's Belgian Grand Prix to start Red Bull's new era with a win.Verstappen used his Red Bull's superior top speed to draft past polesitter Oscar Piastri at Les Combes on lap one of the 15-lap contest, much like the Australian championship leader had feared before the start.In Verstappen's wake, Charles Leclerc ...Keep reading

Max Verstappen has conquered the sprint race at Formula 1's Belgian Grand Prix to start Red Bull's new era with a win.On the first lap of the 15-lap contest, Verstappen used his Red Bull's superior top speed to draft past polesitter Oscar Piastri at Les Combes, much like the championship leader had feared before the start.In Verstappen's wake Charles Leclerc made a similar move to nick ...Keep reading

Full results from the sprint race at the Belgian Grand Prix, Round 13 of the 2025 F1 world championship.

Jorge Martin's successful comeback enabled by an uncelebrated Aprilia figure

The tough time Alex Rins is going through since signing with Yamaha - coupled with MotoGP teams rushing to lock in riders from 2027 - means the Spaniard can’t afford to wait for the V4 engine to deliver him tools to perform.Rins tries to maintain an ever-present smile in front of the media, though for the past two years it must be far harder to keep it up, as that stretch roughly coincides ...Keep reading

A local driver has taken back an obscure lap record from Haas F1 star Oliver Bearman.

Despite taking an utterly dominant Formula 1 sprint pole at the Belgian Grand Prix, McLaren's Oscar Piastri wasn't getting too excited just yet over his victory chances on Saturday morning."Spa's probably one of the worst places to have pole position, so yeah... it is what it is," a muted Australian said after beating Max Verstappen by five tenths, and team-mate Lando Norris by six. "But I ...Keep reading

Despite taking an utterly dominant Formula 1 sprint pole at the Belgian Grand Prix, McLaren's Oscar Piastri wasn't getting too excited just yet over his victory chances on Saturday morning."Spa's probably one of the worst places to have pole position, so yeah... it is what it is," a muted Australian said after beating Max Verstappen by five tenths, and team-mate Lando Norris by six. "But I ...Keep reading

Information below on how to watch 2025 F1 Belgian Grand Prix, including timings and schedule

The tough time Alex Rins is going through since signing with Yamaha - coupled with MotoGP teams rushing to lock in riders from 2027 - means the Spaniard can’t afford to wait for the V4 engine to deliver him tools to perform.Rins tries to maintain an ever-present smile in front of the media, though for the past two years it must be far harder to keep it up, as that stretch roughly coincides ...Keep reading

"I would be really surprised" if Ducati made a crunch call with Alex Marquez

Ollie Bearman may need to reconsider his summer break plans again – to come back to the small Swedish town of Varberg, where he already spent a few days ahead of the Belgian Grand Prix.Back then, his family vacation derailed after Bearman discovered a local karting track – a typical rental go-kart place you’d expect to find on the outskirts of a little town – next to the place he was ...Keep reading

Ollie Bearman may need to reconsider his summer break plans again – to come back to the small Swedish town of Varberg, where he already spent a few days ahead of the Belgian Grand Prix.Back then, his family vacation derailed after Bearman discovered a local karting track – a typical rental go-kart place you’d expect to find on the outskirts of a little town – next to the place he was ...Keep reading