Lewis Hamilton agrees with Max Verstappen as FIA decisions judged at F1 Belgian GP

Winner: Oscar PiastriWhether you believe in momentum or not, Lando Norris was on a bit of a roll after a deserved win in Austria and a somewhat fortuitous home triumph at Silverstone, closing the gap with Oscar Piastri to just eight points to effectively reset the 2025 title fight at the halfway mark.Norris could have gone for a hat-trick in his other home country of Belgium after taking a ...Keep reading

George Russell has revealed he is set to have a "big meeting" this week with Mercedes to try to understand its recent drop in performance in Formula 1.After making an early pass on Williams' Alex Albon to take fifth place, Russell was unable to close the gap to Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc, who were battling ahead of him for third. Since claiming his first victory of the season in ...Keep reading

It was just rightFernando Alonso: "We know that safety is priority, we even spoke about that on Friday, at the previous briefing. And I think at the beginning it was not raceable conditions with visibility, so I think the race started at the right time, to be honest."Gabriel Bortoleto: "Safety is first always. I think when we went out for the first time it was just so much spray, so much ...Keep reading

Crash.net's F1 driver ratings for the 2025 Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps

Crash.net's paddock reporter Lewis Larkam picks out who impressed and who had a shocker in the 2025 F1 Belgian Grand Prix.

Heavy rain was forecast for the Sunday of the Belgian Grand Prix, tempting several Formula 1 teams to adopt higher downforce settings – even if that meant breaking parc ferme rules and starting from the pitlane.For the majority this came at a cost, but not to Lewis Hamilton as he raced to seventh place in Belgium.Ferrari went into qualifying on Saturday with both cars in low-downforce ...Keep reading

“We need to keep learning about how to maximise this new upgrade.”

“We need to keep learning about how to maximise this new upgrade.”

Heavy rain was forecast for the Sunday of the Belgian Grand Prix, tempting several Formula 1 teams to adopt higher downforce settings – even if that meant breaking parc ferme rules and starting from the pitlane. For the majority this came at a cost, but not to Lewis Hamilton as he raced to seventh place in Belgium.Ferrari went into qualifying on Saturday with both cars in low-downforce trim ...Keep reading

Max Verstappen has slammed Formula 1 race control's decision to delay the Belgian Grand Prix's start amid visibility concerns, which he felt penalised Red Bull's switch to a wet set-up.As a downpour hit Spa-Francorchamps before the start, race control decided to suspend the starting procedure after the formation lap due to concerns over limited visibility in the rain.Further showers meant ...Keep reading

Oscar Piastri reflects on his crucial overtake on Lando Norris at the Belgian Grand Prix

Max Verstappen has slammed Formula 1 race control's decision to delay the start of the Belgian Grand Prix for over an hour due to visibility concerns, which he felt penalised Red Bull's decision to move towards a wet weather set-up.As a downpour hit Spa-Francorchamps before the start, race control decided to suspend the starting procedure after the formation lap due to concerns over limited ...Keep reading

2016 F1 champion Nico Rosberg wonders if someone like Lewis Hamilton would have made the same mistakes as Lando Norris did at Spa.

Lando Norris explains the factors behind his defeat to Oscar Piastri at the Belgian Grand Prix

Red Bull Formula 1 driver Yuki Tsunoda was left frustrated after a "miscommunication" over his pitstop resulted in him missing out on scoring points in the Belgian Grand Prix.Tsunoda had enjoyed his best qualifying session since replacing Liam Lawson at Red Bull for the Japanese GP on Saturday, with him lining up seventh for the Spa race.However, the Japanese driver was unable to profit ...Keep reading

Lando Norris explains the factors behind his defeat to Oscar Piastri at the Belgian Grand Prix

Anthony Davidson explains how Oscar Piastri outgunned Lando Norris to win the Belgian GP.

Anthony Davidson explains how Oscar Piastri outgunned Lando Norris to win the Belgian GP.