Oscar Piastri laments lack of straight line speed after losing Belgian GP sprint

Charles Leclerc’s Formula 1 sprint race during the Belgian Grand Prix weekend followed a depressingly familiar pattern for Ferrari this season: heroics on the first lap, followed by a slow deflation of the team’s hopes as the SF-25 slipped backwards.From fourth on the grid, Leclerc slipstreamed McLaren’s Lando Norris up the Kemmel Straight on the opening lap and went around the outside ...Keep reading

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The Belgian Grand Prix sprint race was largely affected by the differing downforce levels run by the two Formula 1 teams at the front; Red Bull's lower-drag approach with Max Verstappen proved to be the more successful set-up.McLaren, running slightly higher downforce that led to a 0.47-second gap between polesitter Oscar Piastri and Verstappen in qualifying, was at a disadvantage at the start ...Keep reading

The Belgian Grand Prix sprint race was largely affected by the differing downforce levels run by the two Formula 1 teams at the front; Red Bull's lower-drag approach with Max Verstappen proved to be the more successful set-up.McLaren, running slightly higher downforce that led to a 0.47-second gap between polesitter Oscar Piastri and Verstappen in qualifying, was at a disadvantage at the start ...Keep reading

Was this the cause of Lewis Hamilton's spin on Friday at the Belgian Grand Prix?

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.”

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.

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Live text commentary of the sprint race at the Belgian Grand Prix

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

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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