July 28, 2024

Callum Voisin took his maiden Formula 3 victory in a Belgian feature race that was severely disrupted by three safety car periods.The GB3 champion had secured his first podium last time out at Silverstone, when he’d crossed the line first in the feature race before a five-second penalty demoted him to third.Voisin showed it was no flash in the pan by qualifying his Rodin Motorsport machine on …Keep reading

The right decision from the Formula 1 team pitwall but executed in the wrong way.That is perhaps the most popular perception of McLaren’s team orders controversy from the Hungarian Grand Prix.While the strategic motivations to protect both Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris from other cars were clear when you dug into the data, equally there was a sense that the scenario that played out was one that …Keep reading

McLaren Formula 1 boss Andrea Stella believes Max Verstappen is still the favourite to take a fourth consecutive Belgian Grand Prix win, despite starting 11th after an engine penalty.Verstappen came into the weekend with a 10-place grid penalty for taking his fifth Honda combustion engine of the season.It is the third Spa race in a row Red Bull has opted to take an engine penalty because the …Keep reading

Red Bull junior Isack Hadjar extended his Formula 2 championship lead with a dominant performance in the Belgian feature race.After engaging in battle under DRS with primary title rival Paul Aron (Hitech) in the early stages, Campos driver Hadjar recovered from a slow stop to press home his advantage after the pitstops.But as Aron’s challenge faded, the Frenchman was forced to instead focus on …Keep reading

Mercedes suffers from an inherent weakness at Spa and a reversion to its previous-specification floor was not behind the team’s solid Belgian Grand Prix qualifying result, according to George Russell.Both Mercedes drivers appeared downbeat after Friday practice, having struggled with the W15 around the Spa-Francorchamps circuit, which preceded a decision to revert to its old floor after trialling …Keep reading

Red Bull will discuss Sergio Perez’s Formula 1 future in a meeting on Monday – immediately after Formula 1’s 2024 Belgian Grand Prix – according to its motorsport advisor Helmut Marko.The world champion squad is considering dropping the driver it re-signed to a fresh contract at the start of the summer, but who since the Shanghai round has scored just 21 points to team-mate Max …Keep reading