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There was never any doubt.On a weekend where Pato O’Ward hoped to apply pressure and gain championship ground, frontrunner Alex Palou snatched the pole and marched off to a comfortable win to draw close to his fourth NTT IndyCar Series title. Alex Palou, Chip Ganassi RacingPhoto by: Jake Galstad / Lumen via Getty ImagesPalou was the class of the field Sunday, leading 84 …Keep reading

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

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

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

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

Piastri stops Norris’ momentum just in timeTwo consecutive wins brought Lando Norris within striking distance of his team-mate and now sole championship rival, reigniting hopes of reclaiming the championship lead before the summer break. The Brit has made significant progress in recent races, particularly in adapting his driving style, which has paid off in a series of strong …Keep reading

Oscar Piastri led home Lando Norris for his sixth win of the 2025 Formula 1 season as McLaren scored another 1-2 at a wet-to-dry Belgian Grand Prix.On diverging strategies, Piastri made a one-stop from intermediates to medium tyres work to keep a chasing Norris at bay on a drying track, with Charles Leclerc beating Max Verstappen to third.The start procedure for F1’s Belgian Grand Prix was …Keep reading

Formula 1 race control has red-flagged the Belgian Grand Prix before the start due to poor weather conditions around Spa-Francorchamps.As the anticipated rain showers hit the Ardennes hills on Sunday, drivers started the formation lap for the 44-lap race on Pirelli’s intermediate tyres.But due to poor visibility and heavy spray behind the safety car, FIA race control brought out the red …Keep reading

Formula 1 teams are bracing for a wet start to Sunday afternoon’s Belgian Grand Prix at Spa, with an 80% chance of intense rain showers around the race’s planned start time.The skies above the Belgian Ardennes opened up on Sunday morning as expected, with a huge downpour forcing the FIA Formula 3 race to be scrapped.Later on, the F2 feature race got off to a rolling start after four …Keep reading

Real Madrid and Belgium goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois was hard to miss at Spa, towering over Max Verstappen, Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri as he presented them with their sprint race trophies on Saturday after waving the chequered flag.But the 2m-tall goalie isn’t just a random local celebrity ushered to Spa for an obligatory PR appearance, as Courtois is a genuine petrolhead.”Even as a …Keep reading