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Confirmed: Belgian Grand Prix future secured on F1 calendar with new contract extension
Good news for fans of Spa-Francorchamps, with the Belgian Grand Prix set to remain on the calendar.
Good news for fans of Spa-Francorchamps, with the Belgian Grand Prix set to remain on the calendar.
We know how powerful the DRS on the Red Bull RB19 is, but data from the Belgian Grand Prix has illustrated just *how* much it gains from it.
It was a low-key Belgian Grand Prix for Daniel Ricciardo who started P19 and finished P16.
He did bring some much-needed positivity to his team on a brutal race weekend after all!
Mercedes brought a new rear wing to Spa, but only Lewis Hamilton used it...
Was it setup, circuit or "the upgrade kit"...?
Sadly for George Russell, Mercedes spotted that "something ain't right"...
George Russell rather got in the way of Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton...
Christian Horner was adamant that Red Bull's job was already done...
Was Otmar Szafnauer putting the feelers out for his next F1 move, or saying goodbye to old friends?
Otmar Szafnauer's axing was confirmed by Alpine during the Belgian GP weekend.
17 laps it took for Max Verstappen to get into the lead in Belgium. He's slacking! (Sarcasm alert).
"I think the FIA actually made it more dangerous for them having to do this. "
Sergio Perez was powerless to stop the Max Verstappen charge in Belgium.
Max Verstappen took 17 laps to reach P1 at Spa, and then went on to win the race by 22 seconds.
It's day one of the summer break, but there was still plenty to digest from the Belgian Grand Prix, all in today's F1 news round-up.
Mercedes "suffered" at Spa, but in planning for the future, they are looking to the recent past.
Though Christian Horner's version of the Sergio Perez joke was a little more extreme!
The Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes contract saga rumbles on into the summer break, with no deal signed just yet.
Max Verstappen scored his eighth win in a row with Belgian Grand Prix victory...