F1 Spa, Belgian Gran Prix. Rain and McLaren on pole position
The Belgian Gran Prix is ready to start in about 30 minutes. The rain will for sure join the drivers during the race like it happened also for the F2 and F3 races. After yesterday qualifying Mclaren will start on pole with Lando Norris ahead of teammate Oscar Piastri. On the third row, the first Ferrari with Charles Leclerc, who managed to edge out Max Verstappen. But as we know, strategy — and especially the challenging Belgian circuit — always make the final result unpredictable. In both lower categories, F2 and F3, rain played a leading role, making track conditions extremely difficult and forcing race control to end the races prematurely. Will the same happen in F1?
17.46
Oscar Piastri Wins the race
P2 for Lando Norris and P3 for Charles Leclerc. Brilliant drive from the McLaren duo
17.44
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17.33
Norris is catching Piastri
The gap between the two is now 4.2 seconds with 3 laps to go! This is an incredible last part of the race. Can Lando catch his team mate?
17.28
Top 10 drivers
Piastri, Norris, Leclerc, Verstappen, Russell, Albon, Hamilton, Lawson, Bortoleto, Gasly
17.22
Hamilton gaining on Albon
Lewis Hamilton once more is trying to pass Albon but it is very difficult for the Ferrari driver. Antonelli has now the fastest lap of the race, the italian driver is in P16 in this difficult race
17.18
Mclaren battle
This is the crucial moment of the race, Oscar Piastri takes the lead on Lando Norris. The english driver has now made the fast lap of the race
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17.10
Hamilton P18 to P7
Lewis Hamilton has gained ELEVEN places in the first 20 laps of the Belgian Grand Prix
17.00
Both Sauber are in Top 10
Another great race at the moment for Sauber drivers Nico Hulkenberg and Bortoleto that are in P9 and P10. Strong performance from the Swiss team this year
16.51
Norris on hard tires
Norris is the only one driver to step on hard tires, is this the right strategy for the race? 9 seconds behind his teammate Oscar Piastri leading the race
16.48
Drs is now enabled
Everyone is now on slick tires, Hamilton has gained P7 and is now behind Albon. Piastri and Norris are leading the race, Leclerc Verstappen and George Russell are the Top 5 places
16.44
First pit stops
Some drivers including Hamilton, Gasly, Alonso have pitted to change on medium tires. Only 4 drivers are still on intermediate
16.46
Leclerc, my tires are gone
Verstappen is trying to attack Leclerc with a faster Red Bull in those firts laps. The gap behind the two drivers is about 0.8 seconds
16.42
Hamilton on fire
Hamilton is now in P13 behind Bearman, the english driver has a lot of speed in the corners. Bearman is in front of him for only 0.4 seconds
16.40
Hamilton battling
Lewis Hamilton is making some overtakes and is now in P15 behind Hulkenberg. Verstappen is trying to catch Leclerc, and Piastri and Norris have now 3 seconds of advantage on Leclerc who is currently in P3
16.36
Top 10
Piastri, Norris, Leclerc, Verstappen, Russell, Albon, Tsunoda, Hadjar, Lawson, Bortoleto
16.34
Norris is struggling at the moment, Leclerc is a 0.7 seconds. And George Russell is up in P5 overtaking Albon
16.32
Oscar piastri has passed Lando Norris and is now in P1. No contacts between the drivers
16.30
It will be a rolling start and not a standing start!
16.24
The track is drying very quickly, intermediate are good for those conditions. Another lap behind the safety car (3/44 laps completed)
16.18
Two minutes to go, race mode activated on Verstappens car. Two laps behind the safety car and then green lights
16.12
Standing Start
The race will probably have a standing start. Safety car will guide the drivers for some laps and then the race will resume.
16.04
The medical car is out for a full lap of the track, race will resume at 16.20 local time
15.57
No more rain!
Apparently rain has stopped to fall and sun is coming out from the clouds. The track will dry fast and we are now waiting a new race start in few minutes. Let’s go!
15.47
A little cute fan is joining the race with our Marshalls, Teddy
Still no updates about the race restart, but we have a lot to see around the circuit betweet sweet teddy and not so happy fans
15.43
Verstappen about the red flagged race
“Well that’s a bit silly, I mean, you should just run a few laps, jesus. They’re way too cautious, now the heavy rain is coming, and then it’s gonna be a 3 hour delay.”
15.32
100th Gp for Yuki Tsunoda, in his career he has conquered 101 points and 1 fast lap.
The japanese driver started his career back in 2021 with AlphaTauri and is today a Red Bull driver alongside Max Verstappen
15.25
The view from above the pit lane, but no chance for the moment for a new restart
15.22
This is the 100th anniversary of Spa
The first race here was held in 1925 and after 100 years this is still one of the most waited appointments in the F1 calendar. Spa, we love you!
15.20
Race distance and points
Race distance will decide the points assigned. To receive full points the race should be at least 75% of 44 laps, to have half points at the 50% of the race distance. No information at the moment for a new start priocedure
15.14
Rain in 4 minutes
Heavier rain is expecting in 3 minutes, starting procedures wont start soon. The crowd on the main stands are patiently waiting for some sun coming out
15.09
Norris, the problem is the visibility
There is not much standing water on the track but the visibility is too bad for racing. The track is quite good also for intermediate tires
15.05
Red Flag, Red Flag Conditions are extremely dangerous
15.02
Race control; red flag
The visibility is too poor and the starting procedure has been suspendes immediately. The cars will line up in the pit lane
15.00
The warm up lap has started
Today, McLaren will aim to extend their lead in the Constructors’ Championship over Ferrari, currently in second place. Meanwhile, tire warmers are starting to come off the cars. Rain is still falling heavily and the formation lap is underway
14.48
Rosberg, if someone crashes it will be dangerous
In those conditions you have a white wall in front of you because of the rain and spray coming from the car in front. If someone crashes you cant see him,
14.48
Those conditions in Spa, we know that the weather can change soon on this track. Do you hope for a full wet race?
14.44
National anthem is underway in Spa
Drivers are all alligned up on the front row to sing the Belgian National anthem before the race. Last minutes out of the cars, then it will be race chaos
Umbrellas are working hard on the grid
Everyone on the grid has his umbrella open
14.37
The rain wont stop to fall
Drivers are informed that rain wont stop to fall for at least next 35-40 minutes, cars will line up full wet tires
14.22
Penalties for Hamilton, Antonelli and Sainz
Power Unit change for Hamilton, Alonso, and Antonelli — all three will start from the pit lane after fitting their fifth unit, triggering a penalty. Lewis’s Ferrari also underwent a setup change, violating parc fermé regulations. Joining them is Sainz, who also changed his setup like Hamilton, breaking parc fermé rules.
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