On the opening lap Hamilton tried a move on Alonso for third place around the outside on the entry to Les Combes, but the Mercedes driver squeezed his rival and that triggered a collision. Alonso avoided any major damage but Hamilton’s car was thrown into the air and the British driver had to stop at
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Campbell slotted the Pfaff Porsche 911 GT3 R up the inside of Antonio Garcia’s Corvette C8.R to claim second at the start, as polesitter Ross Gunn (Heart of Racing Aston Martin Vantage) took the lead from the start of the race. Over the opening five laps, the class quintet – including Connor De Phillippi’s BMW
2:21 PM ET Lewis Hamilton said he will not talk to Fernando Alonso about their collision at the Belgian Grand Prix because of what Alonso said about him immediately after the incident. Old Formula One rivals Hamilton and Alonso collided on the opening lap Sunday while fighting for third position at Les Combes chicane. Immediately
Leclerc received a five-second penalty shortly after the chequered flag when he was found to have exceeded the pitlane speed limit when he came in at the end of Lap 42. The penalty dropped Leclerc from fifth to sixth place behind Fernando Alonso, and came after Leclerc had been running comfortably in fifth. The decision
From 14th on the grid, Verstappen surged through the field to take the lead after just 12 of the 44 laps. Early leader Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) briefly retook first place after the first pitstop cycle, but Verstappen was on much fresher tyres and hit the front again on lap 18. Sergio Perez’s Red Bull also
9:49 AM ET Fernando Alonso labelled seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton “an idiot” who only knows how to race at the front after they collided on the first lap of the Belgian Grand Prix on Sunday. The two old rivals were battling for third position down the Kemmel Straight with Hamilton looking to overtake Alonso
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But, against the backdrop of the cost cap, teams have had to be especially cautious about spending on development – and have had to be convinced about performance gains to justify the spending. That prompted a possibility of teams holding back on too much for this weekend race in Belgium to try to get through
In the wake of Fernando Alonso’s move to Aston Martin, Alpine moved quickly to confirm its intention to give Piastri the race seat. However, the team was already well aware that Piastri had also signed a contract with McLaren, and intended to race for the Woking outfit. Piastri quickly took to social media to make
The reigning F1 world champion dominated qualifying, going fastest by 0.632s from nearest challenger Sainz, but with a back of the grid engine penalty Verstappen will start from 15th place. Verstappen’s penalty meant Sainz inherited pole for Ferrari and he will be joined on the front row by Sergio Perez in the second Red Bull.
When a race delayed by lingering fog was eventually started, the Schuberth BMW driver capitalised on late contact between Felipe Fraga and Mirko Bortolotti that eliminated both drivers to claim a third victory of the season and move ahead of Bortolotti in the standings. His brother Kelvin started 13th after the mist caused qualifying to
2:07 PM ET SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium — Charles Leclerc is concerned Ferrari’s rival Red Bull has found a significant step in performance after Max Verstappen qualified over 0.7s clear of the rest of the field at the Belgian Grand Prix. Grid penalties for Verstappen and Leclerc mean they will both move down the grid and start
Just one race one on from George Russell’s shock pole position in Hungary, Mercedes has found itself unable to find answers as to why it is so far off the pace at Spa-Francorchamps. On a weekend when grid penalties for a number of frontrunners have given Mercedes another good shot of going for the win,
The defending champion elected not to take part in the final shootout in Q3, knowing he will start from the back of the grid owing to a drop for exceeding his permitted parts count. Nevertheless, his banker lap was so emphatic that he topped the session by six tenths of a second as a sloppy
8:36 AM ET Formula One is not seeing the real Daniel Ricciardo and the Australian needs to find a drive for next season that helps him rediscover his mojo, Red Bull team boss Christian Horner said on Saturday. Ricciardo is set to leave McLaren at the end of the season, after the team terminated his
Join Naoki Yokomizo onboard Yogibo Racing’s Ferrari for a lap of Sportsland SUGO. There’s also a second lap with nothing but Ferrari’s V8 for company! GT World is the official YouTube channel for SRO Motorsports Group, the global leader in GT racing. Join us for live and uninterrupted coverage of major events, as well as
Grand Prix racing’s new engine rules from 2026 have helped attract the two German manufacturers, with Audi first to confirm its entry at this weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix. Their arrival means there will be at least five car makers in F1 from 2026, with Mercedes, Ferrari, Renault, Audi and Porsche all committed. Honda has also
The championship leader took a much-needed pole for MP Motorsport as he attempts to hold off a charging Theo Pourchaire, who sits just 21 points adrift with four rounds remaining. The Brazilian driver was the first to break the two-minute barrier, setting a 1m59.990s, before improving to a 1m58.232s to clinch pole. A last-minute dash
Last week MotoGP announced a radical format shake-up for 2023 with the introduction of half-distance, half-points sprint races to the Saturday of every single grand prix weekend. It is an idea that has been gleaned from F1, which has run sprint qualifying races to set the grid line-up at select events over the past two
McLaren announced on Wednesday that Ricciardo would be leaving the team at the end of the 2022 season after agreeing terms for his exit with one year remaining on his contract. The decision came after Ricciardo struggled to match team-mate Lando Norris for form during their 18 months as team-mates, despite giving McLaren its first
On an action-packed day both on and off the track at Spa-Francorchamps, the F1 world championship leader topped second practice by almost nine-tenths of a second from title rival Charles Leclerc. But both drivers are set to start the Belgian GP from the back of the grid due to respective engine change penalties – which
Ducati has spent the first 13 races of the 2022 season evaluating both one-time race winner Jorge Martin and three-time winner Bastianini as potential factory team contenders for 2023. With long-time Ducati runner Jack Miller signing a two-year deal to join KTM from next season, Ducati elected to make its decision on who will replace
11:48 AM ET Alpine boss Otmar Szafnauer has accused Oscar Piastri of lacking integrity and said he’s gone back on his word by trying to race for McLaren. Piastri is in the middle of a legal dispute between McLaren and Alpine, with both teams set to visit the FIA’s contract recognition board next week to
With the team hoping to build on the momentum gained in recent races, which included George Russell’s pole position at the Hungarian Grand Prix, it had felt that this weekend’s event at Spa-Francorchamps would offer it some good opportunities. However, both Hamilton and Russell struggled for pace in Friday’s cold and damp practice sessions. Hamilton
Although there has been no official word from the Woking camp, and a Contracts Recognition Board case involving Alpine is still pending, Piastri looks set to race for McLaren in 2023 in a deal put together by his manager Webber. The opportunity to land Piastri led to the team coming to an agreement for Ricciardo
The 2020 MotoGP world champion Mir fracture his right foot in a nasty highside crash on the opening lap of last week’s Austrian GP. The Suzuki rider was ordered to take 15 days of rest by doctors following a check-up on the Monday after the Red Bull Ring race, and has thus been forced out