Kimi Antonelli won for the sixth time this season as the Mercedes man took victory at the Belgian Grand Prix from Charles Leclerc and Max Verstappen.
Antonelli’s win stretched his Drivers’ Championship lead too, helped by team mate George Russell failing to finish at Spa. Russell didn’t even make it round the track once, as he collided with Lewis Hamilton on the opening lap.
Tom Clarkson is joined by race-winner Antonelli, F1 TV lead presenter Laura Winter and two-time Le Mans podium finisher Alex Brundle to review the Belgian Grand Prix.
There could not have been more contrasting fortunes down at Mercedes, with Russell cutting an especially disconsolate figure after the race.
Russell’s misfortune meant Leclerc, Verstappen and Hamilton were left slugging it out for the podium places, with the Monegasque driver benefitting from some pit stop luck to leapfrog his Dutch rival.
Down at McLaren, Lando Norris looked in the mix at the front despite starting from P13 on the grid, but he dropped back after a late stop – with many questioning whether the team got their strategy right at Spa.
Oscar Piastri had to battle with car damage after making contact with Leclerc, on what proved a slightly tricky day for the papaya team.
And behind the top runners, there was more joy for Audi who saw Gabriel Bortoleto score for the second straight race with a P8 finish.
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