Lewis Hamilton went on an early overtaking spree on wet tyres, and then profited from the earliest switch to slicks, to salvage seventh; Hamilton tells Ferrari hell work harder to come back stronger;

Lewis Hamilton’s Belgian GP weekend got off to the worst possible start as the seven-time World Champion suffered a shock elimination in SQ1 for the Sprint event. It marked the first time since the introduction of the Sprint format that a Ferrari driver had failed to progress past the opening session — an unwanted record Hamilton certainly did not expect to own.

Catch up on Saturday at Spa, as it hosted round 13 of the 2025 Formula One season with the Belgian Grand Prix weekend

Lando Norris failed to chase down his McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri during the closing stages of the Belgian Grand Prix as a series of errors interrupted his progress; watch the Hungarian Grand Prix from this Friday,

Formula 1 thrilled once again as Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris shared a tense battle in Belgium with Lewis Hamilton working hard to make amends.

McLaren’s Oscar Piastri overtook his teammate and championship rival Lando Norris in the opening stages of a rain-delayed Belgian Grand Prix to win and further extend his championship lead. The Athletic ’s experts, Luke Smith and Madeline Coleman, analyze the race’s main talking points.

McLaren driver secures pole for Belgian Grand Prix sprint race as Lewis Hamilton crashes out - Australian youngster tops the drivers’ championship ahead of McLaren team-mate

F1 SPRINT RESULTS: Lewis Hamilton hits new Ferrari LOW as Max Verstappen schools McLaren at Belgian Grand Prix Mercedes hotshot Kimi Antonelli took a knock on Saturday at Spa, getting knocked out in Q1 for the second day in a row, and will be joined in the bottom five on Sunday's Belgian Grand Prix grid by Lewis Hamilton ...again.

Hamilton is a five-time winner of the Belgian GP, including last year, when he inherited victory after George Russell’s disqualification. You have to go back to his debut season in 2007 for the last time he finished the race but failed to stand on the podium, crossing the line in fourth place. It’s a track he loves and where he flourishes.

Oscar Piastri took sprint pole by over four tenths ahead of Max Verstappen and Lando Norris at Spa-Francorchamps. With Oscar Piastri having showed ominous pace in FP1 at Belgium, he was favourite to take sprint pole ahead of his rivals.