It was another challenging weekend for Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli in Belgium, but a few words of wisdom from Lewis Hamilton helped. The seven-time World Champion told the rookie to keep his head up as he battled through a difficult event.

Speaking offstage around the Belgian Grand Prix, Hamilton described himself as a serious gamer, saying, “I’m dying for the new Grand Theft Auto to come out… GTA 6,” and added, “ I’ll have to cancel all my work when that game comes out”.

Considering the athletes are strapped to the front of 200mph rockets, swearing seems as much a part of Formula 1 as the likes of accelerating or tyres are but the FIA, led by president Mohammed Ben Sulayem, was determined to cut it out entirely.

Kimi Antonelli has endured a tough time of late, with the Mercedes rookie failing to make it out of the first part of qualifying for both the sprint race and Grand Prix at Spa

Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton was voted the driver of the day after a spectacular Belgian Grand Prix recovery.

Today's F1 news round-up sees a hijacked Jos Verstappen interview, a Lewis Hamilton staff change, and much more!