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2026 FORMULA 1 WORLD DRIVERS' CHAMPIONSHIP
🇲🇨 Leclerc 240
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Hamilton 218
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Russell 177
🇮🇹 Antonelli 158
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Norris 107
🇦🇺 Piastri 80
🇳🇱 Verstappen 61
🇫🇷 Hadjar 47
🇲🇽 Pérez 21
🇪🇸 Sainz 11
🇪🇸 Alonso 10
🇫🇷 Gasly 8
🇫🇮 Bottas 6
🇫🇷 Ocon 4
🇳🇿 Lawson 3
🇩🇪 Hülkenberg 3
🇧🇷 Bortoleto 0
🇹🇭 Albon 0
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Bearman 0
🇨🇦 Stroll 0
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Lindblad 0
🇦🇷 Colapinto 0

2026 FORMULA 1 WORLD CONSTRUCTORS CHAMPIONSHIP

🇮🇹 Ferrari 458
🇩🇪 Mercedes 335
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 McLaren-Mercedes 187
🇦🇹 Red Bull-RBPT Ford 108
🇺🇸 Cadillac-Ferrari 27
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Williams-Mercedes 11
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Aston Martin-Honda 10
🇫🇷 Alpine-Mercedes 8
🇺🇸 Haas-Ferrari 4
🇩🇪 Audi 3
🇮🇹 Racing Bulls-RBPT Ford 3

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QUALIFYING ONE

Sergio Pérez got caught in traffic and could not get through, while Carlos Sainz’s last lap took him from P22 to P18, while Nico Hülkenberg got out of the bottom six late, knocking out Franco Colapinto. Alex Albon then went from P22 to P18, as his teammate did, while Lance Stroll and Gabriel Bortoleto couldn’t put together the lap to get through. Antonelli was quickest from Leclerc, Russell and Hamilton.

Out: Colapinto, Albon, Pérez, Sainz, Stroll, Bortoleto

QUALIFYING TWO

Charles Leclerc hit traffic on his first lap, and needed a late lap to get out of the bottom six, but did so, as did George Russell. World Champion Lando Norris wasn’t as fortunate and was another shock Q2 exit for his home race. Max Verstappen’s struggles continued this weekend as he also exited in Q2, and would drop down the grid with his penalty. Alonso also exited alongside Gasly, and the two Haas drivers, Bearman and Ocon. Leclerc was quickest from Antonelli and Hamilton.

Out: Alonso, Verstappen, Gasly, Norris, Bearman, Ocon

QUALIFYING THREE

In a fantastic Q3, George Russell snatched Pole for his home race, beating Charles Leclerc by 0.009!! Kimi Antonelli was third ahead of Oscar Piastri, with Isack Hadjar fifth, and Lewis Hamilton having to settle for P6 on the grid at his home Grand Prix. Nico Hülkenberg, who got his famous podium here last year, starts P7, having briefly been fastest, while Arvid Lindblad will start his home race from 8th. Valtteri Bottas and Liam Lawson take the fifth row.

Q3: Russell, Leclerc, Antonelli, Piastri, Hadjar, Hamilton, Hülkenberg, Lindblad, Bottas, Lawson

Max Verstappen has a three place penalty for colliding into Nico Hülkenberg in Austria.

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THE RACE

The rain poured down for most of this race, and only cleared up in the final few laps. George Russell got away well, but Kimi Antonelli got the jump on Charles Leclerc to make it an early Mercedes 1-2. Lewis Hamilton fought his way past Isack Hadjar and Oscar Piastri in the early laps to take P4. Russell tried to put a gap between himself and his teammate, who had to defend Leclerc, although Antonelli managed to defend well, then build a bit of a gap again. Ollie Bearman went aquaplaning and spun off at Arena, dropping to the back of the pack. In the midfield, the two Racing Bulls had to defend three World Champions in Alonso, Norris and Verstappen. Antonelli, in his chase of Russell, locked up, giving his teammate space and putting Charles Leclerc right back in contention for P2, which Leclerc happily took to take P2, and Leclerc then commenced chasing down Russell. Russell pitted on Lap 24, and Ferrari and Leclerc immediately answered a lap later. Racing Bulls pulled off a brilliant double stack, as Antonelli and Hamilton pitted on the same lap, putting themselves in a straight fight for the last podium spot. Alex Albon retired with a gearbox issue, the only retirement of the day. Verstappen fought his way into the points, but Lindblad’s bid for his first points on home soil ended in heartbreak as he firstly had a lock-up, which put him behind his teammate, then spun off, costing him any shot of the top ten.

Leclerc chased down and passed Russell, then drove away from him, while Hamilton got ahead of Antonelli, and Antonelli’s bid for the podium ended in a massive spin, although he was able to recover for P4. As the sun came out for the first time this afternoon, Leclerc coasted to his seventh win of the season, 5 seconds ahead of Russell, as Hamilton completed the podium. Antonelli, despite his spin, was fourth, with Piastri fifth, and Hadjar sixth. Verstappen fought back for seventh, with Hülkenberg, Bottas and Alonso completing the points.

DRIVER OF THE DAY: CHARLES LECLERC

A magnificent drive in the rain by Charles Leclerc, who was voted Driver of the Day after a brilliantly timed move on George Russell, waiting out his move until the final few then coasting away with a tyre advantage. Charles Leclerc takes his seventh win of the season, and DOTD!

Top Five: Leclerc, Hadjar, Hülkenberg, Bottas, Verstappen

2026 BRITISH GRAND PRIX
RACE CLASSIFICATION

1. Charles LECLERC 1.27.27.489
2. George RUSSELL +5.087
3. Lewis HAMILTON +15.603
4. Andrea Kimi ANTONELLI +34.213
5. Oscar PIASTRI +54.849
6. Isack HADJAR +76.050
7. Max VERSTAPPEN +81.687
8. Nico HÜLKENBERG +82.907
9. Valtteri BOTTAS +83.660
10. Fernando ALONSO +97.326
11. Liam LAWSON +1 LAP
12. Pierre GASLY +1 LAP
13. Lando NORRIS +1 LAP
14. Esteban OCON +1 LAP
15. Sergio PÉREZ +1 LAP
16. Franco COLAPINTO +1 LAP
17. Carlos SAINZ +1 LAP
18. Arvid LINDBLAD +1 LAP
19. Lance STROLL +1 LAP
20. Gabriel BORTOLETO +1 LAP
21. Oliver BEARMAN +1 LAP
22. Alex ALBON DNF

FL - Charles LECLERC 1.35.179
DHL - Pierre GASLY 2.411
DOTD - Charles LECLERC

2026 FORMULA 1 WORLD DRIVERS' CHAMPIONSHIP
🇲🇨 Leclerc 265
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Hamilton 233
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Russell 195
🇮🇹 Antonelli 170
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Norris 107
🇦🇺 Piastri 90
🇳🇱 Verstappen 67
🇫🇷 Hadjar 55
🇲🇽 Pérez 21
🇪🇸 Alonso 11
🇪🇸 Sainz 11
🇫🇮 Bottas 8
🇫🇷 Gasly 8
🇩🇪 Hülkenberg 7
🇫🇷 Ocon 4
🇳🇿 Lawson 3
🇧🇷 Bortoleto 0
🇹🇭 Albon 0
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Bearman 0
🇨🇦 Stroll 0
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Lindblad 0
🇦🇷 Colapinto 0

2026 FORMULA 1 WORLD CONSTRUCTORS CHAMPIONSHIP

🇮🇹 Ferrari 498
🇩🇪 Mercedes 365
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 McLaren-Mercedes 197
🇦🇹 Red Bull-RBPT Ford 122
🇺🇸 Cadillac-Ferrari 29
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Aston Martin-Honda 11
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Williams-Mercedes 11
🇫🇷 Alpine-Mercedes 8
Audi 7
🇺🇸 Haas-Ferrari 4
🇮🇹 Racing Bulls-RBPT Ford 3

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F2 SILVERSTONE

Pole Position - 🇮🇪 Alex Dunne

SPRINT RACE
🇮🇪 Alex Dunne
🇮🇳 Kush Maini
🇹🇭 Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak
🇸🇪 Dino Beganovic
🇨🇴 Sebastian Montoya
🇧🇷 Rafael Câmara
🇵🇾 Joshua Dürksen
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Cian Shields

FL - 🇮🇪 Alex Dunne

FEATURE RACE
🇮🇪 Alex Dunne
🇧🇷 Rafael Câmara
🇺🇲 Colton Herta
🇧🇬 Nikola Tsolov
🇵🇾 Joshua Dürksen
🇸🇯 Martinius Stenshorne
🇳🇱 Laurens van Hoepen
🇨🇴 Sebastian Montoya
🇯🇵 Ritomo Miyata
🇹🇭 Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak

FL - 🇮🇪 Alex Dunne

F3 SILVERSTONE

Pole Position - 🇵🇱 Maciej Gładysz

SPRINT

🇫🇮 Tuukka Taponen
🇮🇪 Fionn McLaughlin
🇧🇷 Pedro Clerot
🇧🇷 Fernando Barrichello
🇦🇺 Patrick Heuzenroeder
🇫🇷 Theophile Naël
🇺🇲 Ugo Ugochukwu
🇵🇱 Maciej Gładysz
🇪🇦 Bruno del Pino
🇯🇵 Taito Kato

FL - 🇮🇪 Fionn McLaughlin

FEATURE RACE

🇧🇷 Fernando Barrichello
🇵🇱 Maciej Gładysz
🇫🇮 Tuukka Taponen
🇫🇷 Theophile Naël
🇺🇲 Ugo Ugochukwu
🇰🇷 Michael Shin
🇲🇽 José Garfias
🇯🇵 Hiyu Yamakoshi
🇦🇺 James Wharton
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Freddie Slater

FL - 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Freddie Slater

F1 ACADEMY SILVERSTONE

Pole Position - 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Rachel Robertson

REVERSE GRID RACE

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Ella Lloyd
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Ella Stevens
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Rachel Robertson
🇳🇱 Nina Gademan
🇩🇰 Alba Hurup Larsen
🇩🇪 Mathilda Paatz
🇺🇲 Kaylee Countryman
🇫🇷 Jade Jacquet

FL - 🇩🇰 Alba Hurup Larsen

FEATURE RACE

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Rachel Robertson
🇩🇰 Alba Hurup Larsen
🇺🇲 Kaylee Countryman
🇫🇷 Jade Jacquet
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Ella Lloyd
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Ella Stevens
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Megan Bruce
🇨🇳 Shi Wei
🇦🇹 Emma Felbermayr
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Alisha Palmowski

FL - 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Rachel Robertson

F2 STANDINGS

🇮🇪 Dunne 170
🇧🇷 Câmara 153
🇧🇬 Tsolov 139
🇺🇲 Herta 93
🇵🇾 Dürksen 73
🇹🇭 Inthraphuvasak 71
🇸🇪 Beganovic 55
🇳🇱 van Hoepen 55
🇯🇵 Miyata 40
🇨🇴 Montoya 38
🇸🇯 Stenshorne 29
🇩🇪 Goethe 25
🇮🇳 Maini 22
🇮🇹 Minì 16
🇲🇽 León 10
🇪🇦 Boya 7
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Bennett 3
🇵🇱 Bilinski 1
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Shields 1
🇧🇷 Fittipaldi 0
🇦🇷 Varrone 0

F3 STANDINGS

🇺🇲 Ugochukwu 138
🇫🇷 Naël 125
🇧🇷 Barrichello 94
🇵🇱 Gładysz 91
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Slater 77
🇧🇷 Clerot 56
🇦🇺 Wharton 52
🇫🇮 Taponen 48
🇯🇵 Kato 45
🇪🇦 del Pino 35
🇩🇰 Strømsted 32
🇮🇪 McLaughlin 29
🇮🇹 Badoer 26
🇫🇷 Giusti 16
🇫🇷 Deligny 14
🇰🇷 Shin 8
🇦🇺 Heuzenroeder 7
🇺🇲 Benavides 6
🇲🇽 Garfias 6
🇯🇵 Yamakoshi 4
🇯🇵 Nakamura 3
🇦🇷 Colnaghi 1
🇱🇰 David 1
🇮🇹 Lacorte 0
🇳🇿 Sharp 0
🇸🇬 Ho 0
🇨🇳 Xie 0
🇮🇹 De Palo 0
🇯🇵 Le 0
🇹🇭 Bhirombhakdi 0

F1 ACADEMY STANDINGS

🇦🇹 Felbermayr 79
🇳🇱 Gademan 79
🇩🇰 Larsen 72
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Robertson 65
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Lloyd 56
🇺🇲 Westcott 34
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Palmowski 33
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Stevens 28
🇺🇲 Countryman 28
🇧🇷 Ferreira 23
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Bruce 20
🇫🇷 Jacquet 13
🇫🇷 Billard 10
🇪🇦 Granada 8
🇨🇳 Wei 7
🇩🇪 Paatz 4
🇺🇲 Dobson 1
🇳🇱 Kosterman 1

Some huge breaking news ahead of the Belgian Grand Prix, as Lance Stroll has announced his decision to leave Aston Martin, and Formula 1, at the end of the 2026 season.

Stroll's father, Lawrence Stroll, owns the team, but has come under increasing pressure from Honda to replace his son, who has yet to score a point.

And Lance Stroll has announced he is going to leave the F1 team on his own terms, although he is expected to drive for Aston Martin in WEC next year.

Speculation now turns to who will replace him at Aston Martin for 2027. Names including Yuki Tsunoda, Carlos Sainz and Gabriel Bortoleto are said to be considered by Aston Martin, but their top targets include George Russell, Oscar Piastri and Charles Leclerc.

Fernando Alonso's future remains in speculation, with him being linked to Williams, so both seats at Aston Martin could yet change.

Nico Hülkenberg and Audi have announced a new two-year deal for the German driver with the German team.

Hülkenberg, who has impressed with Audi this season, has signed a new deal for two more seasons, and has said "it'll be my last contract in Formula 1. I want to retire with this team in 2028, but I have some more to give, and I think I can help lead this team to success."

The German driver will have a home Grand Prix next season and in 2028, as Hockenheim returns to the F1 calendar from next season onwards.

In other news, the Portuguese Grand Prix will be on the calendar again next season.

Portimão has signed a 2 year deal to return to the F1 calendar.

Portimão was last raced in 2021, but returns for next year, joining Germany, Türkiye and South Africa back on the calendar.

It remains to be seen which races will drop off the calendar for next year, but it is expected that the number of US Races will go from 3 to 2. Netherlands and one Spanish race have already been confirmed to not happen next year.

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We head to Spa-Francorchamps and Belgium for one of the most iconic races of the season, the Belgian Grand Prix. And after a win in the rain of Silverstone, Charles Leclerc extended his advantage in the Drivers' Championship to 32 points, but Mercedes showed a lot of pace, and on another day, could've had the race win. Lewis Hamilton won the Sprint, and still harbours hopes of his eighth. What will Belgium's famous Spa-Francorchamps, the longest lap of the season, bring us?

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FREE PRACTICE ONE

George RUSSELL
Lewis HAMILTON
Dino BEGANOVIC

George Russell was quickest in FP1 ahead of Lewis Hamilton, with Ferrari junior Dino Beganovic an impressive P3. Oscar Piastri was fourth with Lando Norris fifth, while Carlos Sainz took sixth. Kimi Antonelli was 7th, with Max Verstappen P8 and Liam Lawson P9. On his FP1 debut, Kean Nakamura-Berta was an impressive P10.

LINDBLAD AND BORTOLETO COLLIDE IN FP2!!! Looks like Lindblad locked up and Bortoleto was in the wrong place at the wrong time! Both drivers ok, both out of the car, but both out of the session!

(LIN) "Sorry guys. Brakes locked up. Sorry."

(HAME) "Are you ok Arvid?"

(LIN) "Yeah, I'm ok. Sorry guys. My mistake."

(HAME) "It's ok, we'll send someone to pick you up."

(LOP) "Are you okay Gabi?"

(BOR) "Yeah, I'm fine. Bit of a shunt but I'm okay. He just came out of nowhere. Nothing I could do."

Sky are reporting that Lindblad and Bortoleto will be called to the stewards after the session

FREE PRACTICE TWO

Lewis HAMILTON
Andrea Kimi ANTONELLI
Charles LECLERC

Lewis Hamilton topped FP2, just 0.041 ahead of Kimi Antonelli, with Charles Leclerc in P3. Max Verstappen was fourth with Isack Hadjar fifth, while George Russell took sixth and Lando Norris seventh. Sergio Pérez was eighth, Oscar Piastri ninth, and Liam Lawson tenth. Arvid Lindblad and Gabriel Bortoleto collided early in the session, bringing out a VSC and ending the Fridays of both men early.

ARVID LINDBLAD GETS GRID PENALTY FOR COLLISION WITH BORTOLETO

Arvid Lindblad will be given a three place grid penalty for Sunday's Belgian Grand Prix.

After a collision with Gabriel Bortoleto in FP2, Lindblad was judged to have been at fault and receives the grid penalty.

Lindblad has apologised to Bortoleto for the incident, and Bortoleto has accepted, saying "there's no hard feelings, it's racing. It happens."

FREE PRACTICE THREE

George RUSSELL
Charles LECLERC
Lewis HAMILTON

George Russell went quickest on Saturday afternoon's early session, ahead of Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton. A superb fourth for Gabriel Bortoleto, ahead of Isack Hadjar and Kimi Antonelli. Oscar Piastri, Fernando Alonso, Lando Norris and Liam Lawson complete the top ten.

It is time for qualifying here in Belgium, at the world famous Spa-Francorchamps. That run up to Eau Rouge, the Bus Stop Chicane, and everything in between. The longest lap of the season, but who will make those long laps count?

The lights are green as we prepare for Q1. And the cars are queuing up to get out of the pitlane

Norris initially goes quickest, ahead of Leclerc and Hamilton

Liam Lawson just went P1!!

Antonelli up to P1, Verstappen P2, Russell P3! The two Ferraris are P7 and P10

Leclerc gets stuck behind Colapinto and that might have hurt his lap a bit

Hamilton goes P1, Leclerc just P5.

A RED FLAG WITH FOUR MINUTED REMAINING!!! VALTTERI BOTTAS WITH A MASSIVE SHUNT AT LES COMBES!!!

(HOW) "You okay Valtteri?"

(BOT) "Yeah, I'm ok. Car's f---ed. Lost the rears."

We will continue this session with 4.25 left. Bottom six are Gasly, Bearman, Albon, Lindblad, Bottas, who is out, and Stroll.

Back underway. Hamilton, Russell, Leclerc and Lawson gambling on staying in. Everyone else on track.

Bearman up to 5th! Alonso goes 11th.

Piastri is into the bottom six here! Norris can only go 13th, both McLarens are very much at risk!

Colapinto 17th. He's out.

Ocon up to 12th and he's safe. Piastri, Gasly and Albon all still going, Lindblad, Norris and Bortoleto at risk!!

Gasly 16th, he knocks out Bortoleto, but is behind Norris!!

Piastri fourth!!! Gasly out again, the World Champion is the one at risk!

Albon has a poor S3 and cannot improve, he's out! Norris through by the skin of his teeth! Again!

We lose Gasly, Bortoleto, Stroll, Colapinto, Albon and Bottas.

OUT IN Q1:

Pierre GASLY
Gabriel BORTOLETO
Lance STROLL
Franco COLAPINTO
Alex ALBON
Valtteri BOTTAS

Green flag for Q2.

Leclerc setting the benchmark early, almost 4 tenths up on teammate Hamilton.

Russell then goes quickest. Piastri into P4.

Verstappen up to P3, Norris into the dropzone.

Lindblad goes 16th.

Ocon with a lock-up, and that'll hurt that lap for him!

With just a couple of minutes left, Hadjar, Norris, Sainz, Bearman, Ocon and Lindblad are in the dropzone. Alonso at risk.

Norris up to P3, and he should be safe. Ocon is out. Hadjar doesn't make it round in time! He is also out!

Hülkenberg at risk...Sainz 10th and Hulk is out! Leclerc goes quickest!

Perez and Sainz aren't safe, as Bearman and Lindblad are running, Lindblad 14th, Pérez through, BEARMAN 8TH AND HE KNOCKS SAINZ OUT!!!

We lose Sainz, Hülkenberg, Alonso, Lindblad, Hadjar and Ocon.

Through to Q3 are Leclerc, Russell, Hamilton, Antonelli, Norris, Verstappen, Piastri, Bearman, Lawson and Pérez.

OUT IN Q2:

Carlos SAINZ
Nico HÜLKENBERG
Fernando ALONSO
Arvid LINDBLAD
Isack HADJAR
Esteban OCON

Lights are green for Q3! Who will get Pole?

Leclerc quickest after the first runs, 0.290 ahead of Hamilton. Antonelli P3 and Russell P4. Verstappen 5th, then Norris, Piastri, Lawson, Pérez and Bearman.

Last laps beginning now. Antonelli has gambled by going early.

A poor middle sector lets Kimi down, and he stays P3.

Hamilton purple S1!

Russell purple in S2

Bearman stays 10th, Piastri up to P6. Lawson 8th. Russell can only manage 3rd!

Verstappen 5th, HAMILTON STAYS SECOND! LECLERC KEEPS POLE FOR NOW, ONLY NORRIS CAN BEAT HIM NOW!

NORRIS STAYS SEVENTH, IT'S POLE NUMBER FOUR OF THE SEASON FOR CHARLES LECLERC!!!

(BOZ) "And that's P1, you're on Pole! Amazing job, Charles!"

(LEC) "Let's gooooo, baby! Come on!! Ahh, good start to the weekend. Let's make this count now"

QUALIFYING THREE

Charles LECLERC
Lewis HAMILTON
George RUSSELL
Andrea Kimi ANTONELLI
Max VERSTAPPEN
Oscar PIASTRI
Lando NORRIS
Liam LAWSON
Sergio PÉREZ
Oliver BEARMAN

VALTTERI BOTTAS TO START FROM PITLANE

Valtteri Bottas will start Sunday's Belgian Grand Prix from the pitlane.

The Finnish driver will start the race on Sunday from the pitlane after crashing in Q1, and after Cadillac broke parc fermé to fix his car, he will therefore be in the pits to begin in Spa.

Gonna take a break to charge the phone and relax a little before the race!

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A shock bit of news as it has been revealed this morning that Flavio Briatore is to leave Alpine with immediate effect.

Alpine have been disappointed with their results over the last two years since Briatore's return, as well as the treatment of former driver Jack Doohan, and it has been decided to let Briatore go with immediate effect.

Dave Greenwood, the team's administrative representative, is expected to take charge for the rest of the season, with a new Team Principal to be appointed for 2027 onwards.

With the news of Flavio Briatore's sacking by Alpine still shaking the paddock to its foundation, we have a motor race to think about this weekend. Round 12 of the 2026 Formula 1 season, and with just two rounds of the season and we're at the exact halfway point of the season, and we end the first half of the season with a Ferrari front row lock-out. 44 laps of the 7.004km circuit, Spa-Francorchamps has been a core part of the F1 calendar, and will continue to be for years to come. From the run up to Eau Rouge to the Bus Stop Chicane, iconic parts of F1 folklore wherever you look here.

Valtteri Bottas starts from the pitlane, which leaves Alex Albon alone on the back row, Franco Colapinto's Alpine has lost Flavio Briatore and life without him begins in P20 for the Argentine driver, alongside Lance Stroll. Gabriel Bortoleto and Arvid Lindblad are on row nine, Pierre Gasly meanwhile also affected by that Alpine news, he's 16th, with former Alpine teammate Esteban Ocon in 15th. Isack Hadjar and Fernando Alonso are on row seven, then it's Nico Hülkenberg, newly confirmed with an Audi contract for the next two years, in P12 alongside Carlos Sainz. Ollie Bearman starts 10th with Sergio Pérez 9th, then it's Liam Lawson in 8th alongside the World Champion Lando Norris, and Oscar Piastri starts alongside Max Verstappen on the fourth row. Mercedes lock out the second row with Kimi Antonelli alongside George Russell, then it's a Ferrari front row lock-out. Lewis Hamilton starts second today, his first start from second all season, and Charles Leclerc has his fourth Pole of the 2026 season.

Let's go motor racing!

Formation lap done, all cars in place...

One light, two, three, four, five...

AND IT'S LIGHTS OUT AND AWAY WE GO

Leclerc away well, so is Hamilton, Russell and Antonelli, Verstappen, Piastri, Lawson ahead of Norris, then Pérez and Bearman!

Russell goes for the overtake on Hamilton and gets it!

(HAM) "George pushed me wide, it's manipulated, man"

(SAN) "We saw that Lewis, we're on it"

Russell trying to challenge Leclerc for the lead, but he leaves the door open and Hamilton gets by again!

Hamilton has a look down the inside of Leclerc at the Bus Stop Chicane and he gets the lead off his teammate!

Leclerc coming back into the Kemmel Straight and he's back in front!

Ollie Bearman with a lovely move to take P9 off Pérez!

Piastri with a brilliant move on Verstappen! He's into P5!

Russell overtakes Hamilton and is into P2!

But Hamilton immediately takes it back!

Lap 8: Leclerc, Hamilton, Russell, Antonelli, Verstappen, Piastri, Lawson, Norris, Bearman, Pérez, Hadjar, Alonso, Hülkenberg, Sainz, Ocon, Gasly, Bortoleto, Lindblad, Stroll, Bottas, Albon, Colapinto

Hamilton moves into the lead!

But then a lap later Leclerc takes it back!

PITSTOPS: Bearman, Bortoleto and Lindblad all in. Bearman onto the Hards, likely to the end. Bortoleto and Lindblad perhaps gambling on the two stopper.

Hamilton back into the lead on Lap 14! Russell sticking close to the Ferraris here as well!

Leclerc goes down the inside of Hamilton at the Bus Stop Chicane! He's back into P1!

PITSTOPS: We have not one, not two, but THREE Red Bull cars all pitting at the same time! Red Bull double stack Verstappen and Hadjar, while Racing Bulls bring in Lawson! Verstappen onto the Softs, Mediums for Hadjar and Lawson! There's enough of a gap to make the double stack work, and Red Bull get the cars out without issue!

Russell now ahead of Hamilton and into P2!

VIRTUAL SAFETY CAR CALLED

(BON) "Are you okay Kimi?"

(ANT) "I'm fine. Sorry. Lost the car. Sorry."

ANTONELLI IN THE BARRIER!!! HE CATCHES THE KERB AND SPINS OFF INTO THE WALL!!! HIS RACE IS OVER!

Thankfully Kimi has walked away unhurt from that, but that is a disaster for Mercedes' WCC chances!

(BOZ) "Antonelli out, he's crashed out. Virtual Safety Car."

(LEC) "Is Kimi okay?"

(BOZ) "He's okay. Box immediately. Box, box."

(LEC) "Glad he's okay. Box."

(SAN) "VSC Lewis. Antonelli is out of the race."

(HAM) "Is Kimi alright?"

(SAN) "He's alright. Out of the car. So box now, box."

(HAM) "Glad he's ok. Box this lap."

PITSTOPS: LECLERC HAS A DELAY, WHICH DELAYS BOTH DRIVERS!!! A RARE ERROR THIS YEAR FROM THE FERRARI PIT CREW!

(LEC) "Perfect. It's a joke, come on!"

(BOZ) "Sorry about that Charles. Still plenty of room, pitstop was free. Focus."

(LEC) "It's slightly less free now"

(HAM) "I don't know why we had to both come in there"

(SAN) "Sorry about that, Lewis"

(HAM) "I could've got round again man"

Leclerc now 9.5 behind Russell, who did not pit under the VSC. Ferrari were the only two who did

PITSTOP: Alonso in for the Mediums as we go green again! Aston actually bringing both drivers in, but Stroll is so far behind Alonso that Alonso could've gotten out and gotten a snack, and got back in the car before Stroll arrived.

PITSTOP: Russell now pits for the Mediums. He rejoins in P3, 10 seconds behind Leclerc, 4 behind Hamilton.

Lap 22: Leclerc, Hamilton, Russell, Piastri, Verstappen, Norris, Hadjar, Bearman, Lawson, Pérez, Sainz, Bortoleto, Gasly, Alonso, Albon, Lindblad, Bottas, Hülkenberg, Ocon, Stroll, Colapinto. Antonelli out of the race.

Russell now closing on Hamilton for P2!

(SAN) "Elbows out. Russell right behind."

Russell going for the overtake and gets it done! He's into P2!

FASTEST LAP - RUSSELL

Pérez ahead of Bearman now for P8!

Hamilton and Russell now fighting for P2, and Leclerc has extended the gap at the front to 11 seconds!

PITSTOP: Haas taking a gamble and pitting Bearman again, AND HAVE GIVEN HIM A MASSIVE DELAY!!!

(BEA) "I could've made it to the end on these tyres, sadly I think we've thrown points away here"

PITSTOP: Hadjar comes in for his second stop, and rejoins P8.

LAWSON AND ALONSO MAKE CONTACT!!!! ALONSO GOES FOR TGE OVERTAKE AND LAWSON CRASHES INTO HIM!!!

(ALO) "Liam again? Again? What an idiot."

(LAW) "Dunno what the f--- Alonso is doing there, to be honest"

FIA looking at that one just now

Lap 33: Leclerc, Hamilton, Russell, Piastri, Norris, Verstappen, Pérez, Hadjar, Alonso, Lawson, Bottas, Hülkenberg, Bortoleto, Ocon, Sainz, Lindblad, Stroll, Bearman, Gasly, Albon, Colapinto

PITSTOP: In the meantime, Lawson has pit and it is a long one as they needed a front wing change. He rejoins in P18. Bottas, who started in the pitlane, now in the points.

PITSTOP: Make that P9, as Pérez comes in to pit, and he's now rejoined in P10, just ahead of Hülkenberg!

Into the last five laps now

VIRTUAL SAFETY CAR CALLED WITH FIVE LAPS LEFT!!!

(DUD) "You okay, George?"

(RUS) "Oh my goodness. F---! Aaahh!! No! No!!!

...I'm ok but f---!!"

Disaster. Absolute disaster for Russell and Mercedes. Battling Hamilton for P2, Russell completely misjudges Stavelot and hits the barrier!! His race is over, and likely his challenge for the WDC may be, too!

PITSTOPS: Leclerc and Hamilton both pit under the VSC. Much cleaner stops this time around. Leclerc's stop is second, and he gets out just in time for the lights to go green again!

Hulkenberg with a lock-up!

Oscar Piastri about to get McLaren's first podium of the season

FASTEST LAP - LECLERC

LAST LAP

BEARMAN'S BAD LUCK CONTINUES! He loses the car and beaches it!!!

He is out of the race on the final lap!

Charles Leclerc has dominated since the first pitstops, although both Mercedes crashing out didn't hurt, it's looking like career victory 16 for car number 16, on the circuit where he scored his first, he gets his sixteenth, CHARLES LECLERC WINS THE BELGIAN GRAND PRIX!!!

(BOZ) "Race win 16 for car 16!!! Incredible, incredible job, Charles!!"

(LEC) "Let's goooooo, baby!!!! Come on!!! Ahhh, I thought we'd blown it with the stop, but it worked out. Thank you guys, good job guys."

(BOZ) "Incredible job. Increasing our lead in the Championships."

(SAN) "And P2 Lewis, good job out there today, well done!"

(HAM) "Let's keep pushing guys. We're still in this, a long way to go. Thanks mate."

(SAN) "Stay positive. Well done."

(STA) "And so that's P3, Oscar. Well done mate, that's a podium."

(PIA) "Thank you very much, everybody! Ah, yeah, nice to be back on the podium. Feels like it's been too long, but yeah, uh, good to be back. Let's keep going."

(STA) "Fantastic job, Oscar."

Verstappen P4, Norris P5, Hadjar P6, Alonso P7, Pérez P8, Sainz P9, Lawson P10.

DRIVER OF THE DAY: OSCAR PIASTRI

A brilliant drive from Oscar Piastri under pressure from Max Verstappen to take McLaren's first podium of the season, and the first outside of Ferrari and Mercedes to get a podium. Oscar Piastri is your Driver of the Day!

Top Five: Piastri, Hadjar, Leclerc, Alonso, Pérez

2026 BELGIAN GRAND PRIX
RACE CLASSIFICATION

1. Charles LECLERC 1.20.10.302
2. Lewis HAMILTON +21.684
3. Oscar PIASTRI +62.538
4. Max VERSTAPPEN +66.474
5. Lando NORRIS +76.081
6. Isack HADJAR +80.976
7. Fernando ALONSO +108.076
8. Sergio PÉREZ +118.040
9. Carlos SAINZ +125.480
10. Liam LAWSON +126.110
11. Valtteri BOTTAS +126.967
12. Pierre GASLY +1 LAP
13. Nico HÜLKENBERG +1 LAP
14. Gabriel BORTOLETO +1 LAP
15. Lance STROLL +1 LAP
16. Alex ALBON +1 LAP
17. Esteban OCON +1 LAP
18. Arvid LINDBLAD +1 LAP
19. Franco COLAPINTO +1 LAP
20. Oliver BEARMAN DNF (+2 LAPS)
21. George RUSSELL DNF
22. Andrea Kimi ANTONELLI DNF

FL - Charles LECLERC 1.41.267
DHL - Alex ALBON 2.411s
DOTD - Oscar PIASTRI

2026 FORMULA 1 WORLD DRIVERS' CHAMPIONSHIP
🇲🇨 Leclerc 290
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Hamilton 251
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Russell 195
🇮🇹 Antonelli 170
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Norris 117
🇦🇺 Piastri 105
🇳🇱 Verstappen 79
🇫🇷 Hadjar 63
🇲🇽 Pérez 25
🇪🇸 Alonso 17
🇪🇸 Sainz 13
🇫🇮 Bottas 8
🇫🇷 Gasly 8
🇩🇪 Hülkenberg 7
🇳🇿 Lawson 4
🇫🇷 Ocon 4
🇧🇷 Bortoleto 0
🇹🇭 Albon 0
🇨🇦 Stroll 0
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Bearman 0
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Lindblad 0
🇦🇷 Colapinto 0

2026 FORMULA 1 WORLD CONSTRUCTORS CHAMPIONSHIP

🇮🇹 Ferrari 541
🇩🇪 Mercedes 365
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 McLaren-Mercedes 222
🇦🇹 Red Bull-RBPT Ford 142
🇺🇸 Cadillac-Ferrari 33
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Aston Martin-Honda 17
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Williams-Mercedes 13
🇫🇷 Alpine-Mercedes 8
🇩🇪 Audi 7
🇮🇹 Racing Bulls-RBPT Ford 4
🇺🇸 Haas-Ferrari 4

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F2
BELGIUM

POLE POSITION - 🇧🇷 Rafael Câmara

SPRINT
🇺🇲 Colton Herta
🇸🇪 Dino Beganovic
🇨🇴 Sebastian Montoya
🇮🇳 Kush Maini
🇹🇭 Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak
🇳🇱 Laurens van Hoepen
🇸🇯 Martinius Stenshorne
🇧🇬 Nikola Tsolov

FL - 🇨🇴 Sebastian Montoya

FEATURE RACE
🇧🇬 Nikola Tsolov
🇧🇷 Rafael Câmara
🇮🇪 Alex Dunne
🇨🇴 Sebastian Montoya
🇳🇱 Laurens van Hoepen
🇺🇲 Colton Herta
🇧🇷 Emerson Fittipaldi Jr
🇹🇭 Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak
🇮🇹 Gabriele Minì
🇲🇽 Noel León

FL - 🇺🇲 Colton Herta

F3 BELGIUM

Pole Position - 🇺🇲 Ugo Ugochukwu

SPRINT
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Freddie Slater
🇦🇺 James Wharton
🇰🇷 Michael Shin
🇫🇮 Tuukka Taponen
🇫🇷 Theophile Naël
🇧🇷 Fernando Barrichello
🇮🇹 Nicola Lacorte
🇺🇲 Ugo Ugochukwu
🇯🇵 Hiyu Yamakoshi
🇱🇰 Yevan David

FL - 🇱🇰 Yevan David

FEATURE RACE
🇺🇲 Ugo Ugochukwu
🇫🇮 Tuukka Taponen
🇧🇷 Fernando Barrichello
🇫🇷 Theophile Naël
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Freddie Slater
🇵🇱 Maciej Gładysz
🇮🇪 Fionn McLaughlin
🇯🇵 Taito Kato
🇦🇺 James Wharton
🇰🇷 Michael Shin

FL - 🇺🇲 Ugo Ugochukwu

F2 STANDINGS

🇮🇪 Dunne 185
🇧🇷 Câmara 173
🇧🇬 Tsolov 165
🇺🇲 Herta 112
🇹🇭 Inthraphuvasak 79
🇵🇾 Dürksen 73
🇳🇱 van Hoepen 68
🇸🇪 Beganovic 63
🇨🇴 Montoya 57
🇯🇵 Miyata 40
🇸🇯 Stenshorne 31
🇮🇳 Maini 27
🇩🇪 Goethe 25
🇮🇹 Minì 18
🇲🇽 León 11
🇪🇦 Boya 7
🇧🇷 Fittipaldi 6
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Bennett 3
🇵🇱 Bilinski 1
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Shields 1
🇦🇷 Varrone 0

F3 STANDINGS

🇺🇲 Ugochukwu 169
🇫🇷 Naël 143
🇧🇷 Barrichello 114
🇵🇱 Gładysz 99
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Slater 97
🇫🇮 Taponen 73
🇦🇺 Wharton 63
🇧🇷 Clerot 56
🇯🇵 Kato 49
🇪🇦 del Pino 35
🇮🇪 McLaughlin 35
🇩🇰 Strømsted 32
🇮🇹 Badoer 26
🇰🇷 Shin 17
🇫🇷 Giusti 16
🇫🇷 Deligny 14
🇦🇺 Heuzenroeder 7
🇺🇲 Benavides 6
🇲🇽 Garfias 6
🇯🇵 Yamakoshi 6
🇮🇹 Lacorte 4
🇯🇵 Nakamura 3
🇱🇰 David 3
🇦🇷 Colnaghi 1
🇳🇿 Sharp 0
🇸🇬 Ho 0
🇨🇳 Xie 0
🇮🇹 De Palo 0
🇯🇵 Le 0
🇹🇭 Bhirombhakdi 0

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Huge breaking news ahead of this weekend's Hungarian Grand Prix, as Aston Martin have announced the signing of Gabriel Bortoleto, and renewal of Fernando Alonso for 2027.

Bortoleto will join his manager and mentor at the British Racing Green for the 2027 season, leaving Audi, on a multi-year deal.

Fernando Alonso, despite interest from Williams, has re-upped with Aston Martin, signing for 2027 with an option for 2028, should he continue on in Formula 1.

Huge news from the Formula 1 paddock, as Aston have signed one of the brightest young talents in the sport.

Lewis Hamilton has agreed a new two-year deal with Ferrari, said to take him to the 2028 season.

Hamilton has said this is likely to be his final Formula 1 contract, but has said he has "a lot more to give in Formula 1."

Hamilton will continue to partner Charles Leclerc at Scuderia Ferrari, with Leclerc confirmed until at least 2029.

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Reserves:

McLaren: Pato O’Ward for Oscar Piastri (Piastri 2)
Aston Martin: Felipe Drugovich for Lance Stroll (Stroll 2)

FREE PRACTICE ONE

Charles Leclerc was quickest ahead of George Russell, with Lewis Hamilton third. Kimi Antonelli took fourth, with Max Verstappen fifth and Gabriel Bortoleto sixth. Fernando Alonso ended up seventh ahead of Carlos Sainz and McLaren reserve Pato O’Ward, Esteban Ocon rounded off the top ten. Felipe Drugovich, standing in for Lance Stroll, took P12.

FREE PRACTICE TWO

The second free practice of the day saw Lewis Hamilton about 8 hundredths up on Charles Leclerc, as Ferrari took a 1-2. Mercedes’ George Russell and Kimi Antonelli were P3 and P4, while Max Verstappen was fifth, and Lando Norris took sixth. Valtteri Bottas was ahead of Arvid Lindblad and Liam Lawson, while Fernando Alonso ended up P10.

FREE PRACTICE THREE

Mercedes started Saturday off with a 1-2, with George Russell ahead of Kimi Antonelli. Charles Leclerc took third with Lewis Hamilton fourth, while Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris were fifth and sixth. Oliver Bearman sealed seventh with Fernando Alonso eighth, Nico Hülkenberg ninth and Max Verstappen tenth.

QUALIFYING ONE

Nico Hülkenberg put together a late lap to knock out Lance Stroll, but despite their best efforts, Alex Albon and Liam Lawson could not do the same and were knocked out. Ollie Bearman’s struggles continued as he dropped out in Q1, as did Sergio Pérez and Franco Colapinto. Six different teams - Aston Martin, Cadillac, Alpine, Haas, Racing Bulls and Williams - saw the exit of one driver. Antonelli went quickest from Russell, Hamilton and Leclerc.

Out: Stroll, Pérez, Colapinto, Bearman, Lawson, Albon

QUALIFYING TWO

Lando Norris’ crash brought out the Red Flag and ended the defending Champion's session early, as he ended up 15th. Valtteri Bottas thought he’d made Q3 with a late lap, only for Esteban Ocon to knock him out. Gabriel Bortoleto went close, but couldn’t quite get Q3, and Arvid Lindblad, Pierre Gasly and Nico Hülkenberg also dropped out. Hamilton was quickest, with Leclerc P2, Russell P3 and Antonelli P4.

Out: Bottas, Bortoleto, Lindblad, Gasly, Norris, Hülkenberg

QUALIFYING THREE

It was close again between George Russell and Charles Leclerc, but Russell pipped Leclerc to Pole by 0.029, claiming his seventh Pole of the season. Kimi Antonelli took third with Oscar Piastri fourth, and Lewis Hamilton had to settle for the third row beside Max Verstappen. Isack Hadjar is on the fourth row with Carlos Sainz, while Esteban Ocon and Fernando Alonso, old team mates and rivals, are on row five.

Q3: Russell, Leclerc, Antonelli, Piastri, Hamilton, Verstappen, Hadjar, Sainz, Ocon, Alonso

Lando Norris has opted for a pitlane start, meaning P16 to P22 is promoted up one.

THE RACE

An entirely rainy race, it saw George Russell get off to a great start but Kimi Antonelli got ahead of Charles Leclerc. Leclerc and Antonelli battled for P2 as Russell opened up a gap, but Leclerc got ahead of Antonelli and chased down Russell, as Antonelli battled with Hamilton for P3, and Oscar Piastri and Max Verstappen fought for P5. Leclerc got within touching distance of Russell, but Russell defended well and re-opened the gap, and Antonelli caused more problems for Leclerc by breaking clear of Hamilton and attacking his teammate for P2. Leclerc broke clear again and Hamilton got past Antonelli for P3, but couldn’t catch his teammate. Leclerc put Russell back under pressure, and Mercedes went for the undercut, then Ferrari answered back immediately with a double stack of Leclerc and Hamilton. Then, a gamechanger. Lando Norris, in trying to overtake Nico Hulkenberg, drove Hulkenberg into the wall, ending the race of the Audi man and earning the World Champion a penalty and damage to his car, bringing out the Safety Car, and allowing Norris to take his penalty immediately. Off the restart, Leclerc got the overtake done, and Antonelli got past Hamilton. Colapinto went aquaplaning but was able to recover the car.

From there, Leclerc was in control of the race and led to the flag, but Hamilton got past Antonelli, and late issues for Russell allowed Hamilton past for P2. Leclerc took his ninth win of the season to increase his Championship lead, with Hamilton second. Russell settled for third, despite his damage, and Antonelli was fourth. Piastri came home fifth, with Verstappen sixth and Hadjar seventh. Carlos Sainz, Fernando Alonso and Valtteri Bottas also scored points for Williams, Aston Martin and Cadillac respectively.

2026 HUNGARIAN GRAND PRIX
RACE CLASSIFICATION

1. Charles LECLERC 1.43.04.312
2. Lewis HAMILTON +3.790
3. George RUSSELL +8.716
4. Andrea Kimi ANTONELLI +17.469
5. Oscar PIASTRI +29.070
6. Max VERSTAPPEN +33.968
7. Isack HADJAR +37.358
8. Carlos SAINZ +46.404
9. Fernando ALONSO +48.828
10. Valtteri BOTTAS +64.661
11. Esteban OCON +67.982
12. Gabriel BORTOLETO +84.209
13. Arvid LINDBLAD +1 LAP
14. Lance STROLL +1 LAP
15. Pierre GASLY +1 LAP
16. Liam LAWSON +1 LAP
17. Oliver BEARMAN +1 LAP
18. Alex ALBON +1 LAP
19. Lando NORRIS +1 LAP
20. Franco COLAPINTO +1 LAP
21. Sergio PÉREZ +1 LAP
22. Nico HÜLKENBERG +1 LAP

DRIVER OF THE DAY: LEWIS HAMILTON

A superb drive from the seven time Champion to land P2 and keep in touch in the Drivers' Championship. Lewis Hamilton is your Driver of the Day!

Top Five: Hamilton, Leclerc, Alonso, Bottas, Sainz

2026 FORMULA 1 WORLD DRIVERS' CHAMPIONSHIP
🇲🇨 Leclerc 315
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Hamilton 269
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Russell 210
🇮🇹 Antonelli 182
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Norris 117
🇦🇺 Piastri 115
🇳🇱 Verstappen 87
🇫🇷 Hadjar 69
🇲🇽 Pérez 25
🇪🇸 Alonso 19
🇪🇸 Sainz 17
🇫🇮 Bottas 9
🇫🇷 Gasly 8
🇩🇪 Hülkenberg 7
🇳🇿 Lawson 4
🇫🇷 Ocon 4
🇧🇷 Bortoleto 0
🇹🇭 Albon 0
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Lindblad 0
🇨🇦 Stroll 0
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Bearman 0
🇦🇷 Colapinto 0

2026 FORMULA 1 WORLD CONSTRUCTORS CHAMPIONSHIP

🇮🇹 Ferrari 584
🇩🇪 Mercedes 392
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 McLaren-Mercedes 232
🇦🇹 Red Bull-RBPT Ford 156
🇺🇸 Cadillac-Ferrari 34
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Aston Martin-Honda 19
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Williams-Mercedes 17
🇫🇷 Alpine-Mercedes 8
🇩🇪 Audi 7
🇮🇹 Racing Bulls-RBPT Ford 4
🇺🇸 Haas-Ferrari 4

F2 HUNGARY

Pole Position - 🇵🇾 Joshua Dürksen

SPRINT
🇹🇭 Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak
🇯🇵 Ritomo Miyata
🇺🇲 Colton Herta
🇧🇬 Nikola Tsolov
🇳🇱 Laurens van Hoepen
🇧🇷 Emerson Fittipaldi Jr
🇧🇷 Rafael Câmara
🇮🇪 Alex Dunne

FL - 🇺🇲 Colton Herta

FEATURE RACE
🇵🇾 Joshua Dürksen
🇧🇷 Rafael Câmara
🇮🇪 Alex Dunne
🇧🇬 Nikola Tsolov
🇨🇴 Sebastian Montoya
🇺🇲 Colton Herta
🇯🇵 Ritomo Miyata
🇹🇭 Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak
🇮🇳 Kush Maini
🇸🇪 Dino Beganovic

F3 HUNGARY

Pole Position - 🇫🇷 Theophile Naël

SPRINT
🇰🇷 Michael Shin
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Freddie Slater
🇦🇺 James Wharton
🇫🇮 Tuukka Taponen
🇧🇷 Fernando Barrichello
🇺🇲 Ugo Ugochukwu
🇫🇷 Theophile Naël
🇮🇪 Fionn McLaughlin
🇧🇷 Pedro Clerot
🇯🇵 Jin Nakamura

FL - 🇺🇲 Ugo Ugochukwu

FEATURE RACE
🇫🇮 Tuukka Taponen
🇧🇷 Fernando Barrichello
🇫🇷 Theophile Naël
🇺🇲 Ugo Ugochukwu
🇦🇺 James Wharton
🇵🇱 Maciej Gładysz
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Freddie Slater
🇱🇰 Yevan David
🇮🇹 Matteo De Palo
🇧🇷 Pedro Clerot

FL - 🇫🇮 Tuukka Taponen

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Some huge breaking news to kick off the Summer Break, as Jonathan Wheatley will leave Audi at the end of the season to become the new Alpine Team Principal.

Wheatley has agreed a three-year deal with Alpine as their Team Principal. He will stay on as Team Principal for Audi until the end of the 2026 season, as Audi have agreed a settlement deal with Alpine.

Wheatley returns to the Enstone team having started his career with Benetton as a junior mechanic in 1991, and was their chief mechanic from 2001 to 2006, when he joined Red Bull Racing. He has been with Audi since 2024.

On a related note, Mattia Binotto will take over the role from Jonathan Wheatley on a full time basis, and is expected to make the decision on who will replace Gabriel Bortoleto at the team.

Binotto was previously the Team Principal of Scuderia Ferrari until 2022, and joined Sauber as part of the Audi project in 2024

It is believed that Wheatley and Binotto have had personal differences regarding decisions made about the time, and the exit of Gabriel Bortoleto to Aston Martin was the final straw for Wheatley. Now, they go up against each other next season.

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A huge announcement by Audi, as they have signed Carlos Sainz for the 2027 season, reuniting him with his former Ferrari Team Principal Mattia Binotto.

Sainz has driven for Williams since 2025, but was previously been linked with Audi, and with Gabriel Bortoleto joining Aston Martin, Sainz has decided to switch to Audi for next season.

It is believed to be a three-year deal with the team, through to 2029.

Sainz's father, Carlos Sainz Sr, famously drove for Audi for the Dakar Rally, winning in 2024. And now his son joins the Audi team.

Sainz will be teammates with Nico Hülkenberg for the second time in their careers, with the two working together at Renault in 2017 and 2018.

Williams will be looking to confirm their lineup for 2027, but we now know it will not include Sainz.

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Williams have confirmed the signing of Esteban Ocon for the 2027 season from Haas.

Williams have confirmed that Ocon will join the team on a two-year deal, partnering Alex Albon, who is confirmed through 2027.

Esteban Ocon has scored all four of Haas' points in what has been a tough season for the team. However, he's made the decision to switch to Williams for next year.

Ocon has one win, back in Hungary in 2021 for Alpine.

Ocon replaces the Audi bound Carlos Sainz, while Haas are looking for his replacement.

Speaking of Haas, they have confirmed that Oliver Bearman will drive for the team in 2027 and 2028.

Bearman has signed a new two year deal to remain with the team through the 2028 season.

Bearman has been tipped as a potential successor for Lewis Hamilton at Ferrari, but with Hamilton signing a new deal until 2028, Bearman has signed a deal with Haas for the same length of time.

Bearman has endured a tough 2026 season, however Haas have shown faith in the young English driver.

With Esteban Ocon heading for Williams, we wait to see who his teammate will be.

2026 Contract Lengths:

Ferrari:
Charles Leclerc: 2029
Lewis Hamilton: 2028

Red Bull:
Max Verstappen: 2028
Isack Hadjar: 2028

McLaren:
Lando Norris: 2027
Oscar Piastri: 2028

Mercedes:
George Russell: 2026
Andrea Kimi Antonelli: 2026

Williams:
Carlos Sainz: 2026 - (replaced by Esteban Ocon: 2028)
Alex Albon: 2027

Alpine:
Pierre Gasly: 2028
Franco Colapinto: 2026

Haas:
Oliver Bearman: 2028
Esteban Ocon: 2026 (Joining Williams, no replacement confirmed)

Racing Bulls:
Liam Lawson: 2026
Arvid Lindblad: 2026

Audi:
Nico Hülkenberg: 2028
Gabriel Bortoleto: 2026 (replaced by Carlos Sainz: 2029)

Aston Martin:
Fernando Alonso: 2027
Lance Stroll: 2026 (replaced by Gabriel Bortoleto: 2028)

Cadillac:
Sergio Pérez: 2027
Valtteri Bottas: 2027

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As we head towards the end of the Summer Break, the FIA have announced the 2027 Formula 1 schedule, and it will be 23 races in 23 different countries, and six different continents.

We kick off the season with a double header in Australia and Japan, before a two week gap, and then go to Saudi Arabia. Another two week gap sees the first F1 race in Africa since 1993, as we go to Kyalami in South Africa. Another two weeks and then we do a double header in Azerbaijan and Türkiye. Two weeks later, a double header between Portugal and Monaco, with Monaco returning to its traditional slot on the calendar, and then two weeks to Canada in June. A June triple header sees us in Austria, Hungary and Germany, which returns for the first time since 2019. A later Silverstone two weeks later is the first part of a double header with Belgium, then the Summer Break. Monza and Madrid is the double header a month later, then three weeks to a double header for China and Singapore. Another three week gap sees the triple header of Brazil, Mexico and the United States, with the US Grand Prix in Las Vegas this year. Three weeks later, we conclude the season with a double header in Bahrain and Abu Dhabi.

COTA, Miami, Zandvoort, Barcelona and Qatar drop off the calendar, as the number of US races drops from three to one.

Ahead of this weekend's Dutch Grand Prix, the final one (for now), the FIA have confirmed the calendar for the Sprints next season.

Baku will be the first Sprint, Round 5. The returning Portimao will host the second Sprint two races later, Round 7. Another returning circuit, Hockenheim, hosts the third Sprint for Round 12. Monza will host the fourth Sprint during Round 15, while Brazil will host the fifth Sprint for Round 19. And Las Vegas hosts the sixth and final Sprint for Round 21.

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For the final time for the forseeable, we head to Zandvoort this weekend for the Dutch Grand Prix. We return from the Summer Break and it has been all go, with Carlos Sainz signing for Audi, Esteban Ocon joining Williams, Jonathan Wheatley moving to Alpine and Mattia Binotto confirming taking over at Audi.

The title fight is now 46 points between Leclerc amd Hamilton, and 105 between Leclerc and Russell. But Max Verstappen will be determined to get his first win of the season at his last home GP for a while. And it's a Sprint Weekend. It is all go.

No reserves in FP1 this weekend as it is a Sprint

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Welcome to sunny Zandvoort and the Sprint Shootout! Ferrari topped practice, but the fans here are very much hoping for a Max Verstappen Sprint Pole to roll back the years. Let's go.

Green light in Zandvoort and we are a go for the Sprint!

Cars lining up in the pitlane here.

GASLY OFF AT BOCHT 10!

Leclerc hit early traffic, and Alonso is quickest, then Albon goes quickest!

Colapinto locks up at Hans Ernst Bocht! A rough start for Alpine here!

Piastri goes quickest, Norris second!

Hamilton splits the McLarens!

Verstappen into P2!

Antonelli now quickest and Russell P2!

Leclerc up to P2 on his second lap, and he should now be through.

With two minutes of the session left, Lindblad, Pérez, Stroll, Bottas, Bortoleto and Gasly are in the bottom six. Bearman on the bubble.

Just P6 for Hamilton! Should be enough to get through, but still struggling for pace!

Bortoleto slowed a bit by Stroll, the man he is replacing at Aston next season!

Bortoleto cannot improve due to that. He'a out. Bottas stays P20. Gasly goes P20, and he's also out.

Hulkenberg up to P10, Bearman is in the dropzone, but then goes P13 and knocks Albon out! Stroll can't improve either!

Russell into P2, behind Antonelli and ahead of Leclerc.

We lose Albon, Stroll, Lindblad, Gasly, Bottas and Bortoleto.

OUT IN SQ1:

Alex ALBON
Lance STROLL
Arvid LINDBLAD
Pierre GASLY
Valtteri BOTTAS
Gabriel BORTOLETO

Green light in SQ2 as the cars once again queue to get out the pitlane.

Traffic again proving very difficult so far

Colapinto is off at Tarzanbocht!!

Leclerc initially P1, Hamilton is flying though and takes top spot!

Antonelli and Russell go into P2 and P3!

Norris, Hadjar, Verstappen and Sainz now all ahead of Leclerc!

Into the final parts of SQ2, and Bearman, Piastri, Pérez, Alonso, Ocon and Colapinto all in the dropzone. The McLaren the big talking point. Hulkenberg on the bubble, but Leclerc is just P8!

Leclerc has been slowed again and that might wreck his lap!!

Never mind. He's P4 and likely safe.

Hulkenberg goes eighth, Lawson at risk!

Antonelli quickest! Piastri goes third and he's safe. Lawson is out, Alonso up to P11 and is also out! Sainz at risk now!

Colapinto and Bearman can't improve and borh are out! Sainz through!

Hamilton P2. Antonelli quickest. Norris third, Piastri fourth, Russell fifth, Leclerc sixth, then Hadjar, Verstappen, Hülkenberg and Sainz.

We lose Alonso, Lawson, Bearman, Pérez, Ocon, Colapinto.

OUT IN SQ2:

Fernando ALONSO
Liam LAWSON
Oliver BEARMAN
Sergio PÉREZ
Esteban OCON
Franco COLAPINTO

Green light for SQ3! Who will get Sprint Pole?

Every car bar the Ferraris putting up a banker!

AND WE HAVE A RED FLAG!!! OH MY WORD!

(WOO) "You okay, Isack?"

(HAD) "I'm okay. Sorry, lost the car there. F---!"

Isack Hadjar in the barrier!!! He lost the car at Mastersbocht and hit the wall! Thankfully he's okay and out of the car, but his session is over!

With three minutes and thirty to go, no times on the board yet due to that Red Flag.

Antonelli puts up the first time and goes quickest. Sainz P2.

Hamilton into Sprint Pole! Piastri up to second! Hulkenberg now P4

Leclerc puts up a purple S1!

LECLERC ONTO POLE BY SEVEN TENTHS. WHAT A LAP

Norris P3! Russell goes P2 however!

Just Verstappen to complete...P7 for the Dutchman on home soil. It's Sprint Pole for Charles Leclerc!!

(BOZ) "And P1, Charles, that was fantastic."

(LEC) "Let's gooooo!! Ahhhh, good job, good job. Let's keep this up over the weekend!"

SQ3:

Charles LECLERC
George RUSSELL
Lewis HAMILTON
Lando NORRIS
Oscar PIASTRI
Andrea Kimi ANTONELLI
Max VERSTAPPEN
Nico HÜLKENBERG
Carlos SAINZ
Isack HADJAR

Hello and welcome to Zandvoort and the Dutch Grand Prix weekend, the final Dutch GP weekend, for now at least. And it's Sprint Saturday, which means 24 laps of this 4.259km circuit. Two Ferraris split by a Mercedes for this Sprint grid, but it's anyone's game.

Gabriel Bortoleto starts alongside Valtteri Bottas at the very back, with Pierre Gasly down in P20 alongside Arvid Lindblad. Lance Stroll and Alex Albon start on row nine, with Franco Colapinto and Esteban Ocon on the eighth row. Sergio Pérez begins from 14th alongside Ollie Bearman, Liam Lawson just outside the top ten beside Fernando Alonso. Isack Hadjar, despite an SQ3 crash, starts 10th, and Carlos Sainz begins 9th, then it's Nico Hülkenberg and home hero Max Verstappen on row four. Kimi Antonelli is alongside Oscar Piastri on the third row, Lewis Hamilton starts just ahead of Lando Norris on row two, and George Russell is on the front row alongside Charles Leclerc, who has his fourth Sprint Pole of five this season.

Formation lap has been completed here, we are ready to go here in Zandvoort...

One light, two, three, four, five...

AND IT'S LIGHTS OUT AND AWAY WE GO

Both Ferraris are away well, Leclerc stays in front, Hamilton moves ahead of Russell for P2!!! Piastri ahead of Norris, Verstappen ahead of Antonelli, then Hülkenberg.

HADJAR SPINS OFF!!! HE REJOINS AT THE BACK OF THE PACK!

The two Ferraris have broken free early, and are now racing each other for P1!

Hamilton into the lead, but then Leclerc takes it back!

Antonelli ahead of Verstappen!

Piastri ahead of Norris!!!

Antonelli going for the overtake on Norris now, and he's up to P5!

Hamilton going for the overtake and he's back inro the lead of this Sprint!

Antonelli up to P4 ahead of Piastri!

Lap 12: Hamilton, Leclerc, Russell, Antonelli, Piastri, Norris, Verstappen, Hülkenberg, Alonso, Sainz, Pérez, Lawson, Bearman, Ocon, Albon, Stroll, Colapinto, Lindblad, Gasly, Bortoleto, Bottas, Hadjar

LECLERC DOWN THE INSIDE OF HAMILTON FOR P1 AGAIN!

Ocon struggling with a mechanic fault.

Norris and Verstappen both get ahead of Piastri!

HAMILTON BACK IN FRONT!

SAFETY CAR CALLED!!!

(BON) "You okay, Kimi?"

(ANT) "Yeah, I lost the car. Sorry guys. My mistake."

ANTONELLI SPINS OFF AND HITS THE BARRIER! HE IS OUT OF THE SPRINT!!! WE HAVE A SAFETY CAR WITH FIVE LAPS TO GO!

PITSTOPS: Hülkenberg and Stroll pit. They might have a shot if we get any racing laps.

Lap 22, under SC: Hamilton, Leclerc, Russell, Norris, Verstappen, Piastri, Alonso, Pérez, Lawson, Sainz, Bearman, Ocon, Albon, Lindblad, Colapinto, Gasly, Bottas, Bortoleto, Hadjar, Hülkenberg, Stroll. Antonelli out of the race.

No more racing laps. We will finish under the Safety Car.

LEWIS HAMILTON WINS THE DUTCH SPRINT. CHARLES LECLERC P2. RUSSELL P3, NORRIS P4, VERSTAPPEN P5, PIASTRI P6, ALONSO P7. PÉREZ P8.

(SAN) "And P1 Lewis, incredible job today!"

(HAM) "Wooo! Let's go!! I'm so happy with thay man! This is an amazing result."

(SAN) "Great job today Lewis!"

(BOZ) "And P2, Charles. Great job out there."

(LEC) "Yeah, good job. Shame about the Safety Car, but it's like this. We'll go again for qualifying."

DUTCH GRAND PRIX 2026
SPRINT CLASSIFICATION

1. Lewis HAMILTON 1.56.824
2. Charles LECLERC +0.173
3. George RUSSELL +0.361
4. Lando NORRIS +0.583
5. Max VERSTAPPEN +0.787
6. Oscar PIASTRI +0.961
7. Fernando ALONSO +1.123
8. Sergio PÉREZ +1.317
9. Liam LAWSON +1.496
10. Carlos SAINZ +1.659
11. Oliver BEARMAN +1.818
12. Esteban OCON ++1.985
13. Alex ALBON +2.145
14. Arvid LINDBLAD +2.304
15. Franco COLAPINTO +2.451
16. Pierre GASLY +2.598
17. Valtteri BOTTAS +2.770
18. Gabriel BORTOLETO +2.927
19. Isack HADJAR +3.085
20. Nico HÜLKENBERG +3.234
21. Lance STROLL +3.387
22. Andrea Kimi ANTONELLI DNF

FL - Lewis HAMILTON 1.11.881

2026 FORMULA 1 WORLD DRIVERS' CHAMPIONSHIP
🇲🇨 Leclerc 322
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Hamilton 277
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Russell 216
🇮🇹 Antonelli 182
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Norris 122
🇦🇺 Piastri 118
🇳🇱 Verstappen 91
🇫🇷 Hadjar 69
🇲🇽 Pérez 26
🇪🇸 Alonso 21
🇪🇸 Sainz 17
🇫🇮 Bottas 9
🇫🇷 Gasly 8
🇩🇪 Hülkenberg 7
🇳🇿 Lawson 4
🇫🇷 Ocon 4
🇧🇷 Bortoleto 0
🇹🇭 Albon 0
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Lindblad 0
🇨🇦 Stroll 0
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Bearman 0
🇦🇷 Colapinto 0

2026 FORMULA 1 WORLD CONSTRUCTORS CHAMPIONSHIP

🇮🇹 Ferrari 599
🇩🇪 Mercedes 398
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 McLaren-Mercedes 240
🇦🇹 Red Bull-RBPT Ford 160
🇺🇸 Cadillac-Ferrari 35
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Aston Martin-Honda 21
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Williams-Mercedes 17
🇫🇷 Alpine-Mercedes 8
🇩🇪 Audi 7
🇮🇹 Racing Bulls-RBPT Ford 4
🇺🇸 Haas-Ferrari 4

Breaking for now to eat. We might do qualifying later today or it might fall to tomorrow. TBD.

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(Tomorrow it is)

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It's a sunny day in Zandvoort and it is time for qualifying here in the Netherlands! Lewis Hamilton won the Sprint, but Charles Leclerc was on Pole for it and still has a healthy Championship lead. Kimi Antonelli is good to go after his Sprint crash, while George Russell hopes to close the gap. The two Papayas are in play, and home hero Max Verstappen wants one last hurrah at his home GP before it leaves the calendar. Who will grab Pole today?

IT IS A RED FLAG ALREADY!!!

(WOO) "You okay Isack?"

(HAD) "I'm ok. Brakes went there, just lost the car. F---!"

A very bad weekend for Isack Hadjar as he causes his second Red Flag of the weekend! He is out in Q1!!

We are back underway and cars once again queueing to get out the pitlane.

Leclerc and Hamilton trading purple sectors in S1 and S2. Norris goes quickest first, then Leclerc, then Hamilton! 0.075 between Hamilton and Leclerc, Norris 2 tenths off.

Verstappen, Russell and Piastri all on quick laps. Lawson fourth ahead of Sainz and Alonso.

Russell P3, Verstappen P5, and Piastri P6.

Antonelli goes seventh despite some car issues.

Hulkenberg up to P15. Lindblad can't get out of the bottom five, nor can Pérez or Bortoleto.

Albon stays in the bottom six, and so does Ocon!

OUT IN Q1:

Arvid LINDBLAD
Esteban OCON
Sergio PÉREZ
Gabriel BORTOLETO
Alex ALBON
Isack HADJAR

Green for Q2!

We briefly had an Alpine 1-2, but then Leclerc goes quickest. Verstappen P2, Hamilton P3.

Russell 2nd. Piastri behond Alonso, Norris in P10.

Hamilton goes quickest, 0.109 ahead of Leclerc!

Antonelli having car issues and hasn't gotten out on track yet!!

Colapinto, Lawson, Gasly, Bearman and Stroll in the bottom six with him.

Stroll up to P14, he's out. Gasly cannot improve and he stays P13.

Bottas on the bubble.

BEARMAN GOES P6!! Bottas into the dropzone! Lawson up to P13. Colapinto goes P11, and he's out! Bottas on a flier AND GOES TENTH! SAINZ INTO THE DROPZONE! Verstappen goes 3rd, Sainz cannot improve and he's out!

OUT IN Q2:

Carlos SAINZ
Franco COLAPINTO
Liam LAWSON
Pierre GASLY
Lance STROLL
Andrea Kimi ANTONELLI

Hamilton, Leclerc, Verstappen, Piastri, Russell, Bearman, Hülkenberg, Norris, Alonso and Bottas in Q3.

Lights green for Q3! Who will get Pole?

Hamilton sets the benchmark, 0.060 ahead of Leclerc!

NORRIS GOES INTO P1!

Verstappen 4th, Russell 5th, Alonso 6th

Piastri goes 5th!

Bottas 7th, Hulkenberg 9th, Bearman then stays 10th.

Last laps starting.

Piastri stays 5th, then RUSSELL GOES P1!

Hamilton purple S1!

HAMILTON ONTO POLE!!

LECLERC SNATCHES POLE!! NORRIS P4, VERSTAPPEN P5, BEARMAN P7!!! IT IS POLE FOR CHARLES LECLERC!!

Alonso 8th, Bottas 9th, Hulk 10th

Q3:

Charles LECLERC
Lewis HAMILTON
George RUSSELL
Lando NORRIS
Max VERSTAPPEN
Oscar PIASTRI
Oliver BEARMAN
Fernando ALONSO
Valtteri BOTTAS
Nico HÜLKENBERG

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GABRIEL BORTOLETO TAKES FIVE PLACE GRID PENALTY

Gabriel Bortoleto will have a five place grid penalty for Sunday's Dutch Grand Prix, having taken a components penalty.

Bortoleto is over his allocated number of gearboxes this season and therefore takes a penalty for the race.

However, he qualified P20 and will start P20, due to two drivers starting from the pitlane.

KIMI ANTONELLI, ESTEBAN OCON TO TAKE PITLANE STARTS

Esteban Ocon and Kimi Antonelli will start from the pitlane due to set-up and components changes from qualifying.

Ocon initially qualified P18, while Antonelli qualified P16 but did not get out in Q2 due to engine issues.

Both drivers will start Sunday's race from the pitlane.

Well, we're back after the long Summer Break and it is still all to play for as we head to the final Dutch Grand Prix for at least the next wee while, as the circuit disappears from the calendar. Before that, we have 72 laps of this 4.259 km circuit to enjoy. Ferrari start as a 1-2, will it finish like that, or can Max Verstappen have the fairytale finish at this circuit? From Netherlands to Abu Dhabi, we are all go for this Championship now.

Kimi Antonelli and Esteban Ocon start from the pitlane, so it's Isack Hadjar who crashed in Q1 and Gabriel Bortoleto, with a five place penalty for a new gearbox, on row ten. Alex Albon starts behind Sergio Pérez on the ninth row, then it's Lance Stroll and Arvid Lindblad on row eight. Pierre Gasly starts alongside Liam Lawson, who might be in the conversation to be his teammate next year, his current teammate Franco Colapinto starts 12th with Carlos Sainz 11th. Nico Hulkenberg, Sainz's teammate next season is 10th with Valtteri Bottas 9th, then it's Fernando Alonso and Ollie Bearman, who could really do with points today, on row four. Last year's winner here, Oscar Piastri, starts sixth with Max Verstappen in his last home race for a while beginning 5th. Lando Norris starts 4th, he didn't finish last year's race, with George Russell 3rd, and Ferrari lock out the front row having double DNF'd this race last year. Lewis Hamilton starts from second, he won the Sprint yesterday, and it is the second Pole of the weekend for the Championship leader, Charles Leclerc.

Cars heading round for the formation lap now. Zandvoort says its goodbye to the F1 calendar after six years.

One light, two, three, four, five...

AND IT'S LIGHTS OUT AND AWAY WE GO!

Leclerc away well and holds the head, Hamilton holding off Russell, then Norris, Verstappen, Piastri, Bearman, Alonso, Bottas and Sainz up into the points ahead of Hülkenberg!

OH MY GOD WE HAVE A SAFETY CAR ON LAP ONE!!!!

Mattia Binotto may have some smoothing over to do, as future Audi teammates Carlos Sainz and Nico Hülkenberg make contact and both cars are out!!!! Hülkenberg locks up and hits Sainz!!! Both are out of the race!!!

(JEG) "You okay, Carlos?"

(SAI) "I'm ok. Nothing I could do. What were you doing, Nico?"

(PET) "You ok, Nico?"

(HUL) "Yeah I'm fine. Sorry. Breaks went there. Sorry to Carlos too."

PENALTY - CAR 27 (HULKENBERG)

This will convert to a grid penalty for Monza.

And we are a go on Lap 4!

Leclerc holds firm from Hamilton, then Russell, Norris, Verstappen, Piastri, Bearman, Alonso, Bottas and Colapinto!

Leclerc and Hamilton have broken away a little, but Russell staying in touch for now!

Hamilton on the attack on Lap 6 and he grabs the lead from Leclerc!

Leclerc tries a move round the outside but Hamilton holds firm! Russell staying in touch!

Gasly moves ahead of Alpine teammate Colapinto and into the points!

Alonso up to P7 ahead of Bearman!

Leclerc retakes the lead here!

Oscar Piastri takes P3 from Russell!

(RUS) "Piastri just pushed me wide, he needs to give the place back!"

Russell has indeed gotten P3 back, but he's under pressure from both McLarens now!

Bearman struggling for pace and he has just dropped behind Lawson and out of the points!!!

PITSTOPS: Gasly first driver to stop today. He switches Softs for Mediums. Alpine actually double stacking as Colapinto comes in after him, and they're now P19 and P20!

Norris up ahead of Piastri into P4! The McLarens intra team battle has allowed Russell to break in P3.

PITSTOPS: Bottas, Antonelli and Lawson all pit, and rejoin P16, P17 and P18.

PITSTOP: McLaren bring Piastri in for another set of Softs. He's rejoined in P10.

(BOZ) "Thoughts on Plan C?"

(LEC) "With the Safety Car, doable. That helped a lot. Tyres are still good."

PITSTOPS: Verstappen and Alonso committing to at least two stops, and Alonso has a delay!!! Both on Softs. Verstappen P13, Alonso P16.

Lindblad has a spin!! Not ideal for him!

PITSTOP: McLaren bring in Norris, AND HE HAS A DELAY! They couldn't get that front left off!!! A disaster for the Champion!

PITSTOPS: Haas double stacking, and they get Bearman out before Ocon comes in. Great job from the Haas team! Bearman P15, Ocon P19.

(PER) "I'm losing a bit of power in the straights."

PITSTOPS: Pérez, who is having some issues, pits, as does Hadjar. P15 and P16 right now.

Lance Stroll is running P6 btw.

P7, as Verstappen overtakes him, and the Dutch fans loved that!

BUT THEY DIDN'T LOVE THIS!!! VERSTAPPEN SPINS AT TARZANBOCHT!!!

(VER) "I just lost the car. Really weird."

PITSTOP: Stroll pits and drops down to P18.

Antonelli, who started from the pitlane, currently P6!

Both Ferraris' tyre management has been excellent. Leclerc and Hamilton eight second clear of Russell.

PITSTOP: Russell switches from Mediums to Softs. He'll have to pit again.

Lap 26: Leclerc, Hamilton, Piastri, Russell, Norris, Antonelli, Verstappen, Alonso, Gasly, Bottas, Hadjar, Bearman, Lawson, Pérez, Bortoleto, Ocon, Lindblad, Stroll, Albon, Colapinto

Hamilton snatches the lead from Leclerc! A lovely move from the seven time Champion!

PITSTOP: A second stop for Verstappen and he's onto the Hards.

(SAN) "Box, box."

(HAM) "Gonna box this lap."

PITSTOP: Hamilton gets the call first from Ferrari and he goes onto the Hards! A 2.778 stop for him and he rejoins P3, behind Russell!

(BOZ) "Box Charles, box this lap."

(LEC) "Yep, copy. Gonna box this lap."

PITSTOPS: Charles Leclerc in from the lead, and he takes a 2.8 stop, onto the Hards! He rejoins P3! Piastri in as well for new Softs, and he's P5, Antonelli onto the Hards and P9.

(PIA) "Why did we stop for Softs?"

(STA) "This is the plan Oscar"

(PIA) "Uh, yeah, ok, not sure about this one but yeah. We'll talk after."

FASTEST LAP - HAMILTON

PITSTOPS: More stops, this time for Gasly, Bottas, Lawson and Bearman. Gasly, Bottas and Lawson all take Mediums, Hards for Bearman.

Hamilton gets ahead of Russell and once again leads!!

(HAM) "Whoop!"

(SAN) "Good job Lewis, we need you to extend the gap on Russell now."

IT IS A RED FLAG!!!

ANTONELLI IS IN THE WALL!!! HIS RACE IS OVER!!! SECOND TIME THIS WEEKEND!!!

He's out of the car and okay, but we will have a stoppage now!

Restart order on Lap 39: Hamilton, Russell, Leclerc, Norris, Piastri, Hadjar, Ocon, Verstappen, Stroll, Albon, Alonso, Gasly, Bottas, Bortoleto, Lawson, Pérez, Bearman, Lindblad, Colapinto. Antonelli, Sainz and Hülkenberg out of the race.

Lights on...AND IT'S LIGHT S OUT AND AWAY WE GO ON LAP 39!!

Hamilton away well again, LECLERC GETS BACK AHEAD OF RUSSELL, PIASTRI UP AHEAD OF NORRIS! HADJAR, VERSTAPPEN AHEAD OF OCON, THEN STROLL AND ALBON!

The Ferraris have raced away from the pack already, and Leclerc now chasing Hamilton once more for P1!

Hamilton holding off Leclerc, Russell and Piastri still in play, too!

LECLERC TAKES THE LEAD AGAIN!

HAMILTON, RUSSELL AND LECLERC THREE WIDE!!! RUSSELL INTO THE LEAD AHEAD OF THE TWO FERRARIS!

PITSTOP: Piastri pits and rejoins P16! Questionable strategy from McLaren once more!

Hamilton moves ahead of Russell, who is starting to struggle more and more on his tyres!

And Leclerc soon gets the move done too!

PITSTOP: Russell is forced to pit on Lap 55! He takes a fresh set of Softs and rejoins P6!

(PER) "I lost the f---ing engine"

Smoke pouring out of the Cadillac!!! Pérez is able to pull off safely and out of the way, and his race is over!!!

(BOT) "Engine is gone. Engine is gone."

It's a disaster for Cadillac!!! Bottas, right behind his teammate, also has to retire! They won't be scoring any points today!

PITSTOPS: Hadjar and Norris both in for the Softs!

VSC ON LAP 60!!! COLAPINTO IS OFF AND INTO THE WALL!!! A GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY FOR POINTS IS GONE!!!

(BOZ) "VSC, VSC. Colapinto is in the wall. Box now."

(LEC) "He's okay?"

(BOZ) "He's out of the car and okay. Box."

(LEC) "Copy box."

PITSTOP: Leclerc in under the VSC! He takes Softs and will rejoin P2, ahead of Russell!

(SAN) "And box, Lewis. Box."

(HAM) "Gonna box this lap."

PITSTOPS: Hamilton pits and it's still a VSC!! But Ferrari will need to be quick, it's ending! Hamilton rejoins P2 as we go green again! Stroll pits too, but couldn't get the benefit of the VSC!

Russell catches Hamilton cold on the tyres and moves into P2!!

FASTEST LAP - LECLERC

LIAM LAWSON HAS A PUNCTURE!!! A DISASTER FOR THE RB!!

FASTEST LAP - NORRIS

Lap 68: Leclerc, Russell, Hamilton, Norris, Hadjar, Piastri, Verstappen, Stroll, Ocon, Alonso, Albon, Gasly, Lindblad, Bearman, Bortoleto, Lawson. Colapinto, Bottas, Pérez, Antonelli, Sainz and Hülkenberg all out of the race.

FASTEST LAP - LECLERC

Hamilton now putting Russell under pressure, and gets the overtake done on the penultimate lap!!

FINAL LAP

A magnificent drive in a testing race for Charles Leclerc, but he is going to extend his gap at the top of the table! His 10th win of the season, his 18th Formula 1 win, and a huge step towards his maiden title, CHARLES LECLERC WINS THE DUTCH GRAND PRIX!!!

(BOZ) "And P1, Charles, P1!!! Amazing, amazing drive!"

(LEC) "YESSSSS!!! LET'S GOOOOOO! LET'S GO, COME ON!!! Ahhhh, thank you guys, it wasn't the easiest weekend, but good job. Amazing job."

(BOZ) "Amazing drive today."

(SAN) "And P2, Lewis, P2! Great job out there today."

(HAM) "Yeah, not bad guys. Could've been more but this was very positive for us, guys. Let's keep pushing."

(SAN) "Pace was very good. Could've been ours on a different day."

Russell P3, Norris P4, Hadjar P5, Piastri 6th, Verstappen 7th, STROLL 8TH, Ocon 9th from the pitlane, Alonso 10th

DRIVER OF THE DAY - ISACK HADJAR

From a Q1 crash to P5, ahead of his four time Champion teammate. An amazing job by Isack Hadjar, Driver of the Day!

Top Five - Hadjar, Ocon, Stroll, Leclerc, Hamilton

2026 DUTCH GRAND PRIX
RACE CLASSIFICATION

1. Charles LECLERC 1.31.11.766
2. Lewis HAMILTON +9.979
3. George RUSSELL +16.947
4. Lando NORRIS +24.580
5. Isack HADJAR +31.281
6. Oscar PIASTRI +32.539
7. Max VERSTAPPEN +32.656
8. Lance STROLL +53.251
9. Esteban OCON +63.223
10. Fernando ALONSO +66.479
11. Pierre GASLY +71.119
12. Alex ALBON +72.691
13. Oliver BEARMAN +1 LAP
14. Gabriel BORTOLETO +1 LAP
15. Arvid LINDBLAD +1 LAP
16. Liam LAWSON +1 LAP
17. Franco COLAPINTO DNF
18. Valtteri BOTTAS DNF
19. Sergio PÉREZ DNF
20. Andrea Kimi ANTONELLI DNF
21. Carlos SAINZ DNF
22. Nico HÜLKENBERG DNF

FL - Charles LECLERC 1.09.697
DHL - Max VERSTAPPEN 2.309
DOTD - Isack HADJAR

F1 ACADEMY NETHERLANDS

Pole Position - 🇳🇱 Nina Gademan

REVERSE GRID RACE

🇩🇰 Alba Hurup Larsen
🇫🇷 Jade Jacquet
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Rachel Robertson
🇳🇱 Esmee Kosterman
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Ella Lloyd
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Ella Stevens
🇦🇹 Emma Felbermayr
🇳🇱 Nina Gademan

FL - 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Rachel Robertson

FEATURE RACE

🇳🇱 Nina Gademan
🇦🇹 Emma Felbermayr
🇩🇰 Alba Hurup Larsen
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Alisha Palmowski
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Ella Stevens
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Rachel Robertson
🇨🇳 Shi Wei
🇫🇷 Jade Jacquet
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Ella Lloyd
🇺🇲 Payton Westcott

FL - 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Alisha Palmowski

F1 ACADEMY STANDINGS

🇳🇱 Gademan 107
🇦🇹 Felbermayr 99
🇩🇰 Larsen 97
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Robertson 79
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Lloyd 62
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Palmowski 45
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Stevens 41
🇺🇲 Westcott 35
🇺🇲 Countryman 28
🇫🇷 Jacquet 25
🇧🇷 Ferreira 23
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Bruce 20
🇨🇳 Wei 13
🇫🇷 Billard 10
🇪🇦 Granada 8
🇳🇱 Kosterman 6
🇩🇪 Paatz 4
🇺🇲 Dobson 1

In some huge breaking news, Alpine have confirmed the promotion of F2 Championship leader Alex Dunne to Formula 1 for the 2027 season on a two-year deal.

Dunne becomes the first Irish driver in F1 since Eddie Irvine, and the first born in the Republic of Ireland since Tommy Byrne in 1982.

Jonathan Wheatley, the incoming Alpine Team Principal, was said to be very impressed with Dunne's F2 efforts this season and was keen to promote him.

Dunne will partner Pierre Gasly, replacing Franco Colapinto at the team for next season.