Decision to delay Belgian GP was overly cautious
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Dominant McLaren grabbed another 1-2, as Spa-Francorchamps hosted round 13 of the 2025 Formula One world championship
Oscar Piastri passed McLaren team-mate Lando Norris on the first racing lap of a wet-dry Belgian Grand Prix to take his sixth victory of the year and extend his championship lead. The Australian swept past Norris as the race started after an hour-and-a-half delay for heavy rain and two laps behind the safety car and controlled the race from there.
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Oscar Piastri beat his McLaren teammate and title rival Lando Norris to win Formula 1’s Belgian Grand Prix on Sunday after heavy rain delayed the start.
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It's race day, as the Formula 1 season continues on Sunday morning with one of the F1 Belgian Grand Prix. Known for its unpredictable weather, the F1 Belgian GP
Oscar Piastri extended his Formula One drivers’ championship lead after battling past McLaren teammate Lando Norris to win the rain-soaked Belgian Grand Prix on Sunday.
McLaren teammates Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri are on the front row for this year's Belgian Grand Prix. Ferrari's Charles Leclerc starts third, followed by Red Bull's Max Verstappen, who won Saturday's Sprint race and is the likeliest driver to take down the two strong McLarens of Norris and Piastri.
The Belgian Formula One Grand Prix started after four laps behind the safety car on Sunday following a delay of nearly an hour and a half due to rain and poor visibility at the Spa-Francorchamps circuit.
But with six drivers (George Russell, Kimi Antonelli, Franco Colapinto, Liam Lawson, Isack Hadjar, and Yuki Tsunoda) on deals that expire at the end of the season, and two more seats being added for next year thanks to Cadillac, the upcoming driver transfer market could be rather chaotic.
While a cautious approach was the safer option at Spa, another element loomed in the air: the future of wet-weather racing
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Full wet tires sat unused at the Belgian Grand Prix as Formula 1 drivers sat out a rain delay of more than an hour to the start of the race.
Mercedes enjoyed a strong start to the 2025 Formula 1 season. George Russell, thrust into a leadership role with the departure of Lewis Hamilton, secured a podium finish in four of the first six races of the campaign.