Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

THE TRUTH ABOUT: Belgian grand prix | History Defined

F1 Belgian GP: Friday schedule, weather forecast and how to watch

What time free practice 1 and free practice 2 start at the 2026 Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix, plus the full Spa-Francorchamps schedule, weather forecast and how to watch live

Motorsport

Norris given Belgium GP grid penalty as McLaren takes new Mercedes power unit parts

Lando Norris will incur a 10-place grid penalty at Formula 1's Belgian Grand Prix after fitting new Mercedes power unit components to his MCL40

Autosport

Lando Norris faces Belgium GP grid drop as McLaren takes new Mercedes F1 power unit parts

Norris will incur a 10-place grid penalty at Formula 1's Belgian Grand Prix after fitting new Mercedes power unit components to his MCL40

Motorsport

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

James Vowles targets Williams reset ahead of F1 Belgian GP: "Come back swinging"

James Vowles says Williams will use its post-Silverstone review to reset and return stronger at the Belgian Grand Prix

Motorsport

How Anthoine Hubert’s death changed Sebastian Vettel

Sebastian Vettel has revealed how deeply he was affected by Anthoine Hubert’s fatal accident at the 2019 Belgian Grand Prix

Motorsport

Key moments that sealed Oscar Piastri’s defeat of Lando Norris in F1's Belgian GP

As McLaren's intra-team title rivalry heats up, these are the three key phases that enabled Oscar Piastri to defeat Lando Norris in a closely contested Belgian Grand Prix.

Motorsport

The three key moments in Piastri's defeat of Norris in the Belgian GP

As McLaren's intra-team title rivalry heats up, these are the three key phases that enabled Oscar Piastri to defeat Lando Norris in a closely contested Belgian Grand Prix.

Autosport

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Lando Norris’ frank admission after delayed Belgian GP

Oscar Piastri secured victory at the rain-affected Belgian Grand Prix, extending his championship lead over McLaren team-mate Lando Norris. The start of the 13th round at Spa-Francorchamps was delayed by 80 minutes due to heavy rain and poor visibility. Piastri overtook pole-sitter Norris on the first racing lap with a…

The Independent UK

Verstappen slams F1 Belgian GP rain delay: "If you can't see, you can always lift"

Max Verstappen has slammed Formula 1 race control's decision to delay the Belgian Grand Prix's start amid visibility concerns, which he felt penalised Red Bull's switch to a wet set-up.

Autosport

Oscar Piastri ‘deserved’ Belgian Grand Prix win, admits team-mate Lando Norris

The start of the 13th round in Spa-Francorchamps was delayed by one hour and 20 minutes due to heavy rain in the Ardennes.

The Independent UK

Piastri 'deserved' Belgian Grand Prix victory: Norris

Australia's Oscar Piastri has won a rain-affected Belgian Grand Prix to open up a 16-point lead over world title rival and McLaren teammate Lando Norris.

AAP

F1 Belgian GP: Oscar Piastri beats Lando Norris after lengthy rain delay

Oscar Piastri led home Lando Norris for his sixth win of the 2025 Formula 1 season as McLaren scored another 1-2 at a wet-to-dry Belgian Grand Prix.

Motorsport

F1 Belgian GP: Piastri wins uneventful Spa race after demoting Norris at start

Oscar Piastri led home Lando Norris for his sixth win of the 2025 Formula 1 season as McLaren scored another 1-2 at a wet-to-dry Belgian Grand Prix.

Autosport

Max Verstappen criticises ‘silly’ Belgian GP suspension as heavy rain hits Spa

The start of the Belgian Grand Prix was red-flagged due to wet weather and poor driver visibility

The Independent UK

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Independent UK

Belgian Grand Prix delayed due to rain

Four-time world champion Max Verstappen took aim at the decision to suspend the start of the race.

The Guardian - UK

Belgian Grand Prix: Oscar Piastri prevails after lengthy rain delay at Spa – as it happened

A daring, decisive move by McLaren’s Oscar Piastri saw him overtake pole-sitter Lando Norris on the first lap of racing

Autosport

F1 bracing for intense rain ahead of Belgian GP race start

Formula 1 teams are bracing for a wet start to Sunday afternoon's Belgian Grand Prix at Spa, with an 80% chance of intense rain showers around the race's planned start time.

Autosport

Russell: Mercedes has made “big step backwards towards the midfield” after Belgian GP qualifying

Last year’s Belgian Grand Prix ended painfully for Mercedes’ George Russell when he was stripped of on-track victory for being underweight - but in 2025 the disappointments have been stacking up even before the lights go out.

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Motorsport

George Russell laments Mercedes “big step backwards towards the midfield” in Belgian GP qualifying

Motorsport

Red Bull sacrifices Max Verstappen's top-speed advantage for wet F1 Belgian GP

Red Bull Formula 1 team boss Laurent Mekies says his squad has "significantly" increased its downforce levels to be more competitive if Sunday's Belgian Grand Prix turns out wet.

Autosport

Red Bull sacrifices Verstappen's top-speed advantage for wet F1 Belgian GP

Red Bull Formula 1 team boss Laurent Mekies says his squad has "significantly" increased its downforce levels to be more competitive if Sunday's Belgian Grand Prix turns out wet.

The Independent UK

Lando Norris braced for rain-hit Belgian Grand Prix after clinching pole

Norris edged out McLaren team-mate Piastri by just 0.085 seconds at Spa-Francorchamps, with Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc third.

Motorsport

Max Verstappen forced "over the limit" to hold off Oscar Piastri in Belgium F1 sprint

Max Verstappen says he had to forget about tyre usage and drive "over the limit" to resist the faster McLaren of Oscar Piastri during Formula 1's Belgian Grand Prix sprint race.

Autosport

F1 Belgian GP: Verstappen resists Piastri's pressure to grab sprint race win

Reigning world champion Max Verstappen triumphed in the sprint race at Formula 1's Belgian Grand Prix to start Red Bull's new era with a win.

Motorsport

F1 Belgian GP: Max Verstappen fends off Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris for sprint race win

Max Verstappen has conquered the sprint race at Formula 1's Belgian Grand Prix to start Red Bull's new era with a win.

1 2 3 4 5

People

Andrea Kimi Antonelli

941 stories

Andrea Stella

892 stories

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Red Bull Content Pool

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.