F1 today, live | Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix race in Spa with Alonso and Sainz
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Norris is missing to make his stop, Leclerc is virtual first
LECLERC FIRST
Take advantage of the Virtual Safety car to put yourself first!
ANOTHER VIRTUAL
Ferrari tries double stop
END OF VIRTUAL SAFETY CAR
Antonelli stopped, the Ferraris and McLarens have yet to make their stop. Norris arrives at Piastri, different tires, hard Norris, Piastri medium and Piastri allows himself to be overtaken
VIRTUAL SAFETY CAR
Marshall on the track to remove pieces of carbon that allows Antonelli to leave comfortably in front of Verstappen
First to stop, Verstappen
Red Bull is the first among the cars in front to stop, we will see how the others react
There is no sanction for Leclerc
The stewards confirm that there will be no sanction for Leclerc, they consider that Piastri had enough space on the outside
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Piastri distances himself
The Australian loses time with the Ferraris, he is already three seconds behind them, when a few laps ago he was trying to overtake Leclerc
Image of the touch between Leclerc and Piastri
Hamilton says it’s faster
“I’m faster than Charles, I have more pace,” Hamilton says over the radio in an attempt to get Ferrari to give team orders. The Monegasque has an open investigation for his touch with Piastri, Hamilton already has that 5-second penalty
Duel between Ferrari
Very similar action by Hamilton trying to overtake Leclerc with what Piastri tried but without touching. At the moment the Monegasque is defending himself and Verstappen can escape
All VERY CLOSE
A few seconds away is Verstappen from Antonelli, behind him everyone is in overtaking distance until they reach the jump between Piastri 5th and Norris 6th
The touch between Hamilton and Russell
5 Seconds to Hamilton
After his contact with Russell, the stewards penalize him with five seconds
Hamilton overtakes Piastri
Hamilton takes advantage to overtake the Australian
TOUCH BETWEEN LECLERC AND PIASTRI
On the Kemmel straight, Piastri tries to overtake from the outside, but the Monegasque doesn’t give him even a millimeter and they touch, hitting the endplate of the McLaren’s front wing. It doesn’t seem like anyone has any other type of problem, but there is a fight for the podium
Antonelli is not leaving
He is one second behind Verstappen, you cannot get away from him
Verstappen takes second!
He overtakes Charles Leclerc on the Kemmel straight to recover his second place, we will see if he can go for Antonelli
First Antonelli
The Italian remains in first position, Leclerc second, Verstappen third, Hamilton and Piastri battle
The safety car is over
Antonelli defends his first position again, Leclerc second will try to go after him
The output images
Classification
Before the resumption of the race, this is the classification behind the safety car
Stops under safety car car
Hadjar, Bearman, Pérez, Bottas and Ocon are now at the bottom after having already made a stop
Classification behind the safety car
SAFETY CAR
To remove Russell’s car
RUSSELL TO THE GRAVEL!
Russell out of the race after colliding with Hamilton in Turn 5-6
THE BELGIUM GP BEGINS!
Antonelli defends pole, Leclerc takes second!
Return to training!
There is nothing left for the Belgian GP to begin, the drivers are already on the formation lap
Antonelli vs Verstappen
Yesterday the Italian marked territory with the rest of the grid, giving three tenths to the second in the classification, Max Verstappen.
In the absence of seeing the race pace he may have George Russellthe Dutchman is the best positioned to be the alternative to the Italian’s victory. Mainly because of its starting position.
As background, in the support categories, both Freddie Slater in the F3 like Raphael Camera in the F2 They have lost first position in the first meters. We will see if Antonelli can hold his own against Verstappen.
EXIT GRILL
Review of the starting grid, let’s remember that Carlos Sainz will start from the 19th after Williams detected problems with his battery and was penalized ten positions for changing the control unit.
WELCOME!
Good afternoon! Everything prepared at the Spa-Francorchamps circuit for the 2026 Belgian Grand Prix
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Leclerc first but Antonelli pushes