The elevation change and subsequent plank scrape made eau rouge look like it had a shit stain.

ROUND 14: 🇧🇪 Belgium

FORMULA 1 ROLEX BELGIAN GRAND PRIX 2024

Circuit stats

• Circuit name: Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
• First Grand Prix: 1950
• Number of laps: 44
• Circuit Length: 7.004 km
• Race Distance: 308.052 km
• Lap record: 1:46.286 Valtteri Bottas (2018)
• 2023 winner: Max Verstappen

Track Map

ROUND 14: 🇧🇪 Belgium

FORMULA 1 ROLEX BELGIAN GRAND PRIX 2024

Circuit stats

• Circuit name: Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
• First Grand Prix: 1950
• Number of laps: 44
• Circuit Length: 7.004 km
• Race Distance: 308.052 km
• Lap record: 1:46.286 Valtteri Bottas (2018)
• 2023 winner: Max Verstappen

Track Map

Kick Sauber's Guanyu Zhou has been handed a three-place grid drop for the Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix on Sunday after the Stewards deemed he impeded Max Verstappen during qualifying. Zhou was knocked out in Q1 on Saturday, placing dead last in the timings during a wet session.

Under-pressure Red Bull driver Sergio Perez believes he's faced higher scrutiny than other drivers amid difficult F1 form

Due to the adverse weather conditions at Spa-Francorchamps, the decision has been made to postpone this afternoon’s FIA Formula 2 Sprint Race to 18:15 local time.

The race had been scheduled to get underway at 14:15 local time but following continuous rain hitting the track, it was first delayed before then being postponed.

ROUND 14: 🇧🇪 Belgium

FORMULA 1 ROLEX BELGIAN GRAND PRIX 2024

Circuit stats

• Circuit name: Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
• First Grand Prix: 1950
• Number of laps: 44
• Circuit Length: 7.004 km
• Race Distance: 308.052 km
• Lap record: 1:46.286 Valtteri Bottas (2018)
• 2023 winner: Max Verstappen

Track Map

Valtteri Bottas has conceded that Mattia Binotto’s appointment to head Audi’s Formula 1 venture will provide a “reset” to discussions regarding his future with Sauber.

McLaren to assess whether it will prioritise Lando Norris over Oscar Piastri in his fight with Max Verstappen for the Formula 1 drivers' championship title.

Lando Norris has claimed he has to “earn” number-one status at McLaren to enhance his Formula 1 title credentials this term rather than make demands on the team.

McLaren’s emergence as a match to Red Bull since introducing upgrades in Miami has seen Norris become Max Verstappen’s closest challenger in the championship.

Mercedes has elected to ditch the new floor the team introduced at this weekend's Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix amid concerns over how the part worked in practice. The aggressive development scheme that has propelled the German marque back to the sharp end has continued at Spa-Francorchamps with several declared parts.

However, Mercedes experienced an underwhelming outing in the opening two practice hours as Lewis Hamilton rued balance struggles en route to 10th place in FP2.

ROUND 14: 🇧🇪 Belgium

FORMULA 1 ROLEX BELGIAN GRAND PRIX 2024

Circuit stats

• Circuit name: Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
• First Grand Prix: 1950
• Number of laps: 44
• Circuit Length: 7.004 km
• Race Distance: 308.052 km
• Lap record: 1:46.286 Valtteri Bottas (2018)
• 2023 winner: Max Verstappen

Track Map

Famin confirmed that a proposal has been issued to the staff representative at Viry-Chatillon with the intention of reassigning the staff to developing new technology more relevant for the Renault Group as a whole, meaning the withdrawal of Renault as a power unit manufacturer from F1.

[...]

While confirming that Alpine is seeking to participate in F1 with a new power unit supply deal as a customer team, Famin stopped short of confirming whether or not discussions with Mercedes are taking place at this point, but did state the intention is to only make the change for the 2026 season – the beginning of the new power unit regulations – and not 2025, as has been rumoured.

[...]

“Of course, we are talking to different manufacturers and, for the time being, nothing is done because it’s a project… we have to follow in France, with unions, we have a social process which is very strict to follow.

“We cannot take any decision until we reach the end of that process. But, for the time being, we are talking to some PU manufacturers but we cannot sign anything until this process is over.”

Ride onboard with Sergio Perez as he blasts his Red Bull around the revered Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps - with the dynamic gyro-cam providing tilt and banking for all the epic corners!

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ROUND 14: 🇧🇪 Belgium

FORMULA 1 ROLEX BELGIAN GRAND PRIX 2024

Circuit stats

• Circuit name: Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
• First Grand Prix: 1950
• Number of laps: 44
• Circuit Length: 7.004 km
• Race Distance: 308.052 km
• Lap record: 1:46.286 Valtteri Bottas (2018)
• 2023 winner: Max Verstappen

Track Map

Via The Race/F1 stats