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F1 race results: Max Verstappen wins Belgian GP from sixth on grid

Despite starting from the third row, due to a grid penalty for a new gearbox, Verstappen worked his way to the front by lap 16 – taking the lead from team-mate Sergio Perez (Red Bull), who’d led since passing poleman Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) on the opening lap.

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F1 race results: Max Verstappen wins Belgian GP

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F1 Belgian GP: Verstappen beats Perez by 22s after starting from sixth

When the lights went out, polesitter Leclerc swung across Perez's bows to maintain the lead at La Source, where Carlos Sainz, starting fourth, locked up and then collided with Oscar Piastri running just behind from fifth on the grid on the inside.

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Max Verstappen cruises to Belgian GP win despite grid penalty – as it happened

Max Verstappen overcomes a five-place grid penalty to win from sixth, his eighth straight triumph and Red Bull’s 13th

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Norris concedes McLaren downforce level too high at Spa ahead of F1 grand prix

Like the rest of the teams, the Woking outfit only had Friday’s FP1 session during which to experiment before the set-up of the cars was locked in as parc ferme took effect for qualifying.

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The danger Verstappen faces alongside deja vu in his latest Spa fightback

All so familiar so far at Spa. Rain, risk, and Red Bull running away with a 2023 Formula 1 race.

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Visibility issues in wet Spa F1 sprint 'as bad as ever'

Heavy showers, which had all but prevented running in Friday's single free practice session, continued to wreak havoc on the Spa-Francorchamps circuit, with the start for Saturday afternoon's sprint delayed by 35 minutes.

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Wolff: Mercedes must "up its game" with driver communication in F1 qualifying

Mercedes had looked on course for a decent result in the sprint shootout session at the Belgian Grand Prix on Saturday after Lewis Hamilton was fastest overall following the first run in SQ3.

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F1 Belgian Grand Prix – Start time, starting grid, how to watch, & more

Verstappen topped qualifying from Ferrari driver Leclerc on Friday, but Red Bull's championship leader will start from sixth after fitting a fifth gearbox of the season.

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F1 results: Max Verstappen wins Belgian GP sprint at Spa

The race started behind the safety car, with McLaren’s Oscar Piastri following it into the pitlane to switch his wets for intermediate tyres. That paid off as he took the lead from Verstappen, who pitted at the end of the first racing lap.

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F1 Belgian Grand Prix 2023: Max Verstappen pips Oscar Piastri to sprint race pole

Formula One leader Max Verstappen pipped Australian rookie Oscar Piastri to pole position for Saturday’s sprint race at the Belgian Grand Prix after a rain-delayed and red-flagged qualifying shootout.

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Russell: Spa F1 sprint shootout "a total mess" for Mercedes

On a drying Spa-Francorchamps circuit, timing the final flyer to perfection was of the essence, with Red Bull's Max Verstappen pipping McLaren prodigy Oscar Piastri to the top of the timesheets.

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F1 Belgian GP: Verstappen tops sprint shootout from Piastri by 0.011s

The two Ferrari drivers ended up third and fourth with Carlos Sainz ahead, while Charles Leclerc made a small error on his final Q3 lap that proved costly in the fight for pole.

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F1 Belgian GP: Verstappen pips Piastri to sprint pole in delayed session

The two Ferrari drivers ended up third and fourth with Carlos Sainz ahead, while Charles Leclerc made a small error on his final Q3 lap that proved costly in the fight for pole.

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George Russell: ‘Mercedes are so used to winning … it is demoralising sometimes’

As he prepares for Sunday’s Belgian Grand Prix with Red Bull still dominant, the British driver is confident that time is on his side

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F1 Manager 2023 game review: Does it still rain in Monaco’s tunnel?

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Hamilton cleared for unsafe rejoin, reprimand for Albon at Spa F1

In Q1 Hamilton was seen moving off the track through a wet Eau Rouge - Raidillon complex on driver's left and rejoined the track directly ahead of team-mate George Russell, when both Mercedes drivers were on their out laps.

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No further action on Hamilton-Russell Spa F1 qualifying incident

In Q1, Hamilton was seen moving off the track through a wet Eau Rouge-Raidillon complex on the driver's left and rejoined the track directly ahead of team-mate George Russell, when both Mercedes drivers were on their out-laps.

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Mercedes splits F1 car wing levels as Russell handed "barn door"

The wet opening practice session at Spa-Francorchamps left teams blind about choosing their best set-ups for the Belgian weekend – especially with parc ferme conditions kicking in from the start of Friday afternoon’s qualifying session.

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Hamilton, Russell summoned over Spa F1 qualifying incident

Hamilton was leading his team-mate Russell through the famous Eau Rouge-Raidillon ascent but the seven-time world champion appeared marginally slower and off-line through the left-right.

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F1 qualifying results: Leclerc to start Belgian GP from pole after Verstappen penalty

Leclerc will start ahead of Sergio Perez (Red Bull) and Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) after the one-hour qualifying session, which is split into three segments with five cars each being knocked out in Q1 and Q2 before the top 10 shootout of Q3.

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F1 Belgian GP: Verstappen dominates for pole despite grid penalty

Verstappen had entered the qualifying session at Spa having had a fifth gearbox of the season fitted, which triggers a five-place grid penalty for the GP, but does not impact his starting spot for Saturday’s sprint race.

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F1 qualifying results: Leclerc to start Belgian GP from pole

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F1 Belgian GP: Verstappen beats Leclerc by 0.8s in qualifying

Verstappen had entered the qualifying session at Spa having had a fifth gearbox of the season fitted, which triggers a five-place grid penalty for the GP but does not impact his starting spot for Saturday's sprint race.

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F1 Belgian GP: Sainz fastest in washed out first practice

The prelude to the sole practice session featured rain, and a wet track greeted the drivers as they sought to cram their sprint weekend preparation into the hour-long running.

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