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For the 13th time in 14 rounds, Marc Marquez (Ducati Lenovo Team) is a Tissot Sprint winner after avoiding a dose of Turn 1 drama to continue his magnificent victory streak in 2025. Fabio Di Giannantonio took P2, two seconds away from Marquez, and joining the Italian on the Saturday rostrum was Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing teammate Franco Morbidelli.  TURN …

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Oscar Piastri returned to winning ways as he pounced on McLaren team mate Lando Norris on the first racing lap of the Belgian Grand Prix to seal victory. But while the Australian had plenty to celebrate, many of his rivals were left wondering what might have been in a wet-dry race at Spa… Winner: Oscar Piastri Piastri arrived at Spa …

Kick Sauber Bortoleto inherited an effective P9 on the grid after Gasly failed to start, but he just could not chase down Hadjar ahead for the final point. Finishing ninth is still an encouraging result for the rookie, especially considering Hulkenberg wound up way down the order. The Brazilian continued his strong form in Qualifying, making the top 10 yet …

Oscar Piastri conceded that it was “a bit frustrating” to not be able to overtake Max Verstappen during the Sprint at the Belgian Grand Prix, while McLaren team mate Lando Norris admitted that the team may need to “reassess” prior to Qualifying later on Saturday. Despite initially holding onto the lead at the start of the event, Piastri lost the …

Max Verstappen has clinched his first Sprint win of the season at the Belgian Grand Prix weekend, the Red Bull driver holding on for victory after making an impressive overtake on Oscar Piastri during the opening lap of action. While Piastri initially made a solid launch to hold onto P1 off the line, Verstappen surged ahead later in the lap …

Piastri had taken one of the most impressive pole positions of the year on Friday, by nearly 0.5secs, but in the end McLaren paid the price for running slightly more downforce than Verstappen. Piastri was always going to be vulnerable on the first lap – it is notoriously difficult for a pole winner to hold the lead on the first …

Max Verstappen needed “15 qualifying laps” in order to defend against McLaren’s Oscar Piastri, as the Red Bull man secured his first Sprint win of the season in Belgium. After starting second to the Australian, Verstappen used his low-drag set up to perfection on the opening lap, pulling into the lead along the Kemmel Straight and into Les Combes. For …

It might be kind to describe the Spa 2025 Formula 1 sprint race as an acquired taste. Yes, that’s definitely extremely kind. But that doesn’t mean there’s not room to break down what happened and unearth some interesting storylines from it, like, for example, the midfield constructors’ championship fight closing up significantly. Here are our winners and losers from the …

For the sprinters at the Tour de France, that was probably that. No more opportunities. Stage 17 from Bollène to Valence was more than likely their final chance to win. Jonathan Milan took full advantage in torrential rain, taking his second win of the race and strengthening his lead in the points classification, but behind many of his rivals were …