1 Belgium Grand Prix – LIVE!
Charles Leclerc is on pole for today’s Belgian Grand Prix as the Ferrari driver looks to try and hold off an ominous Max Verstappen. The Red Bull driver is dominating this year’s world championship again but has been hit with a five-point grind penalty after exceeding his gearbox part allowance for the season during Friday’s qualifying.
Verstappen also won the sprint race on Saturday and Leclerc admits he’s not confident about the prospect of holding off the Dutchman. Indeed, he could become only the second driver in Formula One history to win eight successive races should he repeat last year’s heroics once more.
This weekend in Spa has been a story of bad weather causing delays and it will be fascinating to see if that continues to play a part during the Grand Prix itself. Follow all the action LIVE with Standard Sport’s dedicated race stream!
Live updates
Latest odds
Betfair – Belgian Grand Prix Winner
Max Verstappen – 2/9
Sergio Perez – 6/1
Charles Leclerc – 12/1
Lewis Hamilton – 14/1
Oscar Piastri – 20/1
Lando Norris – 30/1
Carlos Sainz – 45/1
George Russell – 70/1
Fernando Alonso – 125/1
Lance Stroll – 125/1
Yuki Tsunoda – 225/1
Pierre Gasly – 275/1
Alex Albon – 500/1
Guanyu Zhou – 500/1
Logan Sargeant – 500/1
Esteban Ocon – 500/1
Kevin Magnussen – 500/1
Valtteri Bottas – 500/1
Nico Hulkenberg – 500/1
Daniel Ricciardo – 500/1
Lewis Hamilton warns of Mercedes reality check
After the euphoria of qualifying 24 hours earlier came the reality check of the race itself. And with it the realisation for Lewis Hamilton that Mercedes are “not fast enough”.
The seven-time world champion had enjoyed a stunning return to form over the one-lap format at the Hungarian Grand Prix to take his first pole position for nearly 600 days, eclipsing what was in theory a quicker car in Max Verstappen’s Red Bull.
Read the full story here!
F1 Belgian Grand Prix: Weather forecast
As the weekend approaches, Spa looks set to be the victim to the miserable weather that has dominated northern Europe in recent weeks. There have already been plenty of delays all weekend.
That means rain is strongly on Friday and Saturday with a high chance of a wet race on Sunday, too.
F1 Belgian Grand Prix: Starting grid
1) Charles Leclerc
2) Sergio Perez
3) Lewis Hamilton
4) Carlos Sainz
5) Oscar Piastri
6) Max Verstappen*
7) Lando Norris
8) George Russell
9) Fernando Alonso
10) Lance Stroll
11) Yuki Tsunoda
12) Pierre Gasly
13) Pierre Gasly
14) Valtteri Bottas
15) Esteban Ocon
16) Alex Albon
17) Zhou Guanyu
18) Logan Sargeant
19) Daniel Ricciardo
20) Nico Hulkenberg
Where to watch Belgian Grand Prix
TV channel: In the UK, the Belgian Grand Prix is being broadcast live on Sky Sports F1, with coverage of Grand Prix Sunday beginning at 12:30pm BST. Coverage of the race itself gets underway at 1:55pm, ahead of a 2pm start.
Free-to-air highlights are on Channel 4 from 6:30pm.
Live stream: Coverage of the race is also available to subscribers online via the Sky Go app.
Live coverage: You can follow the race as it happens with Standard Sport’s live blog.
Welcome
Good afternoon and welcome to Standard Sport’s LIVE coverage of the F1 Belgian Grand Prix!
Charles Leclerc is on pole but Max Verstappen, although down in sixth, looks ominous after winning the sprint race on Saturday.
