Lando Norris’s worst fears over how slow his McLaren Formula 1 car would be on the straights were instantly and painfully realised at Spa – and his radio reaction was borderline “surly”, says Scott Mitchell-Malm. But Norris and McLaren did at least salvage their race and can learn lessons
The Race F1 Podcast delves into Max Verstappen and Gianpiero Lambiase’s “edgy” Belgian Grand Prix exchanges, a potentially demoralising podium return for Sergio Perez and much more
Max Verstappen’s tense radio exchanges with engineer Gianpiero Lambiase were an attention-grabbing element of a dominant Belgian Grand Prix weekend. Mark Hughes gives his take on the Max and GP relationship, and what it says about Verstappen
Carlos Sainz firmly blamed Oscar Piastri for their Belgian Grand Prix collision, saying the McLaren Formula 1 rookie was showing his inexperience. Our writers disagree
A wild Spa weather weekend led into a fairly straightforward Belgian Grand Prix with a very dominant winner. Who else impressed us? And who didn’t?
Red Bull goes into the 2023 Formula 1 summer break unbeaten all year so far – but can it continue that for the rest of the season? Our writers give their verdict
Red Bull heads into Formula 1’s 2023 summer break unbeaten and having secured its first 1-2 in three months thanks to Max Verstappen coming from sixth on the grid to win the Belgian Grand Prix ahead of team-mate Sergio Perez
Oscar Piastri thought it would be hard to hold Max Verstappen off in the Spa sprint, but was still surprised by how quickly he was dismissed at the safety car restart. It was evidence of a compromise that’s going to hamper McLaren all weekend
Alex Albon and Williams expected to star at Spa, and with good reason. Here’s why they haven’t so far
A gearbox change for Max Verstappen and Red Bull means the Belgian GP grid will be the first of the 2023 Formula 1 season where the fastest qualifier has lost pole to a penalty. But have grid drops changed the Spa starting order?
