Oscar Piastri on Charles Leclerc not getting penalty f1 formula1 belgiangp racing fyp [B8H4Hv4wRps]
Ten teams, one Grand Prix, and almost every one of them had a different story to tell at Spa. Kimi Antonelli won it for Mercedes despite losing the lead twice — once at the start, once when Leclerc's cheap pit stop under a Virtual Safety Car put the Ferrari ahead. He hunted him down and passed him on track for his sixth win of the season. George Russell's day ended in the opening laps, spun into the gravel after contact with Hamilton following a boost issue exiting Turn 1 — his third scoreless weekend in recent memory. Ferrari left with mixed feelings of their own. Leclerc led for a stretch and finished a strong second, admitting he believed in the win until the closing laps. Hamilton recovered from first-lap damage and a five-second penalty to take fourth, while the team picked up a separate fine for an unsafe release during his pit stop. Verstappen ran an old-spec rear wing after two crashes with the upgraded part, and still finished on the podium in third — Red Bull's 300th, and his own 130th. Teammate Hadjar drove from P21 to P6, calling it his best race with the team. McLaren left with pace but not the points to match it — Norris seventh after a slow stop, Piastri fifth after floor damage from contact with Leclerc. Further down, Audi's Bortoleto took P8 for back-to-back points finishes, Lindblad scored P9 for Racing Bulls, and Colapinto's double overtake secured a point for Alpine in P10. Perez retired for Cadillac with a suspected rear suspension failure; Bottas brought the sister car home outside the points. Both Haas cars were caught in a first-lap tangle, and Aston Martin's Stroll retired late with a gearbox issue while Alonso finished two laps down. Ten different afternoons. One shared deadline: Budapest, the final race before the summer break. [ Kimi Antonelli, Charles Leclerc, Lewis Hamilton, Max Verstappen, Isack Hadjar, Lando Norris, Oscar Piastri, George Russell, Belgian Grand Prix 2026, Spa-Francorchamps, Mercedes, Ferrari, Red Bull Racing, McLaren, Virtual Safety Car, F1 2026 ]