Kimi Antonelli overcame the misfortune of shedding the lead by means of a Digital Security Automotive to overhaul Charles Leclerc and win the Belgian Grand Prix on a day team-mate George Russell’s title hopes suffered a significant contemporary blow.
Antonelli doubled his in-house benefit over Russell to 50 factors after the Briton was spun out into the gravel on the fifth nook of the primary lap in a collision that stewards judged Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton had been at fault for.
Hamilton was given a five-second penalty, which he served at his sole pit cease, and ultimately completed fourth after overtaking McLaren’s Oscar Piastri late on.
However Hamilton is beneath a post-race investigation for an alleged unsafe Ferrari launch on the similar pit cease after he was given the sign to go away the field and knocked over a mechanic who was nonetheless attempting to work on his automotive.
The mechanic was struck by the Ferrari’s front-right tyre and was briefly knocked to his knees earlier than being helped again up.
Because it stands, Hamilton is again forward of Russell in second to Antonelli within the standings – 45 factors behind the Italian, with one race to go in Hungary this coming week earlier than F1’s summer time break.
Max Verstappen, who briefly took the lead from Antonelli on the primary lap out of Eau Rouge earlier than the Mercedes almost-immediately blasted again previous, took third after he was additionally jumped by Leclerc throughout the VSC.
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Drama at first of the Belgium GP as George Russell’s title hopes take an enormous blow
Isack Hadjar took sixth within the second Pink Bull, simply holding off Lando Norris on brisker tyres after the McLaren had run all the way in which to lap 30 on onerous tyres having began a penalised thirteenth on the grid.
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