Oscar Piastri has halted the current prices of McLaren teammate Rand Norris in a heavy, moist Belgian Grand Prix victory to regain momentum within the F1 2025 title battle.
That is the largest winner and loser of F1’s newest dash weekend at Spa-Francorchamps…
Winner – Oscar Piastri
After being sad about lacking pole place in qualifying, Piastri secured his sixth victory in 2025 and have become one of the vital spectacular drives of the season thus far to safe the required momentum.
Piastri was defeated by Norris within the final two occasions and determined to not make it a 3rd. Australia overtook Norris within the first try to start a rain-lagged race on lap 5, and bravely blowing offline with a sprig alongside the Kemmel straight in a decisive transfer.
From there, Piastri dominated the process, avoiding Norris and earned an necessary victory that moved him to a 16-point clearance on the World Championships.
Oscar Plustori
Loser – Some Antonelli
A merciless weekend for younger you Antoneri. The 18-year-old, who spins out of SQ1, solely completed fifteenth within the dash race earlier than making one other early elimination within the common qualifying spherical, leaving him in tears.
Antoneri is presently not having an excellent time in Components 1 and isn’t assured behind the wheels of a Mercedes automotive. This was highlighted by the tough Grand Prix, the place he may solely take sixteenth place.
Winner – Charles Leclerc
Charles Leclerc thrived in his upgraded Ferrari and claimed his fifth podium in 2025.
After ending fourth within the dash qualifiers and abbreviated races, Leclair completed third in Saturday’s common qualifiers, pitting Max Burstappen in simply 0.003 seconds on an amazing lap in Q3.
Monegascu has struck Verstappen’s Purple Bull by a 44-lap race on the Spa, and has reworked it impressively into the ultimate spot on the rostrum by extracting Ferrari’s largest outcomes.
Charles Leclerc
Loser – Lewis Hamilton
There wouldn’t have been any distinction between the Belgian Ferrari drivers.
Hamilton dedicated a formidable crime in his seventh rescue from Pitlan on the Grand Prix on Sunday, nevertheless it was the weekend that he would in any other case neglect his seventh world champion.
Whereas Leclerc shines, Hamilton didn’t advance from the primary stage of qualifying twice in two days, leaving him within the first quarter on Saturday, blaming the monitor restrict violations he excluded.
Hamilton saved a few of his blush together with his aggressive restoration on Sunday, however we can not overlook the wrestle that plagued the remainder of the nightmare weekend.
Winners – Max Verstappen and Purple Bull
Verstappen began Purple Bull’s Christian Publish-Christian Horner period in excellent method with a implausible victory to beat piercing within the Belgian dash race after splitting McLaren in dash qualifiers.
He was pissed off with being piped to 3rd within the qualifying spherical and could not discover a technique to attain the rostrum previous Leclerc, nevertheless it was a greater present from Purple Bull in each moist and dry circumstances on the SPA.
Within the case of Purple Bull, the improve bundle benefited each in serving to with efficiency and therapy of steadiness points, however Yuki Tsunoda appeared to show the nook underneath the brand new management of Laurent Mekies, regardless of lacking out on the factors of the Grand Prix.
Max Verstappen
Loser – Rand Norris
Norris gave Piastri’s championship lead a finger-leading run within the spa and missed a successful hat trick that might have modified the tide within the F1 2025 title battle.
Britton’s superb pole rap was reverted to the unique rap as he bought caught up within the piastry. He then harm the possibilities of combating with sloppy errors that he frolicked on necessary raps. This was a chance Norris missed.
Winner – Alex Albon
Alex Albon claimed an amazing fifth on the grid, extracting all the pieces from his upgraded Williams.
Regardless of shedding to Russell early within the race, Albon took a robust sixth place on a robust, unmatched drive, which was concluded by resisting Hamilton’s heavy strain from Ferrari.
Loser – Carlos Sainz
It was a contrasting story of property at Williams, and Carlos Signal’s weekend ended with a disappointing notice. After successful a robust sixth place within the dash race, issues went down dramatically for Sainz, who solely certified fifteenth on the Grand Prix, taking 18th place.
Winner – Gabriel Boltreto
It was Gabriel Boltreto’s flip to be within the highlight in Sauber, Belgium, after seeing his teammate Nico Halkenberg grabbed the headline with a surprising podium end at Silverstone.
The Brazilian reached his second and second within the season, giving him an eye catching efficiency in qualifying, earlier than ending together with his second level, a drive that should be in ninth place in Components 1.
Loser – Franco Corpent
Franco Frankundoto
Held weekend teammate Pierre Guthrie placed on a formidable efficiency to attain factors once more. It was one other disappointing present from Franco Colapinto.
Argentina, which had a low press, was on the backside 5 in each the qualifying classes on the Spa, and his wrestle continued in each the dash race and the primary grand prix, returning house to nineteenth place.
