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First held in 1925, the Belgian Grand Prix was one of the seven original races on F1's inaugural world championship calendar in 1950. Since then, it has played host to numerous memorable grands prix, the large majority held at Spa-Francorchamps. Here's a look at five remarkable editions of the Belgian Grand Prix in recent history.
1992 - Schumacher's slick gamble yields maiden win
One year ...Keep reading

First held in 1925, the Belgian Grand Prix was one of the seven original races on F1's inaugural world championship calendar in 1950. Since then, it has played host to numerous memorable grands prix, the large majority held at Spa-Francorchamps. Here's a look at five remarkable editions of the Belgian GP in recent history.
1992 - Schumacher's slick gamble yields maiden win
One year on from ...Keep reading

Formula 1 is confident of becoming net zero by 2030 having reduced carbon emissions by 26% across the last seven years.
A recent report from F1 stated that the championship’s carbon footprint stood at 168,720 tCO2e at the end of 2024, compared to 228,793 tCO2e following 2018. 
This comes just over a year after F1 announced it had reduced carbon footprint by 13% between 2018 and 2022, as ...Keep reading

Formula 1 is confident of becoming net zero by 2030 having reduced carbon emissions by 26% across the last seven years.
A recent report from F1 stated that the championship’s carbon footprint stood at 168,720 tCO2e at the end of 2024, compared to 228,793 tCO2e following 2018. 
This comes just over a year after F1 announced it had reduced carbon footprint by 13% between 2018 and 2022, as ...Keep reading

Williams Formula 1 driver Carlos Sainz “doesn’t understand” why he was refused an opportunity to return to the Red Bull fold and prove himself against Max Verstappen after being dropped by Ferrari for 2025. 
Sainz was given his start in F1 through the Red Bull junior programme, joining the series in 2015 at Toro Rosso alongside Verstappen. However, tensions flared between the pair as ...Keep reading

Williams Formula 1 driver Carlos Sainz “doesn’t understand” why he was refused an opportunity to return to the Red Bull fold and prove himself against Max Verstappen after being dropped by Ferrari for 2025. 
Sainz was given his start in F1 through the Red Bull junior programme, joining the series in 2015 at Toro Rosso alongside Verstappen. However, tensions flared between the pair as ...Keep reading

A strategic experiment Pirelli has been preparing for since early May could be imperilled by the weather at this week's Belgian Grand Prix.
The recent heatwave across north-west Europe has given way to a cyclonic low-pressure system pulling in rain from the Atlantic. Heavy, thundery showers are expected to deposit up to 50mm of rain in the UK, northern France and Belgium over the next four ...Keep reading

A strategic experiment Pirelli has been preparing for since early May could be imperiled by the weather at this week's Belgian Grand Prix.
The recent heatwave across north-west Europe has given way to a cyclonic low-pressure system pulling in rain from the Atlantic. Heavy, thundery showers are expected to deposit up to 50mm of rain in the UK, northern France and Belgium over the next four ...Keep reading

Few races in the last 25 years of Formula 1 can attest to providing the same kind of drama the 1998 Belgian Grand Prix offered.
From the huge start-line pile-up to the shock 1-2 for Jordan, there are many, many moments that make the race stand out.
But it was also the day the Schumacher brothers would both go to war, left aggrieved after feeling they had each been denied a potential ...Keep reading

Few races in the last 25 years of Formula 1 can attest to providing the same kind of drama the 1998 Belgian Grand Prix offered.
From the huge start-line pile-up to the shock 1-2 for Jordan, there are many, many moments that make the race stand out.
But it was also the day the Schumacher brothers would both go to war, left aggrieved after feeling they had each been denied a potential ...Keep reading