Verstappen on cloud nine

James Roberts reports from the fastest grand prix on record as Verstappen wins

The Australian was on top, then his gain was maximised by his team-mate’s DNF.

In the last race before Formula 1’s summer break, McLaren drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri gave a definitive confirmation that the second half of the season is going to see them locked in battle

This year, to travel between Spa’s upper and lower paddocks via the aptly named “stairs of death” – lethal in the wet – visitors had to pass through a custom-built vestibule featuring an ex-Ickx Ferra

Lando Norris dominated through practice for McLaren, but it was his unflappable team-mate Oscar Piastri who peaked at the right point at Zandvoort. Piastri was fastest in just two timed sessions befor

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