British George Russell in Mercedes he is the winner Belgian Grand Prix at the Spa Francorchamps circuit, the 14th race of the Formula 1 World Championship season.
The great performance of Mercedes was completed by his teammate Lewis Hamilton, who won second place, while Australian Oscar Piastri in McLaren was third.
Russell’s third celebration in his career
It was the first double victory for Mercedes since November 2022 in Sao Paulo, when Russell also celebrated ahead of Hamilton.
– What an achievement – shouted Russell after his second win of the season, his first in Austria, and his third in his career.
– Great strategy, we definitely did not foresee this victory, the tires were great – added Russell.
– I tried to get closer, but George did a great job – said Hamilton after missing his 105th Grand Prix victory by 0.526 seconds.
Verstappen mijenjao engine
Č Ferrari was fourth Charles Leclerc while the leader and defending champion is a Dutchman Max Verstappen (Red Bull) bio peti.
Verstappen set the fastest time in Saturday’s qualifying, but started ten places lower on the grid due to an engine change, and eventually worked his way up to fifth.
The Dutchman is still convincingly first
In the overall standings of the WC, the order did not change significantly, as Verstappen’s closest follower, Briton Lando Norris in the second McLaren, finished only in sixth place.
Verstappen leads with 275 points, Norris is in second place with 197 points, while Leclerc is third with 174 points.
Red Bull leads the constructors’ standings with 404 points, McLaren is in second place with 361 points, and Ferrari is in third place with 340 points.
A break of čfour weeks follows, until August 25, when the Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort is on the schedule.