2024 F1 Rolex Belgian GP - full analysis by Peter Windsor

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This was yet another Belgian GP to remember: the weather, to keep things complicated, was dry-wet-dry over the three days. Red Bull's Max Verstappen went into the weekend with a ten-place grid penalty due to an out-of-regulation engine change. McLaren-Mercedes were super-quick on Friday. Max V was fastest on Saturday, in difficult conditions, and would thus start P11. Mercedes' George Russell took the chequered flag first on Sunday after a sensational drive with a one-stop strategy - but then he was disqualified within hours of the race finish, due to his car being underweight. This handed victory to his team-mate, Sir Lewis Hamilton. McLaren's Oscar Piastri then finished second - and might have won it but for a pit stop error; Ferrari's Charles Leclerc would be third; and Verstappen eventually finished fourth, hurt by the inability to run closely behind other cars on the fast Spa corners. So download and enjoy Peter's detailed analysis of the three remarkable days of Spa, starting with Friday. He also uniquely talks about the different styles used by the top drivers through the daunting Pouhon corner in qualifying; and, post-race, the background to George Russell's brilliant strategy.
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