2018 Belgian Grand Prix articles

Vettel outruns Hamilton for commanding win at Spa after first-lap crash

2018 Belgian Grand Prix summary

26th August 2018, 15:4627th August 2018, 9:17 | Written by Keith Collantine

Sebastian Vettel scored an important win over Lewis Hamilton after passing his championship rival on the first lap of the Belgian Grand Prix.

2018 Belgian Grand Prix race result

2018 Belgian Grand Prix

26th August 2018, 15:4527th August 2018, 0:20 | Written by Keith Collantine

Sebastian Vettel won the 2018 Belgian Grand Prix for Ferrari ahead of Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen.

Rate the race: 2018 Belgian Grand Prix

2018 Belgian Grand Prix

26th August 2018, 15:37 | Written by Keith Collantine

What did you think of today’s race? Share your verdict on the 2018 Belgian Grand Prix.

2018 Belgian Grand Prix in pictures

F1 Pictures

26th August 2018, 14:5226th August 2018, 19:23 | Written by Keith Collantine

The 2018 Belgian Grand Prix in pictures.

Alonso points finger at Hulkenberg for missing braking point after huge start crash

2018 Belgian Grand Prix

26th August 2018, 14:4626th August 2018, 21:27 | Written by Keith Collantine

Fernando Alonso questioned how Nico Hulkenberg caused the crash which eliminated three drivers at the start of the Belgian Grand Prix.

Live: 2018 Belgian Grand Prix

RaceFans Live

26th August 2018, 12:3026th August 2018, 15:37 | Written by Keith Collantine

Follow the 2018 Belgian Grand Prix on RaceFans Live.

Sainz and Vandoorne to take power unit grid penalties

2018 Belgian Grand Prix

26th August 2018, 11:3726th August 2018, 12:41 | Written by Keith Collantine

Carlos Sainz Jnr and Stoffel Vandoorne will take power unit penalties after fitting new power units ahead of the Belgian Grand Prix.

Paddock Diary: Belgian Grand Prix day three

26th August 2018, 10:3926th August 2018, 14:11 | Written by Dieter Rencken

Force India provided the good news story of the weekend on Saturday but questions remain over how the deal to keep them racing was pulled off.

Angry radio message due to “miscommunication”, says Vettel

2018 Belgian Grand Prix

26th August 2018, 8:2826th August 2018, 12:43 | Written by Keith Collantine

Sebastian Vettel admitted he was “not as calm as I can be” after swearing at his team on the radio during the frantic, rain-hit qualifying session at Spa.

Will Ferrari’s superior speed give Vettel the winning edge over Hamilton?

2018 Belgian Grand Prix pre-race analysis

26th August 2018, 7:1327th August 2018, 0:37 | Written by Keith Collantine

If Sebastian Vettel is going to stop Lewis Hamilton from winning his third race in the row he’ll probably have to do it the hard way – by passing his title rival on-track.

F1 beats Porsche 919 Hybrid evo’s Spa record lap

2018 Belgian Grand Prix

25th August 2018, 23:5126th August 2018, 11:03 | Written by Keith Collantine

Neel Jani’s unofficial Spa track record in the Porsche 919 Hybrid evo lasted just 138 days. Sebastian Vettel set a new fastest ever lap of the Belgian circuit.

“Exceptional” Ocon deserves F1 seat over pay drivers – Hamilton

2018 Belgian Grand Prix

25th August 2018, 22:36 | Written by Dieter Rencken and Keith Collantine

Lewis Hamilton expressed concern Esteban Ocon could lose his seat to a driver with greater financial backing despite the Force India driver qualifying a career-best third at Spa.

Alonso explains why he turned down five approaches from Red Bull

2018 Belgian Grand Prix

25th August 2018, 18:1225th August 2018, 18:14 | Written by Dieter Rencken and Keith Collantine

Fernando Alonso has again challenged Christian Horner’s claims over his contact with Red Bull, describing how he turned the team down on five occasions.