With Silverstone now within the rear-view mirror, Method 1 heads to a different iconic venue because the championship battle rolls on at Spa-Francorchamps. Here is the complete schedule for the Belgian Grand Prix weekend.
The Method 1 title struggle is ready for one more essential chapter because the championship heads to Spa-Francorchamps. Final trip, Charles Leclerc ended a victory drought stretching again nearly two years, capitalising on Kimi Antonelli’s retirement to take the win. The Mercedes driver has now seen his championship lead shrink even additional after recording one other DNF in Barcelona, adopted by a third-place end in Austria.
Commercial
The Italian arrives at Spa holding a 25-point benefit over his teammate and a 32-point lead over Lewis Hamilton, whereas the Monegasque has moved again forward of each McLaren drivers to revive his personal title hopes, regardless of nonetheless sitting a good distance off the highest.
Photograph: Race Photos
Photograph: Race Photos
After the Dash occasion at Silverstone, Method 1 returns to its conventional weekend format at Spa-Francorchamps, with Free Observe 1 getting underway on Friday at 13:30 CET (12:30 BST), adopted by Free Observe 2 at 17:00 CET (16:00 BST). The ultimate apply session takes place on Saturday at 12:30 CET (11:30 BST) earlier than qualifying begins at 16:00 CET (15:00 BST). The Belgian Grand Prix then will get underway on Sunday at 15:00 CET (14:00 BST).
Commercial
2026 Belgian GP: Full scheduleVerstappen fears Spa magic will likely be lacking this season
Following the British Grand Prix, he was not anticipating Spa-Francorchamps to swimsuit Crimson Bull any higher than Silverstone, regardless of describing the Belgian circuit as one in every of his favourites. The Dutchman steered the traits of the observe may make for one more tough weekend.
That evaluation was echoed by Crimson Bull crew principal Laurent Mekies, who defined to the media, together with GPblog, that the info gathered at Silverstone could be used to make progress forward of comparable circuits. Whereas acknowledging that Spa may expose a number of the identical {hardware} limitations, he additionally burdened his confidence within the crew’s capacity to enhance and expressed hope that Crimson Bull could be in a stronger place for the Belgian Grand Prix.
“Spa and Monza are going to be nice, yeah. That is an actual disgrace as a result of Spa is clearly one in every of my favorite tracks. However this yr it will really feel very totally different.”
