Oscar Piastri, Belgian Grand Prix
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Listen to BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra 2 commentary of Practice 1 and Sprint Qualifying at the Belgium Grand Prix from Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps.
Here’s a guide that tells you what you need to know about the Belgian Grand Prix. It’s the 13th round of the 2025 Formula 1 season.
While foggy conditions on Friday morning may have resulted in the eventual cancellation of Formula 3’s practice session, conditions at Spa-Francorchamps had given way to sunny skies and warm temperatures by the time of F1’s first and only practice session ahead of this weekend’s Sprint action.
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BBC Sport's Harry Benjamin picks his five things to look out for at the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa Francorchamps.
With his injury behind him, Norris can focus on his title fight with McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri in the second half of the season. The Brit’s credentials as a serious World Championship challenger were questioned after his crash in Montreal, but he responded in style with back-to-back race wins.
The famously rainy circuit’s dangerous nature even led to its removal from the F1 calendar in the 1970s, before it rejoined in a shortened format in 1983. Its safety suitability came under scrutiny again in 2023, when Dutch driver Dilano van ‘t Hoff died following an accident in a junior series race.
Lando Norris will be looking to keep the pressure up on his McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri at this weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix. The British driver has won the last two races in Austria and Great Britain to cut Piastri’s championship lead to eight points.