Championship chief Kimi Antonelli returned to successful methods on the Belgian Grand Prix with victory from pole place at Spa-Francorchamps.
The Mercedes driver is now 45 factors away from Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton on the prime of the standings after team-mate George Russell was concerned in a collision with Hamilton, who completed fourth, on the opening lap.
Russell falls to 3rd within the championship, 50 factors adrift of Antonelli.
Listed here are my rankings for a way the drivers carried out throughout the entire weekend in Belgium.
Kimi Antonelli – 9.5/10
A near-perfect weekend from Mercedes’ championship chief. Topped two out of the three observe classes and delivered pole place by greater than three-tenths of a second. Recovered from an sadly timed digital security automotive to cross Charles Leclerc and win.
Charles Leclerc – 8.5/10
Maximised what Ferrari had and got here nearer than anybody to denying Antonelli the race win. Benefited from the digital security automotive however stored the Mercedes driver trustworthy after shedding the lead, though the contact with Oscar Piastri was an untidy second.
Max Verstappen – 8/10
An excellent begin briefly put him into the lead and he comfortably secured one other podium for Pink Bull. Certified on the entrance row and drove a powerful race, however in the end could not match Antonelli when it mattered.
Lewis Hamilton – 6/10
Loads of tempo however far an excessive amount of drama. Recovered from his heavy final-practice crash and the penalty for hitting George Russell to complete fourth, however an general messy Sunday prevented this from being rated as a powerful weekend.
Oscar Piastri – 6.5/10
Had injury after the contact with Leclerc however remained within the struggle and introduced dwelling a helpful fifth place. Dropping fourth to Hamilton late on capped a weekend wherein he by no means fairly regarded as snug as McLaren team-mate Lando Norris.
