Max Verstappen (NLD)
Max Verstappen (NLD)

How Verstappen went from 14th to victory at the F1 Belgian Grand Prix

Max Verstappen won the F1 Belgian Grand Prix from 14th on the grid, while Lewis Hamilton failed to finish.

Review the action from Spa here...

28 Aug 2022
14:17

Albon overtakes Ricciardo into Les Combes for seventh.

14:16

He's now up to sixth! 

14:15

Verstappen is already up to seventh... looking good for the win isn't he?

14:15

We are back underway... Sainz leads ahead of Russell and Alonso.

14:13

Safety Car in at the end of this lap...

14:12

Ferrari: "It was a tear off inside the front right brake cooling. We removed it, everything should be OK now."

14:11

An issue for Leclerc? He pits.

Leclerc: "I think there's some smoke form the front right?"

 

14:11
14:10

Alonso on Hamilton: "This guy only knows how to start and finish first."

14:07

Safety Car deployed!

Hamilton is out then there's contact between Bottas and Latifi.

14:07

Hamilton looks to be OUT of the race.

14:06

Sainz leads Perez, Russell, Alonso, Vettel, Ricciardo, Albon, Stroll, Verstappen and Leclerc.

14:05

Contact between Alonso and Hamilton at Les Combes!

14:04

Sainz leads Alonso, Hamilton, Russell and Perez.

14:03

It's now lights out and away we go for the 2022 Belgian Grand Prix.

14:03

The drivers now line up on the grid. Here we go!

14:02
14:00

Gasly is now starting from the pit lane...

13:59

The formation lap is now underway...

13:59
13:58

Softs for Sainz, Bottas, Verstappen, Leclerc; hards for Tsunoda; mediums for the rest.

13:55

Verstappen on the start: "It's about just staying out of trouble initially."

13:54

Five minutes to go!

13:47
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