
Antonelli takes Spa pole but expects 'not straightforward' Verstappen fight
Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli secured his sixth pole of the season at Spa-Francorchamps, three tenths clear of Max Verstappen, but says the run to Turn Five will decide the race.
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Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli secured his sixth pole of the season at Spa-Francorchamps, three tenths clear of Max Verstappen, but says the run to Turn Five will decide the race.

Ferrari were fined €30,000 after an unsafe release at the Belgian Grand Prix, with Lewis Hamilton saying his "heart really sank" as his car struck a mechanic who escaped injury.

Kimi Antonelli's sixth win of the season moved him 45 points clear of Lewis Hamilton, 12 months on from a punishing rookie spell at the same circuit.

George Russell's controversial pole position, set under a yellow flag after Max Verstappen's crash, raises questions about F1 safety protocols.

Hamilton secures first Ferrari Grand Prix win, ending 686-day wait, ahead of Russell and Norris.