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Is it time for F1 to drop Spa-Francorchamps from the calendar?
Does Spa’s recent safety record, contract status and overall racing spectacle mean F1 is about to walk away?
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‘Belgian Grand Prix wasn’t a race, so give fans their money back’
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Max Verstappen wins 3-lap Belgian Grand Prix held entirely behind safety car
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George Russell stakes his claim at F1’s top table: 2021 Belgian GP qualifying report
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Verstappen pips Russell for pole: 2021 Belgian GP Qualifying round-up
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Huge Lando Norris crash red-flags 2021 Belgian GP qualifying
Lando Norris has had a huge crash at the Belgian GP in qualifying, red-flagging the session
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F1 shortens 2021 calendar and axes triple-headers
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Is it time for F1 to drop Spa-Francorchamps from the calendar?
Does Spa’s recent safety record, contract status and overall racing spectacle mean F1 is about to walk away?
F1
Goin up’, goin down’: 2021 Belgian GP
A certain Russian driver is the fastest of all, Latifi gives the verdict on his FW43B and F1’s support cast crumbles like Wensleydale
F1
‘Belgian Grand Prix wasn’t a race, so give fans their money back’
Racing, and all competitive sports, are, among other things, about winners and losers. On Sunday at Spa-Francorchamps, it was questionable whether anyone could count themselves as a winner. Not even…
F1
Max Verstappen wins 3-lap Belgian Grand Prix held entirely behind safety car
Max Verstappen has won a washed-out Belgian Grand Prix after completing just three racing laps behind the safety car. George Russell was classified second for a career-first podium, ahead of…
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George Russell stakes his claim at F1’s top table: 2021 Belgian GP qualifying report
After a month to contemplate an absolutely spellbinding first half of the season, F1 is back, at Spa. Red Bull and Max Verstappen must have spent at least some of…
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Verstappen pips Russell for pole: 2021 Belgian GP Qualifying round-up
Max Verstappen took pole ahead of star man George Russell, in a thrilling qualifying session which had to be red-flagged after a huge crash for Lando Norris
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Huge Lando Norris crash red-flags 2021 Belgian GP qualifying
Lando Norris has had a huge crash at the Belgian GP in qualifying, red-flagging the session
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F1 shortens 2021 calendar and axes triple-headers
After the cancellation of the Japanese Grand Prix, Formula 1 has shortened the 2021 calendar and spread out the remaining races
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