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What we learned from Friday practice at the 2026 F1 Belgian GP

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What we learned from Friday practice at the 2026 F1 Belgian GP

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F1 Belgian GP: Antonelli headlines FP2 over Norris, Gasly crash causes red flag

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F1 Belgian GP: Antonelli headlines FP2 over Norris, Gasly crash causes red flag

LIVE: F1 Belgian GP commentary and updates - Antonelli tops FP2 as Gasly suffers heavy crash

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LIVE: F1 Belgian GP commentary and updates - Antonelli tops FP2 as Gasly suffers heavy crash

Italy Sunday quotes: Force India

Adrian Sutil - 19th: "For sure it was not the best race for us. At the start I just had no grip on the extreme wets and I couldn't push. The second set of extremes was better than the first, but by then it was drying out so after 10 laps I lost even more grip and had some vibrations in the front. I came into the pits to change and we went over to the dry tyres. It was a little too early but we had to try it. It was pretty much a race to forget."

Giancarlo Fisichella - DNF: "I'm disappointed that after the good qualifying we couldn't convert this into a better result in the race. The conditions at the start were very wet but I had a good battle with Raikkonen and Hamilton. Coulthard then overtook me in the first chicane and in the corner he was slow so I touched him. Unfortunately the tap damaged the front nose and it went under the car. On the back straight I couldn't control the car and went off into the gravel."

Mike Gascoyne, chief technical officer:
"A disappointing race for us. Giancarlo had a good fight in the first few laps with the quicker cars behind him but unfortunately when Coulthard passed him he lost his front wing on the back straight. It was also a difficult race for Adrian. He had some tyre issues later in the race, so we took a gamble to put him on the slicks, which didn't pay off. We had had a good performance here in practice and qualifying so it was a very disappointing end to the weekend."

Dr Vijay Mallya, chairman and managing director: "Ultimately we would have liked to convert the strong qualifying into something more, but as with all other teams in the field, the tricky conditions were difficult to read and we could not move up. What we have learnt however is that we are competitive in full wet conditions, which could be very useful in the next race in Singapore, which we need to focus on now. I must also extend my congratulations to Toro Rosso and Sebastian Vettel for a marvellous first victory, and to our engine partner Ferrari for their first win with a customer engine. It is very satisfying to see an independent team winning and this is a source of inspiration for us."

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