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What Verstappen did – and didn't – say about his F1 future and McLaren at Spa

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Belgian GP
What Verstappen did – and didn't – say about his F1 future and McLaren at Spa

“A shock to the system” – Why teams fear the worst with F1’s 2026 cars at Spa

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Formula 1
Belgian GP
“A shock to the system” – Why teams fear the worst with F1’s 2026 cars at Spa

Red Bull parks 'Macarena' rear wing for Belgian GP after Verstappen crashes

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Belgian GP
Red Bull parks 'Macarena' rear wing for Belgian GP after Verstappen crashes

Norris given Belgium GP grid penalty as McLaren takes new Mercedes power unit parts

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Belgian GP
Norris given Belgium GP grid penalty as McLaren takes new Mercedes power unit parts

Aston Martin "flat out" on Hungary updates but has concerns over spare parts being ready

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Belgian GP
Aston Martin "flat out" on Hungary updates but has concerns over spare parts being ready

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Smith becomes latest to top Autosport National Rankings

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Smith becomes latest to top Autosport National Rankings

Verstappen signs McLaren junior driver van Langendonck

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Verstappen signs McLaren junior driver van Langendonck

Weekend review and results round-up

What was expected to be a quiet - probably even dull - Hungarian Grand Prix weekend turned out to be extremely eventful, as Mark Webber pulled off a brilliant strategy gamble to win, Lewis Hamilton's retirement closed the title battle up even more, Sebastian Vettel's restart error and penalty left him puzzled, and Michael Schumacher caused a furore by squeezing Rubens Barrichello almost into the wall

Even before then, the scale of Red Bull's domination was a major talking point in itself, and as flexing wings drew ever more attention, AUTOSPORT revealed plans to make tests more stringent from Spa.

Felipe Massa was the other big story of the weekend, as he both made his return to the scene of his 2009 crash, and attempted to move on from the Hockenheim team orders row.

Rally Finland was the weekend's other main event, and saw a home winner as Jari-Matti Latvala held off Sebastiens Ogier and Loeb to take a brilliant win. Latvala's team-mate Mikko Hirvonen crashed heavily while leading - and was not the only man to suffer a massive accident this weekend. Jules Bianchi and Ho-Pin Tung picked up back injuries - Bianchi's more severe than Tung's - in a GP2 start crash, the Pocono NASCAR race saw a big impact for Elliott Sadler, and Chris van der Drift sustained multiple injuries in a horrific aerial accident in the Superleague Formula event at Brands Hatch.

The F1 sessions

Red Bull duo dominant in first practice

Vettel stays on top in second practice

Webber heads final practice

Vettel flies to Hungarian GP pole

Webber charges to Hungarian GP win

The F1 headlines

Massa: I'm not a number two driver

Webber: Alonso deserved German win

McLaren: Qualifying form not a worry

Vettel downplays practice performance

Cypher Group withdraws F1 application

Hamilton: Summer break may hurt team

Teams seek front wing clarification

Vettel says he should have won easily

Barrichello slams 'crazy' Schumacher

Renault, Mercedes fined for pit incidents

Schumacher gets 10-place grid penalty

Brawn: Schumacher not dangerous

FIA to ramp up wing tests for Belgium

The motorsport action

WRC: Latvala claims superb home victory

GP2: Maldonado wins dramatic feature race

GP2: Ricci takes first GP2 main series win

GP2: Bianchi suffers back injuries

GP3: Muller wins from pole in Hungary

GP3: Rossi seals Hungaroring victory

F2: Stoneman on pole again at Brno

F2: Palmer reclaims series lead with win

WTCC: Huff turns pole into victory at Brno

WTCC: Priaulx chalks up another win at Brno

Superleague: Beijing's Martin dominates at Brands

Superleague: Karthikeyan wins as crash stops race

Superleague: Martin wins final for Beijing too

Superleague: Van der Drift suffers multiple injuries

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