Mercedes’ George Russell won a thrilling Belgian Grand Prix, the 14th round of the 2024 Formula 1 World Championship at Spa-Francorchamps
Russell, who pulled off a majestic one-stop strategy to his rivals’ two-stoppers, beat team-mate Lewis Hamilton and McLaren’s Oscar Piastri. 2024 F1 Belgian Grand Prix results Cla Nº Driver Car / Engine Laps Time 1 63 George Russell Mercedes 44 - 2 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 44 -0.526 3 81 Oscar Piastri McLaren/Mercedes 44 -1.173 4 16 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 44 -8.549 5 1 Max Verstappen Red Bull/Honda RBPT 44 -9.226 6 4 Lando Norris McLaren/Mercedes 44 -9.
Sainz pitted from the lead for mediums on lap 21, rejoining in eighth. Hamilton inherited a 1.7s lead from Leclerc and Piastri. Moments later, Russell passed Perez for fourth. Verstappen spent half a lap stuck behind Perez, who was yanked into the pits, allowing Norris to get within a second of him at half distance. But just as he got on to his tail, Norris blew the final chicane on lap 24, and fell out of DRS range.
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