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Verstappen wins wet, wild sprint race at Belgian Grand Prix

SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium: Max Verstappen increased his lead by a further eight points in the world championship with a calculated and convincing victory ahead of Australian rookie Oscar Piastri in Saturday's (Jul 29) rain-delayed sprint race at the Belgian Grand Prix.

Verstappen prevails in rain-hit Belgian GP sprint race

Max Verstappen increased his lead by a further eight points in the F1 world championship with a calculated and convincing victory ahead of Australian rookie Oscar Piastri in Saturday's rain-delayed sprint race at the Belgian Grand Prix.

Max Verstappen wins wet, wild sprint race at Belgian Grand Prix

SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium: Max Verstappen increased his lead by a further eight points in the world championship with a calculated and convincing victory ahead of Australian rookie Oscar Piastri in Saturday’s rain-delayed sprint race at the Belgian Grand Prix. Red Bull’s double defending world champion rode his luck when McLaren’s Piastri snatched the lead by making an early pit-stop to switch from wet to intermediate tires, to storm back and win by 6.6 seconds. Verstappen’s win extended Red Bull’s record this year to 14 wins from 14 races — 11 grands prix and three sprints.

Max Verstappen Edges Oscar Piastri For Belgian Sprint Race Pole

Max Verstappen took pole position for Red Bull in the sprint race at the Belgian Grand Prix on Saturday by a wafer thin margin from McLaren's Oscar Piastri. The defending double world champion and runaway leader of this year's title race wound up just 0.011seconds clear of the rookie Australian after the final runs on another rain-affected day's action in the Ardennes forests. Carlos Sainz was third for Ferrari ahead of team-mate Charles Leclerc, Lando Norris in the second McLaren and Alpine's Pierre Gasly with seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton showing early pace taking seventh place on the grid for Mercedes.