Verstappen's commanding win, Albon takes Williams to tenth - Talking points from Belgian GP

The Red Bull Racing Formula 1 team was completely unstoppable at the 2022 Belgian Grand Prix, taking a commanding 1-2 victory with Max Verstappen leading Sergio Perez over the finish line. Verstappen started the race in 14th after power unit penalties were imposed, but needed only 12 laps to get into the top 3.

With Perez keeping close contact with Ferrari's Carlos Sainz, Verstappen quickly dispatched both to lead the race.

Behind them, championship contender Charles Leclerc had a tough time in his Ferrari, eventually settling for sixth place. The driver had a late pit stop, but received a five-second penalty for speeding in the pit lane. It saw him relinquish fifth place to Alpine's Fernando Alonso. Alonso's teammate, Esteban Ocon, was seventh.

Here are three key talking points from the race.

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Unstoppable Max

Verstappen has been the prime driver throughout the Belgian GP weekend. Though he didn't feature much during the first practice session, it was all about his impressive form for the remainder of the weekend. In qualifying, Verstappen managed to qualify in first place, but dropped to 14th after power unit-related penalties were imposed.

Then came the race, and Verstappen needed only a dozen laps to find himself inside the top 3. And from there, the race lead. He quickly established a significant gap between him and whoever was in second place, and made his final pit stop with a 28-second advantage over Perez. The Dutchman secured the win and scored the bonus point for setting the race's fastest lap.

He now leads Perez in the Drivers' championship by 284 points to 191 - a massive 93