00:00Here come the lights, we've got four, five red lights in Spa and the Belgian Grand Prix is go
00:06with a great reaction time for Leclerc who's got the lead and Perez had to chop across Lewis Hamilton,
00:11that's a lock-up for Carlos Sainz, he's very close to being tipped into a spin there,
00:15there is minor contact there with Oscar Piastri who's damaged the front wing,
00:19it is Charles Leclerc who has the lead, it is Sergio Perez who's got a mammoth run
00:23and dropping back through the field is Piastri with damage to the front of the car,
00:26look they're all being slowed as they go through Eau Rouge, not what you want to see,
00:30as you make your way through there and now we've got a battle for the lead,
00:33the Red Bull pulling out of the slipstream, Sergio Perez going to the lead of the race,
00:38fine margins between them as he gets past, nothing Charles Leclerc could do.
00:42And Verstappen does the same move on Carlos Sainz just behind, so Max Verstappen up to fourth position,
00:48it's a little bit brave I think from Piastri coming in on the inside here with Sainz,
00:52he's just pinched between the Mercedes and the McLaren, Sainz locks up and
00:55Piastri doesn't want to be sticking a nose in here.
00:57I don't know what he was doing, I was there and just turned in like I didn't exist.
01:01Not there enough I don't think, sticking a nose in on the inside is,
01:05you're always liable for that sort of position and Carlos didn't have another opportunity not
01:09to do that really, Hamilton on his outside, he's gonna have a good chance to pass Carlos Sainz,
01:15there they are top of shot now, DRS open.
01:17And Fernando Alonso pulls out of the slipstream, goes to the inside,
01:20that is slam dunk, that is fifth place.
01:24Big movement for all on Norris.
01:26So late on the brakes, he sent that from downtown, that was miles back.
01:32So Norris is really dropping as well in this part, he was seventh behind Alonso earlier on,
01:37he's gonna get done by Russell now.
01:39Russell will get to the apex first, Lando Norris, second in the last two Grand Prix,
01:43has found himself on the back foot all weekend long, Norris goes up to tenth,
01:48but Alex Albon in a straight line, it is preposterous that Williams,
01:52it's 12 miles an hour, or 20 kilometers per hour, faster than anything else.
01:58And now further back, Aston Martin versus Mercedes, Stroll versus Russell,
02:03we've got loads of moves here, Yuki Tsunoda's going around the outside of Carlos Sainz,
02:07and Stroll's gonna hang on to the place, but he goes deep, will Russell be able to come back?
02:11He's soaring away, but there's no way through, and the Aston Martin is still ninth.
02:16And he's got the move to the inside at the final chicane,
02:19the limping Ferrari has no way to defend.
02:21Sainz is gonna tumble down the entire field here, he's staying with it,
02:25but that is going to be a really, really tough afternoon for him at this point.
02:30Lando Norris pits then from 11th place, and here goes back.
02:33The Stappen to the inside of Lewis Hamilton, who tried to close the door,
02:37but that red ball is rapid in the hands of the driver,
02:39chasing eight Grand Prix wins in a row today, and that move will go a long way to securing it.
02:44And Hamilton in theory could have defended the inside there,
02:47but there's just no point, he'll fall further away from Leclerc in the next corner,
02:50he'll be a sitting duck for the Red Bull again.
02:53So let's see then, he's going to open the DRS shortly,
02:56the Ferrari is pretty good in a straight line,
02:58but the Red Bull surely is going to be coming at him with the DRS open.
03:01Gaining with every metre, but will he be set the long way round?
03:03Is there a chance of defence? Will we go wheel to wheel?
03:06Charles Leclerc can offer no defence, it's a Red Bull one to Max Verstappen.
03:10He's now gone from 6th on the grid to 2nd in the race.
03:14We want to see if Albon can get past Yuki Tsunoda,
03:17because we're looking further back out of the points,
03:19but in the points, I can tell you, it's 3 tenths of a second
03:21between Albon in 11th and Tsunoda.
03:23And here's the move, here's the chance, and there's the pass,
03:26and that could be for P6 in the Grand Prix later on,
03:30as Ocon making his way by, he's in 12th,
03:33and there's the move for Daniel Ricciardo,
03:35getting past his old teammate at Turn 5.
03:39HĂĽlkenberg's going to have a run at Alonso,
03:41these two had a bit of a fight yesterday,
03:43and HĂĽlkenberg is not in the same race really as Alonso,
03:46hasn't pitted yet, he'll be much slower now,
03:47but he's going to frustrate Fernando.
03:49Around the outside goes Yuki Tsunoda
03:52for one of his best moments of the entire season.
03:56Albon's got a rocket ship on his hands,
03:58but Tsunoda had the drive, had the DRS,
04:00and he retakes the position that he lost
04:03through the pit stop sequence.
04:06The man who started in sixth position last year,
04:08he won here from 14th on the grid.
04:10Sixth today, looking to take the lead on lap 17,
04:14we ride through Radion corner,
04:16we're getting closer to the back of his teammate
04:17with every meter that we run,
04:19now we're going to get DRS,
04:20and there will be nothing that Perez can do.
04:22Max Verstappen takes the lead of the Belgian Grand Prix,
04:26easy as you like, first place in the race on lap 17 for the driver,
04:31who started in sixth.
04:32Russell's finally going to clear Lance Stroll as he
04:35Stroll defends the inside, Russell to the outside.
04:37Stroll doesn't want to give it up,
04:39oh that was close, as the Mercedes sweeps by
04:42and Russell does clear the Aston Martin.
04:46And this rain will last for around 10 minutes.
04:50Umbrellas are up on the Camel straight,
04:52that's a long way from Stavolo,
04:54this is the longest lap of the year,
04:56here's a chance for the overtake.
04:57Stroll in seventh, Gasly in eighth, no longer.
04:59The driver who was third yesterday moves up to seventh in the Grand Prix,
05:03but still yet to come in and make his stop.
05:07We're on board with Max Verstappen,
05:09the rain is coming down,
05:10are we about to see a big moment as he goes through?
05:14And that's how easy it is for your Grand Prix to end.
05:19Norris versus Sargent.
05:21The McLaren straight-light speed is absolutely appalling
05:24compared to the Williams.
05:25He's going to have to get it, he's going to have to get it.
05:27Around the outside, can he find his way by?
05:30Sargent tries to close the door, but Norris to the inside of nine,
05:33and even though it's raining out there,
05:35he will comfortably make his way through.
05:38It's been coming down for a while now,
05:41they're waiting for it to stop, and George Russell comes in.
05:44Are they going to go for Inters,
05:45or are they going to go for a new set of slicks?
05:47It's going to be slicks, it's going to be the soft tyre.
05:49So they're all just trying to make their way through the rain.
05:54Everyone is on the same page at the moment.
05:57It's Yuki Tsunoda up against his old teammate.
06:00These two gone along famously when they were part of the AlphaTauri setup,
06:03but it is Pierre Gasly being passed by the Japanese driver,
06:07who is having a superb run, and he's up to sixth.
06:12Fastest lap for Max Verstappen.
06:14He just ticks the last box remaining, having taken the fastest time in qualifying.
06:20Is there a chance to put a wheel down there?
06:21That would be brave if Gasly tries it.
06:24Alben, fair, gives him the room.
06:26They're still side by side, and Gasly will surely take the place,
06:29if he can get on the power earlier.
06:30And he does so.
06:31Tidy move, Pierre Gasly.
06:35Ocon had a good run.
06:37Whoa, he's feeling really brave.
06:38What a move that is from Esteban Ocon.
06:41That is absolutely outstanding.
06:44He just pressed fast forward.
06:45That is extremely clever car placement for the Frenchman.
06:50Esteban Ocon with his best overtake of the year so far.
06:54This is a review of Esteban Ocon taking the place away from his good friend,
06:58Lance Stroll.
06:59They get on very well outside of the racetrack.
07:04The Dutch driver will see the checkered flag first once again,
07:09and he celebrates across the line.
07:11Max Verstappen wins the Belgian Grand Prix.
07:14Eight Grand Prix victories in a row.
07:16Only the second time in the entire history of Formula 1 that that's happened.
07:21It will be a 1-2 for Red Bull Racing.
07:24Sergio Perez coming home for podium finish number 33 in Formula 1.
07:29Charles Leclerc comes over the line to confirm that third place finish.
07:33Hamilton is about to complete the 19th and final corner
07:36to see whether he can take that fresh medium tire all the way to the end
07:40and steal the bonus point for fastest lap.
07:43And the answer across the line is that Hamilton manages to do so.
07:48No one has an answer to Red Bull.
07:50The RB19 is well on its way to being the greatest Formula 1 car ever designed
07:55and Max Verstappen behind the wheel.
07:57Well, you can start him anywhere you like and he is fighting his way to the front.
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