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Piastri Beats Norris to Win Formula 1’s Rain-Delayed Belgian Grand Prix
- Oscar Piastri won the rain-delayed 44-lap Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps on Sunday, finishing ahead of teammate Lando Norris and Charles Leclerc.
- The race started 90 minutes late due to heavy rain, poor visibility, and an aborted rolling start behind the safety car formation lap.
- Piastri made a decisive early move on Norris at the Les Combes chicane, used medium tyres, and managed his lead while Norris battled battery issues using hard tyres.
- Piastri won by 3.4 seconds, with Norris closing to within four seconds near the end but not pressuring much; Norris said, "Oscar did a good job" and "Everyone was quite worried after yesterday."
- The result extended Piastri's championship lead to 16 points, marked McLaren's sixth one-two finish in 13 races, and saw Lewis Hamilton start 16th but finish 13th amid a difficult weekend for Ferrari.
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Motor racing-Piastri and Norris racing like champions in F1 title battle
SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium (Reuters) -McLaren boss Andrea Stella says teammates Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris are racing like champions and the Formula One title will probably be decided by fine margins and individual brilliance. Read full story
Piastri beats Norris to win rain-delayed Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix
Piastri powered past Norris on the first racing lap after the safety car pulled into the pits on lap four, following a delay of more than an hour."I knew I was going to try and lift (off the accelerator) a little bit less than Lando did, and try to make it stick," said Piastri, admitting his car felt "lively" as he took on the extra risk through the steeply uphill Eau Rouge corner.Norris suggested over the radio he was having issues with the bat…
Piastri beats Norris in Belgian Grand Prix
McLaren's Oscar Piastri beat teammate and title rival Lando Norris in a rain-delayed Belgian Grand Prix to stretch his Formula One lead to 16 points on Sunday. Charles Leclerc was a distant third for Ferrari as dominant champions McLaren celebrated their sixth one-two finish in 13 races and the third in a row. "I knew lap one was going to be my best chance of winning the race," said Piastri. "Rest of race we managed really well," the Australian …
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