Russell, who pulled off an impressive one-stop technique to his rivals’ two-stoppers, was disqualified after post-race scrutineering as his automotive was discovered to be underweight.

Hamilton inherited his win, with McLaren’s Oscar Piastri and Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc additionally promoted.

2024 F1 Belgian Grand Prix outcomes

2024 F1 Belgian Grand Prix report

Polesitter Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) led the cost to La Supply from a fast-starting Hamilton and Sergio Perez (Purple Bull). Russell challenged Piastri for fourth at Les Combes however needed to straight-line the second ingredient. McLaren’s Lando Norris made a hash of La Supply, dropping momentum on the exit and falling to seventh.

Verstappen, who had received the final three races right here, began eleventh after his 10-place grid penalty for an engine change. He handed Alex Albon’s Williams on the closing chicane to take ninth on the finish of the opening lap.

Norris handed Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz – who began on laborious tyres, not like the bulk on mediums – at Les Combes for sixth on the second lap however needed to give the place again after overshooting the primary ingredient. That allowed the charging Verstappen on to his tail.

Hamilton remained in DRS vary of Leclerc, and he powered previous to seize the lead at Les Combes on lap three.

Perez misplaced DRS on Leclerc, which allowed Piastri to problem him for third. However the higher-than-expected temperatures meant drivers had been extra centered on tyre administration within the early levels. Fifth-placed Russell ran extensive the Bruxelles hairpin on lap eight however simply managed to maintain Sainz behind him.

Hamilton pulled 2s away from Leclerc by lap 9, reporting his tyres had been “OK” however dropping grip on the rear axle.

Russell and Verstappen had been the primary of the leaders to pit at one-quarter distance on lap 10, as the bulk shifted to the laborious tyre for the center stint. Verstappen acquired severely balked by Yuki Tsunoda’s RB on his out-lap and needed to battle his well past.

Hamilton, Perez and Piastri stopped the subsequent time round, Hamilton simply managing to rejoin earlier than Piastri drove into his pitbox, which was positioned subsequent door. Russell undercut forward of Piastri however the Australian was capable of DRS again previous him into Les Combes. Perez acquired tucked up behind Lance Stroll’s Aston Martin, which allowed Piastri proper on to his tail once more.

Leclerc pitted from the lead of a Ferrari 1-2 on lap 12, and rejoined forward of the duelling Perez (who swapped to extra mediums slightly than hards) and Piastri, who grabbed the place from the Mexican at Les Combes.

Sainz, on his hards, ran lengthy as did Norris, as McLaren tried an overcut to offset the observe place he misplaced on the opening lap, instructing him to run at “100% tempo”.

Norris stopped on lap 15 and rejoined eighth, having successfully misplaced a spot to Verstappen by not masking his early cease, and misplaced the perfect a part of 5s to him as properly. However he was capable of unleash his true tempo, and set a sequence of quickest laps.

Chief Sainz went off and ran by way of the gravel at Stavelot, costing him very important time on his alternate technique.

Verstappen was given the OK from the pitwall to assault Russell, who was simply clinging to Perez’s DRS vary. However Max couldn’t make a transfer, and went again into conservation mode, as Norris cruised up behind him.

Sainz pitted from the lead for mediums on lap 20, rejoining in eighth. Hamilton inherited a 1.7s lead from Leclerc and Piastri. Moments later, Russell handed Perez for fourth.

Verstappen spent half a lap caught behind Perez, who was yanked into the pits, permitting Norris to get inside a second of him at half distance. However simply as he acquired on to his tail, Norris blew the ultimate chicane on lap 24, and fell out of DRS vary.

Leclerc was 2s behind Hamilton when he made his second cease on lap 25 for an bold undercut try, however a sluggish left-rear change didn’t assist his bid. Hamilton coated on the subsequent lap, rejoining 2.5s forward of Leclerc, whereas Russell – now as much as second – contemplated going to the tip on his hards.

Verstappen stopped once more on lap 28, as did Sainz – who solely ran eight laps on his mediums earlier than going again for contemporary hards. Norris pitted a lap later.

Now in clear air, Piastri set quickest lap simply earlier than his second cease on lap 30, however a horrible 4.4s cease was attributable to him locking up and overshooting his pitbox.

Perez let Verstappen previous with 14 laps remaining, and Norris DRS-ed previous Perez a lap later.

With a dozen laps to go, Russell – who had clearly dedicated to a one-stop technique – led a Mercedes 1-2 by 7s from a closing Hamilton, who was 2s away from Leclerc and Piastri. Verstappen’s fifth place was coming underneath menace from Norris, who was instructed he might assault. Perez and Sainz rounded out the highest eight.

Piastri attacked Leclerc at Les Combes on lap 35 and though he didn’t discover a well past at his first try, he handed him across the outdoors on the second time of asking.

Russell led Hamilton by 3.7s at this level, whereas Piastri had a 5s hole to shut to Lewis. Sainz drove across the outdoors of Perez for seventh with six laps to go.

Hamilton caught Russell with 4 laps remaining, with Piastri catching the Mercedes duo however 4s in arrears. Behind them, Verstappen acquired into Leclerc’s DRS vary with Norris in tow.

Hamilton took a number of DRS runs at Russell alongside the Kemmel Straight however simply didn’t have sufficient overspeed to vogue a chance.

The Mercedes pair began the final lap 0.6s aside, with Piastri a second in arrears. Hamilton locked up barely at La Supply and didn’t get a adequate run to DRS previous. Hamilton locked up once more at Bruxelles, which gave Russell all of the respiratory house he wanted for a well-known win on tyres he’d run for 34 laps.

Russell beat Hamilton by half a second, forward of Piastri, Leclerc, Verstappen, Norris, Sainz and Perez.

However after the race, Russell’s automotive was discovered to be on the minimal 798kg weight restrict when the FIA initially weighed the Briton’s automotive. After draining 2.8 litres from the gas tank with a view to take his one-litre gas pattern for scrutineering, it was discovered to be 1.5kg underweight.

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