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Kimi Antonelli wins a deserved Belgian Grand Prix as Mercedes prove comfortably the fastest package even running what amounts to a single reference car, while Ferrari ride a Virtual Safety Car and a damaged Hamilton to a strong points day, Hadjar plays a lap-one gamble to perfection, Russell is eliminated by an energy shortfall that hit the whole Mercedes garage, and a chaotic pit lane penalty leaves more questions than answers.

Kimi Antonelli claims a superb pole at a Spa-Francorchamps transformed by the 2026 power unit rules, edging out Verstappen and Russell as the grid grapples with brutal energy clipping through Kemmel and the run to Eau Rouge, while a yellow-flag mix-up in the pit lane briefly derails Hadjar and Leclerc.