Formula 1 modifications. Belgian Grand Prix results, mere hours after the event. George Russell was disqualified from winning Sunday’s Formula One race at Spa because his car was deemed to be underweight.
George Russell of Mercedes initially appeared to have scored his second win of the 2024 Formula One season and third of his career. Russell started Sunday’s Belgian Grand Prix at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in sixth place on the grid, and he finished the 44-lap race around the 19-turn, 4.352-mile (7.004-kilometer) road course in Stavelot, Belgium, with only one pit stop.
Russell beat off teammate Lewis Hamilton and McLaren’s Oscar Piastri to win. But after the race, it was discovered that Russell’s car was underweight, therefore he was disqualified. George Russell was disqualified Russell was the first race winner in three decades to be disqualified after the race, losing both the win and the 25 points he had earned. He was fully deleted from the Belgian Grand Prix results, leaving Hamilton the winner and Piastri as the runner-up.
Hamilton’s victory is his second of the month, after failing to reach the podium since December 2021. He now has 105 career Formula One victories, surpassing Michael Schumacher (91) and Max Verstappen (61). Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc was upgraded to third place, Red Bull’s Max Verstappen to fourth, and McLaren’s Lando Norris to fifth. Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz Jr., Red Bull’s Sergio Perez, Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso, Alpine’s Esteban Ocon, and Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo were promoted to sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, and tenth places, respectively.
Formula One’s customary summer vacation has begun, and the next race on the 2024 schedule is the Dutch Grand Prix, which will be televised live on ESPN from Circuit Zandvoort beginning at 8:55 a.m. ET on Sunday, August 25. This event is the 15th of a record-breaking 24 scheduled for this year. Start your free FuboTV trial today and don’t miss it!
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