Drivers warn over 2026 wet running
Several drivers believe the Belgian Grand Prix’s rain forecast could bring Formula 1’s first properly representative wet running of 2026, exposing uncertainty over how the new tyres and power units will perform in such conditions. Lewis Hamilton, who tested the 2026 Ferrari in the wet at Fiorano, said the wet tyres “don’t work” and argued that the FIA’s decision to raise intermediate blanket temperatures and permit limited heating of the full wets is “still not enough.” Pierre Gasly warned that other drivers “are gonna be shocked,” while Oscar Piastri and Fernando Alonso highlighted unpredictable energy deployment as another potential problem.
Spa rain threat could expose biggest unanswered question in F1 2026
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Bearman on having no contract for 2027
Haas driver Oliver Bearman says he is “waiting in the dark” on what comes next in his Ferrari-linked future, after saying he has no contract for next year. Bearman said: "No. At the moment, I don't have a contract for next year, so [I'm] just waiting in the dark."
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Drivers to discuss Silverstone finish
Pierre Gasly says F1’s drivers will raise the British Grand Prix’s safety car finish with the FIA at Thursday’s drivers’ meeting ahead of the Belgian Grand Prix. Silverstone ended behind the safety car after Max Verstappen’s late crash, with the FIA later saying a “Safety Car In This Lap” message was shown in error due to a software issue, before being corrected under the rules that left no legal restart. Gasly told RacingNews365: “We’re going to discuss it… trying to find a way to make these decisions more quickly… just to avoid this situation.”
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Verstappen on Spa energy-management limitations
Max Verstappen says the Belgian Grand Prix could be “trickier” because of energy-management limitations on the straights, but believes Red Bull’s strong record at Spa-Francorchamps offers hope. Max Verstappen said: "I think it could be trickier with the energy management limitations on the straights, but we have historically done well here, so you never know what will happen."
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Vowles on confidence Sainz will stay at Williams
Williams boss James Vowles says he is confident Carlos Sainz will stay with the team, even though he accepts the Spaniard “has the ability to go” and pursue other options. James Vowles said: "That's what we have to demonstrate to him. I'm confident we'll be able to do this. He has the ability to go, not anywhere necessarily on the grid, but to a number of other locations. He wants this to be his, because he wants to put his DNA into it, the same way I do as well, and make it his own."
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Krack on Spa likely being Aston Martin's worst circuit
Aston Martin chief trackside officer Mike Krack says Spa-Francorchamps is likely to be the team’s worst circuit of the year, agreeing with Lance Stroll’s assessment ahead of the Belgian Grand Prix. Krack said: "Yes, I think we know the sensitivities of this circuit for the various parameters of the car, and I think I have to agree with Lance. It's not only the lap length that we will suffer from, but also the character. So I think we can expect that."
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Stella on energy starvation and overtaking at Spa
McLaren boss Andrea Stella says the “energy starvation” expected at Spa-Francorchamps could produce “quite exciting racing” at this weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix, with drivers needing to manage energy deployment around the long straights. Stella said: "I think we will see quite exciting racing when it comes to overtaking because of the deployment for the same reason of energy starvation at Silverstone."
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