Overview

• Piastri’s Belgian Grand Prix victory pushed his championship lead to 266–250, having outscored Norris in five of the last seven race weekends.
• Piastri seized the lead from polesitter Norris at the safety-car restart in wet-to-dry conditions, completing McLaren’s first Spa one-two since 1999.
• Norris’s choice to run an extra lap on hard tyres versus Piastri’s switch to mediums cost him track position and time.
• Stella likened Piastri and Norris to past world champions he’s worked with and emphasized that flawless execution will tip the title balance.
• With Max Verstappen 81 points adrift, McLaren’s ‘let them race’ ethos has turned the championship into a direct intra-team duel.