Overview
- Oscar Piastri leads teammate Lando Norris by eight points heading into the Belgian Grand Prix after Norris secured consecutive wins at Austria and Silverstone.
- McLaren holds a 238-point advantage in the Constructors’ Championship, enabling its drivers to focus on their first drivers’ titles.
- Red Bull Racing has appointed Laurent Mekies as team principal following Christian Horner’s dismissal ahead of the Spa weekend.
- Max Verstappen sits 69 and 61 points behind Piastri and Norris at the season halfway mark, with fan polls rating the RB21 below McLaren’s car.
- F1 legends and pundits forecast that racecraft and mental composure will decide the McLaren duel in the season’s second half.