Ross Brawn believes the Austrian doubleheader will still be exciting, despite the fact that no reverse grids will feature. read more »

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Ross Brawn expects Formula 1 to hold "two exciting races" in Austria next month despite plans for a reverse grid qualifying format change being rejected read more »
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Haas boss Gunther Steiner would have liked to have reverse grids introduced before deciding if it was a gimmick or not. read more »
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Haas team principal Gunther Steiner thinks Formula 1 would have been strong enough to park talk of reverse grid races forever, if trials of it had proved unsuccessful this year. read more »
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Ex-Formula 1 driver, Mark Webber, has warned the sport against turning to reverse grids to help spice up the on-track action. read more »
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Mark Webber fears Formula 1 would confuse fans if it pushed ahead with reverse grid qualifying races at any point in the future. read more »
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Dutch reporter Jack Plooij believes Toto Wolff wasn't against reverse-grid races in F1, but instead wanted to make a statement to the new Daimler CEO. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas says the introduction of reverse grid qualifying races in F1 would have been "a bit unfair". read more »
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Valtteri Bottas has backed Mercedes' stance against reverse grid races, saying he prefers "fair racing". read more »
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Christian Horner says it is a shame that reverse grids will not happen in 2020 after being rejected by Mercedes. read more »
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Chase Carey is open to experimenting with formats in 2020 despite the rejection of reverse grid qualifying races by Formula 1 teams. read more »
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Formula 1 managing director motorsports Ross Brawn has commended Mercedes motorsport boss Toto Wolff for robustly defending his team's position on the idea of reverse grid... read more »
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Daniel Ricciardo says the introduction of reverse grid qualifying races is not a priority for F1, believing the format would "make things a little messy". read more »
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Ross Brawn says Formula 1 will not be rushed into confirming the rest of its 2020 calendar as the sport can make a "relatively late call" on whether to race or not at... read more »
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Daniel Ricciardo believes Formula 1 does not need to implement reverse grid qualifying races, believing the format could "make things a little messy" read more »
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Daniel Ricciardo was happy to hear that Mercedes blocked plans for a reverse grid race as he feels it would be unnecessary. read more »
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As the discussion over reverse grids continues, Daniel Ricciardo says that while he can see why some might want them he fears they could "make things a little messy". read more »
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Former Formula 1 driver Jean Alesi says reverse-grid races are great for junior series, but not for Formula 1. read more »
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Mercedes boss Toto Wolff says the team rejected the concept of reverse-grid races because it's totally against their racing beliefs. read more »
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After a week break, Veloce Esports brings you another Not The GP Series event with yet more street racing action as this week the drivers will be racing around Baku for the... read more »
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Mercedes Formula 1 boss Toto Wolff accepts the revised aerodynamic testing restrictions for 2022 as the first form of success handicapping by pointing out the contrast in the... read more »
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Ross Brawn was a "little frustrated" that Mercedes was able to block F1's plans for a reverse grid race at the second Austrian Grand Prix. read more »
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Formula 1 is still looking for ways to liven up the second race of double-header weekends with Ross Brawn offering mixing up tyre compounds between the two events as one idea... read more »
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has outlined the reasons why his team decided to block a plan to shake up F1's qualifying procedure at two races this year. read more »
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F1 will continue to evaluate possible changes to the traditional weekend format despite a proposal for a reverse-grid qualifying race getting snubbed, says CEO Chase Carey. read more »
Belgian Grand Prix
27th of July 2025
- 11D
- 5H
- 28M
- 47S
Pos | Driver | Points |
---|---|---|
1 | Oscar Piastri | 234 |
2 | Lando Norris | 226 |
3 | Max Verstappen | 165 |
4 | George Russell | 147 |
5 | Charles Leclerc | 119 |
6 | Lewis Hamilton | 103 |
7 | Kimi Antonelli | 63 |
8 | Alexander Albon | 46 |
9 | Nico Hulkenberg | 37 |
10 | Esteban Ocon | 23 |
Pos | Team | Points |
---|---|---|
1 | McLaren | 460 |
2 | Ferrari | 222 |
3 | Mercedes | 210 |
4 | Red Bull Racing | 172 |
5 | Williams | 59 |
6 | Kick Sauber | 41 |
7 | Racing Bulls | 36 |
8 | Aston Martin | 36 |
9 | Haas | 29 |
10 | Alpine | 19 |