How Oscar ‘lured’ Lando in, Leclerc at his ‘best’ + promising signs for Max and Mekies? - 2025 Belgian GP Review
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🗓️ 28 July 2025
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Summary
Piastri went into the weekend eight points clear of Lando at the top of the Drivers’ Standings, but after beating him in both the Sprint and Grand Prix, that advantage has now doubled to 16 points. How did Oscar ‘lure’ him into that crucial overtake on the first lap of racing? Did ‘little errors’ prove too costly for Lando? Or should McLaren have double stacked their pit stop to give him a better chance of fighting for the win?
Charles Leclerc secured his fifth podium of the season with P3. How much was Ferrari’s performance down to their eagerly anticipated new rear suspension? What do the guys make of a rollercoaster weekend for Lewis Hamilton?
And with Max Verstappen winning the Sprint and finishing P4, what will new Red Bull Team Principal Laurent Mekies take away from his first Grand Prix in charge of the team? Will Max be encouraged by his own performance as Red Bull's new era gets underway?
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| 0:32.6 | He lured Lando away from the ideal line and then, hey presto, Lando fell for that in a way. |
| 0:41.3 | The two contenders for the title, side by side, not any more than not. |
| 0:46.3 | Oscar Piastri on the attack. |
| 0:49.3 | Nicely done. |
| 0:50.3 | Nicely done. |
| 0:53.3 | Oscar have a little bit more advantage |
| 0:56.2 | the fight with Lando |
| 0:57.5 | car to car |
| 0:58.4 | you know he's a little bit more calm |
| 0:59.8 | he knows when to attack |
| 1:01.1 | he's an aggressive driver |
| 1:02.7 | who brings it home |
| 1:03.9 | little errors here and there from Lando |
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