Russell disqualified, Mercedes win again + McLaren in the mix - 2024 Belgian GP Review

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🗓️ 29 July 2024

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Tom Clarkson, Aston Martin Reserve Driver Stoffel Vandoorne and 9-time Le Mans winner Tom Kristensen analyse George Russell's disqualification from the 2024 Belgian Grand Prix, and discuss why it was still an impressive race weekend for Mercedes - with Russell's strategy and Hamilton's overtaking taking the Silver Arrows to the front of the field for the third time in four races.

McLaren's Oscar Piastri thinks Belgium was one of his best weekends in F1 to date, but he narrowly missed out on challenging Mercedes for the lead. Teammate Lando Norris was frustrated after a scrappy opening lap. As well as McLaren, the F1 Nation team talk about Max Verstappen's supreme speed at Spa, and ask if Sergio Perez has reached the end of the road with Red Bull Racing.

Plus, why were Ferrari so quick in qualifying but slower in the race? What made it a difficult weekend for Aston Martin? What does Esteban Ocon's overtaking tell us about Alpine's car, and what does the future hold for the team now Team Principal Bruno Famin is on his way out?

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0:00.0	Oh, he's cute. Mr. I can never sleep when I'm traveling. He's hugging his pillow like a sloth on a branch.
0:10.0	He couldn't sleep before. Now listen to him. Sounds like an elephant with a chest infection.
0:15.0	Well, they call him a dreamer. And now they're right.
0:19.0	All aboard, Mr. I can never sleep when I'm traveling.
0:23.0	Find all the comfort you need in the quiet lounge.
0:26.0	Piento Ferries, there is another way.
0:29.0	On track, we had action right up until the final lap.
0:36.0	Off track, after the checkered flag, there was more drama.
0:40.0	Belgian winner George Russell was disqualified for having an underweight car.
0:45.5	So that promotes Louis Hamilton to the win.
0:47.9	Oscar Piaestry rises to second place and Charler takes third.
0:53.0	Welcome everyone to F1 Nation's review of the Belgian Grand Prix.
0:57.0	I'm Tom Clarkson and with me are Aston Martin Reserve driver,
1:01.0	Belgium's Stofle Van Dawn, a nine-time Lamour winner, Tom Christensen, who also
1:06.2	presented the Constructors Trophy on the podium here at Spa-Francoshon.
1:11.3	So Russell has been disqualified. Let me very briefly explain why.
1:16.3	The cars are weighed after the race to ensure they weigh more than the minimum weight,
1:20.8	which is 798 kilos 1,759 pounds for our American
1:27.5	listeners and Russell's W15 Mercedes was found to be 1.5 kilos under the weight limit. Now racing drivers explain to me
1:37.4	what 1.5 kilos means in terms of performance. Stofel.
1:42.7	People might think it's not a huge amount,
1:44.8	but actually it means that actually through the whole race,
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