Lewis Hamilton got five seconds for a 50/50 first-lap incident. Charles Leclerc practically ran Oscar Piastri off the road at the end of the Kemmel Straight and got nothing. We're not sure the stewards watched the same race we did.

In this episode, Chris and Tom review the 2026 Belgian Grand Prix, the last one at Spa for a couple of years. George Russell's afternoon ends before turn six and his frustration with his power unit boils over, Kimi Antonelli takes a sixth win of the season with a drive well beyond his years, Isack Hadjar carves from P21 to P6, and Franco Colapinto pulls off the move of the race that F1's TV direction somehow forgot to show us.

Plus: our Prediction League and Fantasy results, and a look ahead to Hungary where Aston Martin's B-spec car is going to change everything. Allegedly.

CHAPTERS 0:00 Intro - Goodbye to Spa, for now 1:45 Russell's first-lap retirement & deployment woes 6:50 Should Mercedes have taken the engine penalty here? 11:14 Antonelli wins again — the mature championship drive 12:26 Ferrari's pace: Leclerc keeps it honest 13:59 Leclerc crowds Piastri — and gets nothing 17:31 The Hamilton/Russell penalty: policing the outcome 21:41 Hamilton's race unravels: pit lane chaos & damage 25:22 Verstappen's podium and a perfect Hadjar tow 26:12 Hadjar P21 to P6 — drive of the weekend? 29:28 Norris & McLaren's strategy miss 33:06 Bortoleto's run continues, Hulkenberg's doesn't 34:19 RB vs Alpine, and Haas' upgrade that wasn't 35:27 Driver of the Day 36:04 Move of the Day 37:48 WTF Moment:v TV direction, Perez's halo passenger & Stroll's DRS 45:49 Prediction League results 47:19 Fantasy League standings (F1 Fantasy & Grid Rival) 48:13 Hungary preview — the great Aston Martin hype 53:43 Our Hungarian GP predictions 57:46 Wrap up (and a very strange episode next week)

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The Verstappen-to-McLaren rumours refuse to die down and this week they got louder. Plus: F1 could run 10 sprint weekends in 2027, Aston Martin's big upgrade is delayed to Hungary, and we preview a brutal Belgian Grand Prix at Spa.

In this episode: Mark Weber's denial that Oscar Piastri is being replaced, why Red Bull's talent exodus makes a Verstappen exit feel more plausible (all speculation at this stage, nothing confirmed), what a McLaren hypercar detour could look like for Max, Stefano Domenicali's push for more 2027 sprints, Aston Martin's delayed upgrade, our Belgian GP storylines and predictions, and a mailbag question on the Middle East calendar situation.

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Charles Leclerc delivered Ferrari's 250th race win, but it's the FIA's farcical safety car finish that everyone's talking about.

In this episode, Tom and Chris dig into the safety car controversy that ended the race under caution despite fans being told a final lap was coming, the FIA president's awkward driver parade cameo, and a controversial track-limits penalty for Antonelli. Then it's onto the race itself: Leclerc's much-needed win, Russell's home podium, Antonelli's reliability heartbreak, and Verstappen's rear-end snap at Stowe that ended his race early. Plus Drive of the Day, Move of the Day, and this week's Predictions League and Fantasy results.

⏱ Chapters 0:00 Intro 0:40 WTF: Silverstone's safety car finish controversy 15:11 WTF: MBS's Lego kart parade drama 20:13 WTF: Antonelli's track limits penalty & Sainz's harsh call 26:53 Race review: Leclerc ends his drought with Ferrari's 250th win 33:56 Mercedes: Russell's stellar recovery & Antonelli's bad luck 38:01 Red Bull nightmare: Verstappen's spin and retirement 42:49 Midfield battle: RB, Alpine, Williams & Cadillac's new livery 45:19 Drive of the Day & Move of the Day 49:11 Predictions League & Fantasy results 51:48 Outro & Belgian GP preview

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