McLaren driver Oscar Piastri claimed his sixth victory of the F1 2025 season in the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps.

Piastri took the lead from Lando Norris early on after a lengthy rain delay and saw off his team-mate’s late charge to extend his championship lead as Charles Leclerc finished third for Ferrari. Here are our conclusions from Belgium…

Oscar Piastri’s composure gives him such an important edge over Lando Norris

Be in no doubt that these are the days when World Championships are won. And lost too.

The start. The stop. The delay. The pent-up nervous energy. The adrenaline rising. Peaking. Falling. Rising again.

Getting into the usual routine. Then being shaken out of it. Having to reset all over again.

Whenever a race is delayed and/or interrupted like the Belgian

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