Lewis Hamilton was pictured consoling an upset Kimi Antonelli in the Mercedes motorhome after a nightmare Belgian Grand Prix weekend for the F1 rookie. Both Hamilton and Antonelli made costly mistakes at Spa, with each driver unable to get out of Q1 in qualifying for the sprint and the main race.

Lewis Hamilton labeled his performance at the Belgian Grand Prix "unacceptable," saying he had to look internally to find answers about a miserable week so far.

Piastri extends his lead over Norris in the standings to nine points from eight.

Hamilton used this to his advantage. He was the first driver to pit for slicks, followed in by Gasly, Hulkenberg, and Fernando Alonso. After the stop, he rejoined in 17th — but more importantly, he had no traffic ahead and could fully exploit the dry tyres.

Sunday's Belgian Formula One Grand Prix was delayed by rain and poor visibility at the Spa-Francorchamps circuit after a formation lap behind the safety car.

After being stuck behind Ferrari's Charles Leclerc for 39 laps as he finished fourth, Verstappen was deeply frustrated by what he felt was his team being penalised for preparing for wet conditions.