F1 NATION: How Piastri ‘lured’ Norris in and positive signs for Verstappen and Mekies? It’s our Belgian GP review

After a rain-soaked start to proceedings at Spa-Francorchamps, it was Oscar Piastri who ultimately came away with another victory when the Belgian Grand Prix got underway.

ESPN journalists Albert Fabrega and Juan Fossaroli join F1 Nation host Tom Clarkson in the Spa paddock to dissect what proved to be another huge weekend in the title fight between McLaren team mates Piastri and Lando Norris.

Piastri went into the weekend eight points clear of Norris 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 the Australian ‘lure’ him into that crucial overtake on the first lap of racing? Did ‘little errors’ prove too costly for Norris? 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? And what do the guys make of a rollercoaster weekend for Lewis Hamilton?

And with Max Verstappen winning the Sprint and finishing P4 in the race, what will new Red Bull Team Principal Laurent Mekies take away from his first Grand Prix in charge of the squad? Will Verstappen be encouraged by his own performance as the team’s new era gets underway?

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