Oscar Piastri believes his qualifying result cost him victory at the Belgian Grand Prix after recovering from fifth on the grid to eventually be classified second. George Russell originally led home a Mercedes 1-2 ahead of Lewis Hamilton, but Russell was later disqualified for having an underweight car, with excessive tire wear on a one-stop strategy understood to be a potential factor. Speaking before Russell’s penalty was announced and having crossed the line 1.1s behind the winner in third, Piastri says it was a good recovery from a tough qualifying spot. “I’m pretty happy on the whole,” Piastri said. “I think it was a really well executed race. Clearly the one-stop was a...
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