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How Mercedes' 'inexcusable' DQ cost Russell F1 win in Spa

After finishing first at Spa, George Russell discovered his car was 1.5kg underweight, disqualifying him. How did Mercedes get its calculations so wrong?

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Russell DQ'd as Hamilton wins thrilling Belgian GP

George Russell was disqualified after winning the Belgian Grand Prix following a stewards investigation into his car being 1.5 kilograms underweight.

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McLaren's disappointing decisions with Norris and Piastri | ESPN F1 Unlapped

Welcome to Unlapped! Katie George, Nate Saunders, and Laurence Edmondson are here to break down the latest headlines from Formula One.

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FORMULA ONE

VERSTAPPEN'S STRUGGLES

Pressure builds on Verstappen as Red Bull's advantage wanes

With Red Bull's advantage over its rivals all but gone, Max Verstappen's terse exchanges suggested tension is building in the F1 champion's garage.

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HUNGARIAN GP

Norris defiance overshadows Piastri's maiden F1 win

Team orders are part of F1, but rarely do they unfold as dramatically, and for as long, as McLaren's memorable 1-2 at the Hungarian GP on Sunday.

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McLaren team orders sees Piastri win first F1 race

Oscar Piastri claimed the first win of his Formula One career, but only after McLaren teammate Lando Norris obeyed a team order to let him past with two laps to go.

FORMULA ONE

Are McLaren becoming F1's 'what might have been' team?

Red Bull and Max Verstappen are no longer the only ones punishing Lando Norris and McLaren for their strategy errors, as Mercedes enter the battle.

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Saunders: McLaren will regret 'leaving wins on the table'

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Hamilton ending 945-day drought makes for 'most special' win

Lewis Hamilton's three-year wait to win an F1 race ended on home soil on Sunday, and that drought made his 104th victory the most special of all.

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FORMULA ONE

BELGIAN GRAND PRIX

How Mercedes' 'inexcusable' DQ cost Russell F1 win in Spa

After finishing first at Spa, George Russell discovered his car was 1.5kg underweight, disqualifying him. How did Mercedes get its calculations so wrong?

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Russell DQ'd as Hamilton wins thrilling Belgian GP

George Russell was disqualified after winning the Belgian Grand Prix following a stewards investigation into his car being 1.5 kilograms underweight.

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