Belgian GP Race Review: A Tale of Two Mercedes
7/19/202633 min
Could Mercedes have experienced two more contrasting races? Kimi Antonelli claimed his sixth victory of the season to extend his championship lead over Lewis Hamilton to 45 points, while George Russell's afternoon was over before he'd even completed the opening lap. Harry Benjamin, Sam Bird and Rebecca Clancy look back on a dramatic race and assess what it means for the title fight. They hear from race winner Antonelli, a frustrated Russell after his early retirement, and second-placed Charles Leclerc.
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[upbeat music] 5 Live Formula 1. He's only gone and done it again. Kimi Antonelli takes his sixth win of the season, extends his gap at the top of the championship by winning the Belgian Grand Prix, ahead of the Ferrari of Charles Leclerc, and on the final step of the podium, Max Verstappen in his Red Bull. And we're gonna analyze all of it right here on the Chequered Flag. My name's Harry Benjamin. I've got British racing driver Sam Bird. I've got F1 journalist Rebecca Clancy with me to talk through it all, and it really was a, another masterclass, wasn't it, from Kimi?
Sam Bird· Guest1:11
Absolute masterclass. Without the virtual safety car, I think he would've led from start to finish, but that virtual safety car gave us something to talk about with Charles Leclerc taking the lead and, and holding the lead for quite a long time, and he put up a real valiant defensive effort. And then once he