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Straight-line speed: Kvyat is 🚀#belgiangp 🇧🇪 #f1 pic.twitter.com/S9KQyainvG— Formula 1 (@F1) August 30, 2020 “},”date”:{“timestamp”:1598797151,”date_formatted”:”30th August 2020″,”time_formatted”:”15:19″},”author”:”Ben Hunt”,”avatar”:{“src”:”https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/9e6897c8bf18cc48fae76c4d49411521?s=96&d=mm&r=g”,”width”:30,”height”:30}},{“id”:”329634″,”type”:”new”,”post_id”:”12516421″,”css_classes”:”liveblog byuser comment-author-bhunt bypostauthor odd alt thread-odd thread-alt depth-1 liveblog-entry liveblog-entry-class-329634″,”content”:{“rendered”:”
LAP 32nn
Gasly has just passed Vettel, Vettel locks up and drops to 13th place.n”,”raw”:”
LAP 32

Gasly has just passed Vettel, Vettel locks up and drops to 13th place.”},”date”:{“timestamp”:1598797046,”date_formatted”:”30th August 2020″,”time_formatted”:”15:17″},”author”:”Ben Hunt”,”avatar”:{“src”:”https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/9e6897c8bf18cc48fae76c4d49411521?s=96&d=mm&r=g”,”width”:30,”height”:30}},{“id”:”329629″,”type”:”new”,”post_id”:”12516421″,”css_classes”:”liveblog byuser comment-author-bhunt bypostauthor even thread-even depth-1 liveblog-entry liveblog-entry-class-329629″,”content”:{“rendered”:”
FERRARI NOW IN 12th AND 17thn
Can this get any worse? The team are in free-fall. Mattio Binotto’s position is in real danger.n
Monza and Mugello up next, too.n
n”,”raw”:”
FERRARI NOW IN 12th AND 17th
Can this get any worse? The team are in free-fall. Mattio Binotto’s position is in real danger.
Monza and Mugello up next, too.
https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/NINTCHDBPICT000605034646.jpg?strip=all&w=960″},”date”:{“timestamp”:1598796801,”date_formatted”:”30th August 2020″,”time_formatted”:”15:13″},”author”:”Ben Hunt”,”avatar”:{“src”:”https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/9e6897c8bf18cc48fae76c4d49411521?s=96&d=mm&r=g”,”width”:30,”height”:30}},{“id”:”329627″,”type”:”new”,”post_id”:”12516421″,”css_classes”:”liveblog byuser comment-author-bhunt bypostauthor odd alt thread-odd thread-alt depth-1 liveblog-entry liveblog-entry-class-329627″,”content”:{“rendered”:”
VETTEL NOW CALLING THE SHOTSn
He’s told his race engineer that he’s NOT going to start overtaking the cars in front. “Don’t f****** think about pitting”.n
Who is running that team? Leclerc too also questioning the strategy.n”,”raw”:”
VETTEL NOW CALLING THE SHOTS
He’s told his race engineer that he’s NOT going to start overtaking the cars in front. “Don’t f****** think about pitting”.
Who is running that team? Leclerc too also questioning the strategy.”},”date”:{“timestamp”:1598796658,”date_formatted”:”30th August 2020″,”time_formatted”:”15:10″},”author”:”Ben Hunt”,”avatar”:{“src”:”https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/9e6897c8bf18cc48fae76c4d49411521?s=96&d=mm&r=g”,”width”:30,”height”:30}},{“id”:”329621″,”type”:”new”,”post_id”:”12516421″,”css_classes”:”liveblog byuser comment-author-bhunt bypostauthor even thread-even depth-1 liveblog-entry liveblog-entry-class-329621″,”content”:{“rendered”:”
SLOW STOP FOR LECLERCnn
TV replays show the mechanics topping up the hydraulic fluid in his car. He is now down in 17th place – otherwise known as last place.n”,”raw”:”
SLOW STOP FOR LECLERC

TV replays show the mechanics topping up the hydraulic fluid in his car. He is now down in 17th place – otherwise known as last place.”},”date”:{“timestamp”:1598796340,”date_formatted”:”30th August 2020″,”time_formatted”:”15:05″},”author”:”Ben Hunt”,”avatar”:{“src”:”https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/9e6897c8bf18cc48fae76c4d49411521?s=96&d=mm&r=g”,”width”:30,”height”:30}}]},”pageMeta”:{“activeCarouselIndex”:0,”articleId”:12516421,”articleMountId”:”main-content”,”section”:{“slug”:”sport”,”id”:321,”sectionName”:”sport/motorsport”,”type”:”UNKNOWN”,”theme”:”theme-sport”},”spotId”:”sp_5v3VPY0c”,”pushlyKey”:”KtL4100XTLLEgUtYDKtO1stRdc1XNxnLUb5i”,”commentsAllowed”:true,”pageType”:”article”,”isSection”:false,”pageTags”:[“F1″,”Sport Live Blogs”],”renderedArticleId”:12516421,”sharingEnabled”:true,”socialHeadline”:”F1 Belgian Grand Prix LIVE: Follow all the latest updates ahead of race day”,”socialSharingServices”:[“twitter”,”facebook”],”urlAbsolute”:”https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/motorsport/12516421/f1-belgian-grand-prix-live-results-hamilton-verstappen-bottas-race/”,”cssManifest”:{“adsDesktop.css”:”/assets/client/adsDesktop.3dbf40c9f2a8732e453b.1.css”,”adsMobile.css”:”/assets/client/adsMobile.3dbf40c9f2a8732e453b.1.css”,”article.css”:”/assets/client/article.3dbf40c9f2a8732e453b.1.css”,”articleSocial.css”:”/assets/client/articleSocial.3dbf40c9f2a8732e453b.1.css”,”boxout.css”:”/assets/client/boxout.3dbf40c9f2a8732e453b.1.css”,”brightcoveDesktop.css”:”/assets/client/brightcoveDesktop.3dbf40c9f2a8732e453b.1.css”,”brightcoveMobile.css”:”/assets/client/brightcoveMobile.3dbf40c9f2a8732e453b.1.css”,”comments.css”:”/assets/client/comments.3dbf40c9f2a8732e453b.1.css”,”core.css”:”/assets/client/core.3dbf40c9f2a8732e453b.1.css”,”coreMobile.css”:”/assets/client/coreMobile.3dbf40c9f2a8732e453b.1.css”,”customiser.css”:”/assets/client/customiser.3dbf40c9f2a8732e453b.1.css”,”liveblog.css”:”/assets/client/liveblog.3dbf40c9f2a8732e453b.1.css”,”oembed.css”:”/assets/client/oembed.3dbf40c9f2a8732e453b.1.css”,”opta.css”:”/assets/client/opta.3dbf40c9f2a8732e453b.1.css”,”page-404.css”:”/assets/client/page-404.3dbf40c9f2a8732e453b.1.css”,”pagination.css”:”/assets/client/pagination.3dbf40c9f2a8732e453b.1.css”,”rails.css”:”/assets/client/rails.3dbf40c9f2a8732e453b.1.css”,”section.css”:”/assets/client/section.3dbf40c9f2a8732e453b.1.css”},”cssBundles”:[{“src”:”article.css”,”lazy”:false},{“src”:”articleSocial.css”,”lazy”:false},{“src”:”liveblog.css”,”lazy”:false},{“src”:”adsDesktop.css”,”lazy”:false},{“src”:”comments.css”,”lazy”:true}],”siteContext”:{“site”:”sun”,”lang”:”en-gb”,”articleDateFormat”:”D MMM YYYY,H:mm”,”timezone”:”Europe/London”,”sourcepoint”:{“enabled”:true,”accountId”:259,”siteId”:5048,”mmsDomain”:”https://cmp.cdn.thesun.co.uk”,”privacyManagerId”:165581,”baseEndpoint”:”https://cmp.cdn.thesun.co.uk”,”amp”:{“accountId”:259,”propertyHref”:”https://thesun.co.uk.amp”,”propertyId”:7736,”privacyManagerId”:165581,”stageCampaign”:false,”checkConsentHref”:”https://cmp.cdn.thesun.co.uk/wrapper/tcfv2/v1/amp”,”promptUISrc”:”https://cmp.cdn.thesun.co.uk/amp/index.html”,”mmsDomain”:”https://cmp.cdn.thesun.co.uk”,”pmTab”:”purposes”,”targetingParams”:{“color”:”red”},”policy”:{“default”:{“timeout”:{“seconds”:5,”fallbackAction”:”reject”}}}}},”isProd”:true},”site”:”sun”,”isProd”:true},”siteLinks”:{“help”:”https://help.thesun.co.uk”,”login”:”https://login.thesun.co.uk”,”profile”:”https://home.thesun.co.uk”},”articleTeaser”:[{“content”:{“kicker”:”SERG AHEAD”,”headline”:”Man Utd eye swoop for Real Madrid’s Sergio Reguilon after Chelsea sign Chilwell”,”lead”:”SPANISH left-back is free to leave the Bernabeu this summer after a season-long loan at Sevilla. 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30 Aug 2020, 16:32
Updated: 30 Aug 2020, 16:33

LEWIS HAMILTON has won the Belgian Grand Prix for the first time since 2017 after a near flawless drive.
1st Hamilton 2nd Bottas 3rd Verstappen
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Both Ferrari drivers edge through into Q2#belgiangp 🇧🇪 #f1 pic.twitter.com/A2x0DJ7y0i— Formula 1 (@F1) August 29, 2020 “},”date”:{“timestamp”:1598707463,”date_formatted”:”29th August 2020″,”time_formatted”:”14:24″},”author”:”Ben Hunt”,”avatar”:{“src”:”https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/9e6897c8bf18cc48fae76c4d49411521?s=96&d=mm&r=g”,”width”:30,”height”:30}},{“id”:”328855″,”type”:”new”,”post_id”:”12516421″,”css_classes”:”liveblog byuser comment-author-bhunt bypostauthor even thread-even depth-1 liveblog-entry liveblog-entry-class-328855″,”content”:{“rendered”:”
ELIMINATED FROM Q1nn
Magnussen, Latifi, Giovinazzi, Grosjean and Raikkonen are all given early exits.nn
George Russell is through, the Williams man was quicker than Leclerc.n”,”raw”:”
ELIMINATED FROM Q1

Magnussen, Latifi, Giovinazzi, Grosjean and Raikkonen are all given early exits.

George Russell is through, the Williams man was quicker than Leclerc.”},”date”:{“timestamp”:1598707384,”date_formatted”:”29th August 2020″,”time_formatted”:”14:23″},”author”:”Ben Hunt”,”avatar”:{“src”:”https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/9e6897c8bf18cc48fae76c4d49411521?s=96&d=mm&r=g”,”width”:30,”height”:30}},{“id”:”328850″,”type”:”new”,”post_id”:”12516421″,”css_classes”:”liveblog byuser comment-author-bhunt bypostauthor odd alt thread-odd thread-alt depth-1 liveblog-entry liveblog-entry-class-328850″,”content”:{“rendered”:”
FERRARI ARE SAFEnn
That was close, though.nn
Leclerc is through into Q2 by the skin of his teeth. n”,”raw”:”
FERRARI ARE SAFE

That was close, though.

Leclerc is through into Q2 by the skin of his teeth. “},”date”:{“timestamp”:1598707256,”date_formatted”:”29th August 2020″,”time_formatted”:”14:20″},”author”:”Ben Hunt”,”avatar”:{“src”:”https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/9e6897c8bf18cc48fae76c4d49411521?s=96&d=mm&r=g”,”width”:30,”height”:30}},{“id”:”328845″,”type”:”new”,”post_id”:”12516421″,”css_classes”:”liveblog byuser comment-author-bhunt bypostauthor even thread-even depth-1 liveblog-entry liveblog-entry-class-328845″,”content”:{“rendered”:”
ONE MINUTE TO GOnn
This is going to be exciting. Lots of cars on track trying to get a slipstream.nn
All eyes are on Ferrari.n”,”raw”:”
ONE MINUTE TO GO

This is going to be exciting. Lots of cars on track trying to get a slipstream.

All eyes are on Ferrari.”},”date”:{“timestamp”:1598707069,”date_formatted”:”29th August 2020″,”time_formatted”:”14:17″},”author”:”Ben Hunt”,”avatar”:{“src”:”https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/9e6897c8bf18cc48fae76c4d49411521?s=96&d=mm&r=g”,”width”:30,”height”:30}},{“id”:”328840″,”type”:”new”,”post_id”:”12516421″,”css_classes”:”liveblog byuser comment-author-bhunt bypostauthor odd alt thread-odd thread-alt depth-1 liveblog-entry liveblog-entry-class-328840″,”content”:{“rendered”:”
FERRARI’S ROLL OF THE DICEnn
This is it, can they make it into the top 15? Vettel currently second-last.n”,”raw”:”
FERRARI’S ROLL OF THE DICE

This is it, can they make it into the top 15? Vettel currently second-last.”},”date”:{“timestamp”:1598706953,”date_formatted”:”29th August 2020″,”time_formatted”:”14:15″},”author”:”Ben Hunt”,”avatar”:{“src”:”https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/9e6897c8bf18cc48fae76c4d49411521?s=96&d=mm&r=g”,”width”:30,”height”:30}},{“id”:”328837″,”type”:”new”,”post_id”:”12516421″,”css_classes”:”liveblog byuser comment-author-bhunt bypostauthor even thread-even depth-1 liveblog-entry liveblog-entry-class-328837″,”content”:{“rendered”:”
VERSTAPPEN NOW BEST OF THE RESTnn
The Red Bull man will be ok with that to reach Q2.nn
At the bottom it is Grosjean, Vettel, Raikkonen, Magnussen and Latifi.nn
Giovinazzi and Leclerc are currently safe.nn
Four minutes to go.n”,”raw”:”
VERSTAPPEN NOW BEST OF THE REST

The Red Bull man will be ok with that to reach Q2.

At the bottom it is Grosjean, Vettel, Raikkonen, Magnussen and Latifi.

Giovinazzi and Leclerc are currently safe.

Four minutes to go.”},”date”:{“timestamp”:1598706865,”date_formatted”:”29th August 2020″,”time_formatted”:”14:14″},”author”:”Ben Hunt”,”avatar”:{“src”:”https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/9e6897c8bf18cc48fae76c4d49411521?s=96&d=mm&r=g”,”width”:30,”height”:30}},{“id”:”328832″,”type”:”new”,”post_id”:”12516421″,”css_classes”:”liveblog byuser comment-author-bhunt bypostauthor odd alt thread-odd thread-alt depth-1 liveblog-entry liveblog-entry-class-328832″,”content”:{“rendered”:”
HAMILTON AND BOTTAS SET THE PACEnn
The Mercedes duo don’t put in a clean laps but it is still enough to be A SECOND clear of Ricciardo in P3.nn
Incredible pace from the Silver Arrows. Untouchable.n”,”raw”:”
HAMILTON AND BOTTAS SET THE PACE

The Mercedes duo don’t put in a clean laps but it is still enough to be A SECOND clear of Ricciardo in P3.

Incredible pace from the Silver Arrows. Untouchable.”},”date”:{“timestamp”:1598706716,”date_formatted”:”29th August 2020″,”time_formatted”:”14:11″},”author”:”Ben Hunt”,”avatar”:{“src”:”https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/9e6897c8bf18cc48fae76c4d49411521?s=96&d=mm&r=g”,”width”:30,”height”:30}},{“id”:”328818″,”type”:”new”,”post_id”:”12516421″,”css_classes”:”liveblog byuser comment-author-bhunt bypostauthor even thread-even depth-1 liveblog-entry liveblog-entry-class-328818″,”content”:{“rendered”:”
QUALIFYING ENGINE MODESnn
A little aside from the action, this is the last time teams will be able to tune up their engines for one qualifying lap.nn
It will be outlawed from Monza, the race next weekend. We could set records broken at Spa.n”,”raw”:”
QUALIFYING ENGINE MODES

A little aside from the action, this is the last time teams will be able to tune up their engines for one qualifying lap.

It will be outlawed from Monza, the race next weekend. 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29 Aug 2020, 16:22
Updated: 29 Aug 2020, 16:22

LEWIS HAMILTON will start the Belgian Grand Prix on pole after a stunning performance in qualifying.
The Brit star set a track record after posting a blistering time, while in a shock Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc and Sebastien Vettel were out in Q2 after an awful day.
Follow all the latest build-up ahead of the big race on Sunday below…

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