Rain hit the Ardennes circuit hard, pushing back the start of the 2025 Belgian Grand Prix by over half an hour. Once the track dried enough for action, McLaren’s Oscar Piastri seized his moment, darting past teammate Lando Norris on lap one to grab the lead.
The pair had lined up on the front row, with Norris on pole, but Piastri’s sharper launch off the grid flipped the script. He held firm through Eau Rouge and into the straight, blocking Norris’s attempts to fight back.
This intra-team tussle adds spice to McLaren’s campaign, as both drivers chase points in a tight constructors’ battle. With Ferrari and Red Bull lurking close, every position counts at Spa-Francorchamps.
