F1 Results Today: Late disqualification drama hands Hamilton win as Red Bull THRASHED in dramatic battle

George Russell was denied a brilliant win at the Belgian Grand Prix on Sunday, having driven what looked like a surprise one-stop strategy to a shock victory.

That victory was soon left in doubt after the Brit was summoned to the stewards for an apparently underweight car - before an FIA investigation soon disqualified the Mercedes star.

Lewis Hamilton instead inherited the win having initially looked set up for the top of the podium, getting past Sergio Perez and Charles Leclerc early and proceeding to drive away from his rivals, building a solid lead and then closing up fast on his team-mate on much newer tyres.

A brilliant comeback from Oscar Piastri, despite a scary pit-lane incident, forced a dramatic last couple of laps, the Australian hunting down the Mercedes pair – with no team orders in place to determine the race win.

Much of the race was decided in the pit stops, with on-track gaps between the top six relatively small – and Russell's surprise one-stop strategy throwing a massive spanner in the works for the rest of the two-stopping frontrunners.

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Max Verstappen started well from his penalty-induced 11th place start, immediately leaping onto Lando Norris' tail and overtaking him using the undercut during the first round of pitstops.

The championship-leading pair battled for the rest of the race, but were left squabbling over fifth place – followed home by Carlos Sainz and Sergio Perez, who tumbled down the field from his front-row grid position.

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2024 Belgian Grand Prix - Final classification

1. Lewis Hamilton [Mercedes]
2. Oscar Piastri [McLaren]
3. Charles Leclerc [Ferrari]
4. Max Verstappen [Red Bull]
5. Lando Norris [McLaren]
6. Carlos Sainz [Ferrari]
7. Sergio Perez [Red Bull]
8. Fernando Alonso [Aston Martin]
9. Esteban Ocon [Alpine]
10. Daniel Ricciardo [VCARB]:
11. Lance Stroll [Aston Martin]
12. Alex Albon [Williams]
13. Kevin Magnussen [Haas]
14. Pierre Gasly [Alpine]:
15. Valtteri Bottas [Kick Sauber]:
16. Yuki Tsunoda [VCARB]
17. Nico Hulkenberg [Haas]
18. Logan Sargeant [Williams]
NC. Zhou Guanyu [Kick Sauber] DNF
DSQ. George Russell [Mercedes]

Fastest Lap: Sergio Perez [Red Bull]

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