Hamilton finished fifth in a Ferrari which undoubtedly had the speed to carry him to victory.

Hamilton appeared on course to end a three-year run without taking pole only to be usurped by Norris in the closing moments.

Russell trails his Mercedes team-mate Kimi Antonelli by 50 points.

Kimi Antonelli cleared Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc with 10 laps remaining at Spa-Francorchamps to take his sixth win of the season.

Antonelli is now 45 points clear in the championship race.

His Mercedes team-mate Kimi Antonelli stormed to pole position in Belgium.

Antonelli saw off Max Verstappen by 0.317 seconds.

Norris is already 82 points off the title pace after suffering two retirements and failing to start one of the nine rounds.

The Dutchman’s future has been the subject of speculation throughout the season.

Russell’s former boss Claire Williams says the British driver has the ‘maturity’ needed to triumph.

The seven-time world champion was just 0.064 seconds off clinching his first pole position since Hungary in July 2023.

Horner is exploring a way back to the paddock after he was sacked by Red Bull last year.

Russell failed to score for the second race in succession.

Hamilton finished runner-up to Antonelli for the second successive race.

Kimi Antonelli was in the lead as the race was halted with 10 laps still to go.

The arrival of Kim Kardashian for her first appearance in the Formula One paddock as Hamilton’s girlfriend provided a sprinkle of stardust away from the track.

The Ferraris of Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc took third and fourth.

Mercedes’ championship leader led the way from Ferrari pair Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton.

Hamilton, 41, has appeared to be in a relationship with the reality television star since the start of the year.

The 26-year-old world champion, who is preparing for Sunday’s Monaco Grand Prix, is now in his eighth season on the grid.

The 28-year-old has been with the Italian team since 2019.

The 21-year-old has again started the season strongly for the ever-impressive Haas team.

The 41-year-old dropped behind his old foe on lap nine but they duelled again for the podium places in the closing laps of the race.

Russell will line up at the front of the grid for the third time in a row in Montreal.

Sunday’s race was moved forward by three hours to 1300 local time as F1 bosses fought to beat the forecast thunderstorms later in the afternoon.

The FIA had earlier made a rain hazard declaration ahead of Sunday’s 57-lap race.

Kimi Antonelli has won the last two races to lead the standings by nine points.

Verstappen has been a huge critic of F1’s new rules and hinted at the last round in Japan that he could walk away.

Max Verstappen has led the disapproval, with revisions now made to regulations ahead of the Miami Grand Prix.

Gianpiero Lambiase, known as ‘GP’, is understood to be poised to take up a position with rivals McLaren.

Horner, 52, is exploring a way back to the paddock after he was sacked as Red Bull team principal following last July’s British Grand Prix.

Kimi Antonelli won his second successive race at Sunday’s Japanese Grand Prix, with Mercedes team-mate Russell in fourth.

Bearman lost control of his Haas as he deployed his boost button to overtake Franco Colapinto at Spoon Curve.

Antonelli took advantage of a safety car period following British driver Ollie Bearman’s 140mph crash in Suzuka to land a free pit-stop.

The Australian edged out Kimi Antonelli by 0.092 seconds in Suzuka with George Russell third.

Four-time world champion Verstappen had just sat down for his print duties inside the Red Bull hospitality suite when he spotted the reporter.

The four-time world champion Red Bull driver did not finish the Chinese Grand Prix following an engine failure.

Antonelli delivered a composed drive from pole position at the Shanghai International Circuit.

It leaves F1 with a five-week void between the third round of the new season in Japan on March 29 and the Miami Grand Prix on May 3.

George Russell took second on the grid as Mercedes secured a second straight front-row lockout.

Hamilton had to settle for third as Russell – a winner in Australia six days ago – took the chequered flag 0.6 seconds clear of Charles Leclerlc.

Russell is leading the drivers’ standings for the first time in his career.

It is understood F1 executives have already spoken to the four-time world champion to address his concerns.