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Motorsport Images1. Ferrari still hasn’t improved in one key area (AK)While Carlos Sainz scored a popular victory – he was applauded into the post-race press conference by the assembled journalists, where he spoke as eloquently and thoughtfully as ever – Ferrari’s triumph came with a cloud darker than the ones that had sprinkled Silverstone with rain 20 minutes before the first start. This was down to the team orders saga in which the Scuderia found itself entangled once Verstappen had dropped out of contention.

Ryan Reynolds is setting his sights on F1!

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Hollywood star Ryan Reynolds is among a group of investors who have agreed a deal to pay €200 million ($218 million) for a 24% stake in the Alpine Formula 1 motor racing team. The deal sees French manufacturer Renault and its sport car division Alpine sell a stake in Alpine Racing to an investor group headed by Otro Capital, RedBird Capital Partners, and Reynolds’ Maximum Effort Investments. The deal, which values Alpine Racing at about €900 million, covers only the race team, not the wider Alpine road car manufacturer. Alpine Racing SAS, the entity manufacturing F1 engines in France, is also not included in the transaction and will remain entirely owned by Renault.

LIVE – Updated at 17:47Carlos Sainz will start Sunday’s Belgian Grand Prix on pole, with first in qualifying Max Verstappen taking an engine penalty and starting from the back of the grid. Sergio Perez will start alongside the Ferrari on the front row having come home third, while Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton will occupy the second row in third and fourth respectively on Sunday, with George Russell and the impressive Alex Albon behind. Hamilton in particular could not believe the 1.

LIVE – Updated at 18:42The Formula One season has just one race left before the mid-season summer break with Sebastian Vettel’s retirement announcement top of the talking points heading into the Hungarian Grand Prix. The four-time world champion announced on Thursday that he will be retiring from F1 at the end of this season, with just 10 races left of a 16-year career which saw him win world titles at Red Bull from 2010-2013.

LIVE – Updated at 18:05Max Verstappen capitalised after Charles Leclerc crashed out to win the French Grand Prix and extend his championship lead. Leclerc, who won last time out in Austria to boost his fleeting title hopes, looked to be in total control before he lost grip in his Ferrari through Turn 11 on lap 18 and crashed into the barrier ending his race. Lewis Hamilton threatened to challenge Verstappen for the victory in his 300th Formula One race but the Dutchman’s pace ultimately proved too strong as he coasted to maximum points at Circuit Paul Ricard.

Alpine A522 car through Turn 13 midway through FP3, causing him to crash into the wall on the right-hand side of the track. The severity of the impact left Ocon's car with significant damage, and warranted a visit for the Frenchman to the medical centre where staff duly checked and cleared him. It left Alpine in a race against time to get Ocon's car repaired in time for qualifying, but the team has now confirmed it found a crack in the chassis, meaning he will take no part in the session.

Esteban Ocon: 10Started 8th, Finished 1stFormula 1 has its 111th race winner, and you will have to go some to find a more unlikely, and - as Esteban Ocon's fellow drivers attested - popular first-time victor. Ocon was already having a good weekend before Sunday's race, reaching Q3 for the first time since the Monaco GP, but he probably would not have expected much more than that starting position of eighth come the chequered flag.