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LIVE – Updated at 11:10The Formula 1 season continues after its return in Belgium last week with this weekend’s Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort, with Max Verstappen holding a healthy 93-point lead in the World Championship with eight races to go. The Red Bull star stormed to victory at Spa-Francorchamps at the weekend, winning by a margin of 18 seconds to team-mate Sergio Perez despite starting in P14 due to an engine penalty; Carlos Sainz took the other podium spot as he held off George Russell late on, while Charles Leclerc finished sixth.

Lewis Hamilton has been called 'stupid' by former Formula One driver Christian Danner after the Mercedes star crashed into Fernando Alonso in the first lap of the Belgian Grand Prix. The seven-time world champion was sent airborne from the accident and the damage forced the Briton to retire while the Alpine man was able to recover to finish an impressive fifth. The incident came as the former McLaren team-mates jostled for position down the Kemmel straight.

Lewis Hamilton has claimed he "doesn't care" after Fernando Alonso called the Mercedes star an "idiot" after their lap one crash at the Belgian Grand Prix. Hamilton swept around the outside of Fernando Alonso in a bid to take second place on lap one. However, the pair made contact at Les Combes with Alonso's front-wing smashing into Hamilton's rear-right tyre.

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 18:05Max 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.

Fernando Alonso has dismissed the idea that the technical rule changes set to come into force in F1 next season will benefit older drivers over the newer stars of the sport. The theory is based on the return of designs to promote 'ground effect', which had been used to give more downforce to older F1 cars but have, in recent years, been banned for safety reasons.

JUST IN: Fernando Alonso picks who he fears most between Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen"In this case maybe to an extent both cracked under this pressure and came together. "Wurz deemed the collisions at the British and Italian Grand Prix as "racing incidents" and provided an insight into Hamilton and Verstappen's relationship with one another.

Lando Norris is winning plenty of fans with his performances and displays this season and, among them, appears to be a two-time Formula 1 world champion. The Bristol-born Norris is in his third season in the sport now, despite being only 21, and is certainly impressing greatly with him hitting his record points tally for a campaign and we're only nine races into the 2021 schedule.

6 min read The 2021 Formula One season kicks off at Bahrain’s International Circuit in Sakhir this weekend and it will see a whole new group of drivers that will join those that survived the great cull and movement in 2020.

With three days of F1 2021 testing done and dusted, here are some of the key stats for your perusal heading into the new season. Max Verstappen 1:28. 960 C4 Yuki Tsunoda 1:29.

@LewisHamilton He is now clear of Michael Schumacher and is number one on the all-time list #SpanishGP  #F1 pic.twitter.com/LRB8BVUvkAKimi Raikkonen got his start to life as Schumacher's replacement going with a win at Albert Park but the Ferrari driver was outshone by F1 debutant Hamilton.

In this week’s International TV Newswire, Variety looks at Netflix’s moves in Argentina and Turkey, a new Amazon Prime Video docuseries featuring Fernando Alonso, Brown Bob’s Atlantic crossing and the Nordisk Film & TV Fond’s new board of directors.

Amazon Prime has commissioned a new documentary series about Spanish racing driver Fernando Alonso, it announced Thursday. Titled “Fernando,” the new documentary will feature intimate access to Alonso and his racing team throughout the past year in the lead up to his debut at the Dakar Rally in South America.

By Jake Kanter

Amazon Prime Video has announced its latest exclusive documentary series, Fernando, a unique portrayal into Formula One World Champion, and one of Spain’s most successful and popular sport stars, Fernando Alonso.