Andrea Kimi Antonelli won a dramatic Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps, overtaking Charles Leclerc to claim his sixth victory of the season, while championship rival George Russell retired on the first lap, as reported by [Crash.net](https://www.crash.net/f1/race-report/1101480/1/kimi-antonelli-passes-charles-leclerc-f1-belgian-gp-win-george-russell).
The Italian Mercedes driver, after overcoming Max Verstappen's Red Bull in an early battle, found himself behind Leclerc after Ferrari capitalized on a virtual safety car for a cheap pit stop. On lap 34, Antonelli overtook Leclerc around the outside along the Kemmel Straight, resisting pressure to claim his first win since Monaco four races ago.
Russell was taken out in a first-lap collision with Lewis Hamilton. After losing ground at the start, Russell was trying to drive around the outside of Hamilton at Les Combes when the pair made contact, sending Russell spinning off into the gravel and out of the race. The retirement leaves him 50 points behind Antonelli in the standings.
