Hamilton chaos in Belgium: 'What the f*ck is he doing!?'

Lewis Hamilton

Updated: 13:12, 25 Jul 2025

A filmmaker with a soft spot for Ronnie Peterson, Gilles Villeneuve, Mika Hakkinen and above all, Tazio Nuvolari and Ayrton Senna, is also a diehard Formula One fan since the age of 4 (mid-90's). An avid researcher of the past of Grand Prix Racing since before it was even named F1, and with a thirst for knowledge of the ins and outs of the actuality of the sport, as well as for the technical aspects that define it, is a member of GPblog since 2023, where he has put his love of racing to good use.

Gabriel Bortoleto lived an on-the-edge moment with 7-time world champion Lewis Hamilton at one of the scariest corners in the F1 calendar.

Eau Rouge is known by its trademark blindness as you come up over it. Nevertheless, as drivers push on their fast laps, to have a slow moving car on the racing line can be quite a put-hair-on-your-chest moment.

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As Bortoleto got ready for the brave climb a slow Hamilton crawled across Eau Rouge, to which the Brazilian reacted furiously.

"What the **** is Hamilton doing?," the Sauber rookie said, before issuing a harsh complaint in the confronts of the 7-time world champion. "He's always in the middle of the track!"

Charles Leclerc dubbed the action as 'dangerous'

Bortoleto then ran wide to run-off on the right, as Hamilton's teammate Charles Leclerc, came past both labeling the event that had just transpired as "dangerous."

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Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	156
2	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	90
3	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	88
4	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	75
5	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	60
6	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	58
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	43
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	29
9	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	26
10	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	26
11	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
12	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	15
13	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	13
14	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
15	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	3
17	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
18	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	1
19	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
20	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
21	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

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