Two drivers must report to the FIA stewards after qualifying in Belgium

Max Verstappen passeert Piastri in België

17:46, 26 Jul 2025

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Nico Hulkenberg and Lance Stroll are set to report to the FIA stewards' after today's qualifying session. The two were involved in an incident in Q1.

As the lights turned green in Q1, there was the usual traffic jam in the pit lane. Nico Hulkenberg tried to enter the queue, and put his front left tyre beyond the white line.

However, Lance Stroll did not care about that too much, and continued to move forward. As a result, he also went over the Sauber car's front wing.

Immediately after, Hulkenberg's front wing was switched by the Sauber crew. During the session, it was also announced that the stewards will investigate the incident after the session.

Now, both drivers are required to report to the stewards to provide an explanation of what exactly happened in the first minute of qualifying. They have to be present at 17:30 local time (16:30 BST).

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

Two drivers must report to the FIA stewards after qualifying in Belgium

Hulkenberg and Stroll to the stewards

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