George Russell is set to be STRIPPED of his stunning Belgian GP win by stewards for his Mercedes being 1.5 kilograms underweight… with Lewis Hamilton in line for victory

George Russell looks set to be stripped of his second win of the 2024 F1 season. 

After an incredibly dramatic final lap at the Belgian GP at Spa that saw Russell cross the line in first, barely half a second ahead of his Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton, Russell is now set to lose the win.

The post-race weight of his car has drawn the ire of race stewards and compatriot Hamilton looks likely to inherit the race win. Russell’s car was 1.5kg below the required weight.

In a statement released after the race, Jo Bauer, the FIA Formula One Technical Delegate confirmed: ‘After the race, car number 63 was weighed and its weight was 798.0kg, which is the minimum weight required by TR Article 41. After this, fuel was drained out of the car and 2.8 litres of fuel were removed.

‘The car was not fully drained according to the draining procedures submitted by the team in their legality documents as TR Article 6.5.2 is fulfilled. The care was weighed again on the FIA inside and outside scales and the weight was 796.5kg. The calibration of the outside and inside scales was confirmed and witnessed by the competitor.

‘At this is 1.5kg below the minimum weight requested in Tr Article 4.1, which also has to be respected at all times during the competition, I am referring this matter to the stewards for their consideration.’

George Russell started sixth on the grid and held off a late charge from his teammate Lewis Hamilton to secure what he thought would be his second winner’s trophy of the 2024 season

But stewards found this his winning Mercedes was 1.5 kilograms below the required weight

Russell’s Mercedes teammate and compatriot Lewis Hamilton now looks set to inherit the win