Max Verstappen used the slipstream from pole-sitter Oscar Piastri to pass the McLaren driver on the opening lap of the Sprint at Spa and set up the victory. Verstappen claimed the win by 0.753s ahead of the championship leader, with Lando Norris third.

Red Bull start life after Christian Horner with sprint win for Max Verstappen - Horner left the team earlier this month but his replacement, Laurent Mekies, has his first victory

SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium - Formula One champion Max Verstappen won a \"cat and mouse\" Belgian Grand Prix sprint on Saturday in Red Bull's first race under the leadership of Laurent Mekies following Christian Horner's dismissal.