After a four-day wait, the CRB has determined the contract Piastri signed with McLaren to be the most legally binding, leaving last year's F2 champion now clear to race in F1 next year. Meanwhile Max Verstappen left his 'orange army' baffled following a poor Friday by his standards as Charles narrowly edged Ferrari team-mate Carlos Sainz at the end of the second practice session for the Dutch Grand Prix.

Sergio Perez has called on Red Bull to take a different approach over the coming races between himself and Max Verstappen in a bid to get on top of his discomfort with the RB18. Meanwhile Toto Wolff has claimed a tough weekend at the Belgian Grand Prix has 'fired up' Mercedes and encouraged the team to "dig deeper".

Mattia Binotto has criticised outside perceptions of Ferrari's strategy calls this season which have cost the Scuderia on numerous occasions during grands prix while Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has denied a new lightweight chassis was behind Max Verstappen's dominant performance at the Belgian Grand Prix.

Max Verstappen has claimed it to be his "worst nightmare" that one of his visor tear-offs sparked F1 title rival Charles Leclerc's downfall at the Belgian Grand Prix. Meanwhile Andreas Seidl remains confident that McLaren has a "clear plan" with regard to its 2023 driver pairing ahead of an FIA contract recognition board hearing on Monday.

Max Verstappen creates F1 history as the Dutch driver extends his lead in the drivers world championship, coming from 15th on the grid to win the Belgian Grand Prix while a irate Fernando Alonso has a costly tussle on lap one with former McLaren teammate Lewis Hamilton.

The Belgian Grand Prix marks the return of F1 after the summer shutdown and a run of nine races in just three months.

Daniel Ricciardo is adamant he has the 'fire in his belly' to succeed in F1 and that his exit from McLaren does not mean the end of his career in the sport while Formula 1 CEO Stefano Domenicali has defended Toto Wolff after former champion Mario Andretti attacked the Austrian over his opposition to admitting an 11th team.

The ten current F1 teams almost all have their own owner, company or group of owners who play an important role for the team, especially financially. But who exactly are these owners?

Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko has de the implications of Honda's U-turn decision to continue to supply power units to the team until the end of 2025 while Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has conceded last season' "heavyweight fight" with Mercedes was "frustrating" due to the behind-the-scenes shenanigans.

Red Bull Racing, thanks to Sebastian Vettel and Max Verstappen, has been very successful over the past 12 years with five world championships. Only Mercedes was more successful during that period. This is mainly due to owner Dietrich Mateschitz, owner of Red Bull Racing since 2004.