Before the paddock will spend the summer break, the Formula 1 circus has reached the Belgian Grand Prix. After the drama-filled action in Hungary the previous week, the drivers and the teams had one more weekend before taking a monthlong vacation, and the mountains of Stavelot called for another eventful start to finish.

1. George Russell won, but also didn’t. “Think about the one-stop,” said George Russell (Mercedes-AMG) on Lap 26 as he felt confident that his 15-lap-old hard tires at the time could make it to the end. After showing no signs of slowing down in the penultimate laps, the young Brit licked and sent his W15 to the checkered flag.

Unfortunately, the stewards summoned Russell after the race because they noticed that his car weighed 796.5kg—just below the 798kg minimum. Team principal Toto Wolff admitted it was a genuine mistake on his part, but he also highlighted some positives of his mechanical babies being able to perform two different strategies.

2. Some backmarkers made the front row. Thanks to Russell’s disqualification, the grid shook up the top 10 spots for the other teams. Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) and Esteban Ocon (Alpine) surprisingly showed decent pace, securing P8 and P9, respectively, while Daniel Ricciardo (AlphaTauri) barely made it to P10.

On the other hand, Ferrari barely had enough screen time throughout the 1.33-hour race as Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz finished in P3 and P6, with barely anyone remembering they were there.

3. Lewis Hamilton celebrated win number 105. While it felt like a hollow victory for Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes-AMG), his fight to the top should not be slept on. Starting in P3, he immediately overtook Red Bull’s underperforming second driver before entering Eau Rouge and Leclerc on the Kemmel Straight two laps later.

Despite settling for the two-stop strategy, he quickly regained his ground. However, no matter how hard he fought in the DRS zone, the seven-time world champion couldn’t reel Russell in on the straights and crossed the line with a 0.526-second gap. After his teammate’s DQ, Lewis earned his 105th win in his career not long after his last one earlier this month.

4. Oscar Piastri continued to impress. Following the controversial 1-2 finish, morale in the McLaren camp was both high and low. After slightly falling back in the rainy qualifying, Oscar Piastri pushed through the field with outstanding moves and pace that landed a P2 finish.

Meanwhile, teammate Lando Norris was almost invisible throughout the duration of the race after hesitating during the start and running wide on Turn 1. “I just tried to avoid any contact with the people on the inside, and I misjudged the curb,” said Norris.

5. Red Bull took a back seat in the top 10. This wasn’t the weekend for Red Bull drivers Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez. Despite qualifying in P1, the reigning champion had a 10-place grid penalty for new engine upgrades—but not as far as the 60-place penalty on Yuki Tsunoda (AlphaTauri).

While he did have a great battle with Lando at the tail-end of the race, a lackluster strategy pulled a P5 finish. Meanwhile, the Mexican driver performed well in Q3 with a P3 start, but fell back during the race and finished in P7.

Will Red Bull and McLaren get back on their feet in the championship fight? We will need to wait eight weekends of nothingness as F1 resumes at the Dutch Grand Prix on August 25 (9pm, Philippine time).