race · belgian

Perez was nearly two seconds faster per lap than Hamilton and finished 42 seconds behind him.

Perez was 2.5 seconds faster than Alonso through the high-speed corners — and lost anyway because everything else fell apart.

Russell's one-stop gamble looked brilliant until you check the actual lap times — he was losing this race on pace alone.

Mercedes can't build a championship car, but they can still build a Pouhon car — and at Spa, that's enough.