P1racenews AI automatic summary:
Lewis Hamilton will be hoping his hit-and-miss record at the Belgian Grand Prix turns out in his favour as Ferrari are set for a big upgrade.
In Lewis Hamilton’s F1 career, he has only retired 32 times out of 368 starts, making his retirement rate an impressive 8.70%. He has experienced retirements at 17 out of the 38 venues he has raced at since 2007, with the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa being the venue where he has the most DNFs, totaling five. Despite this, Hamilton has a strong track record at Spa, with an average finishing position of 2.23 when he completes the race at the 7.004km circuit. His performance at Spa surpasses his records at Silverstone, the Hungaroring, and in Canada, with multiple wins and top finishing positions. Hamilton has celebrated five wins at Spa out of 13 finishes, securing victories like his 84th and final one for Mercedes in a memorable race. Additionally, he has only finished outside the podium twice at Spa, taking fourth place in 2007 and 2023.
