Lewis Hamilton’s Belgian GP weekend got off to the worst possible start as the seven-time World Champion suffered a shock elimination in SQ1 for the Sprint event. It marked the first time since the introduction of the Sprint format that a Ferrari driver had failed to progress past the opening session — an unwanted record Hamilton certainly did not expect to own.

Lewis Hamilton is still searching for his first podium since joining Ferrari, as the wait extended through another Grand Prix weekend. Ferrari had high hopes heading into Belgium, bringing one of their most significant update packages of the season since the last race at Silverstone.