Belgian GP at Spa: Who’s in the lead? Who’s broadcasting the F1 race?
ServusTV expert Christian Klien analyses where the top teams stand ahead of the Formula 1 race at Spa and what matters most in the Ardennes classic. Plus: Where can you watch the Belgian Grand Prix on free-to-air TV?
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Die berühmte Passage Eau Rouge-Raidillon in Spa-Francorchamps
Foto: XPB
Die berühmte Passage Eau Rouge-Raidillon in Spa-Francorchamps
© XPB
This weekend, Formula 1 stops off at the longest circuit of the season. At 7.004 kilometres, the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps is a record-breaking track – though it is likely to pose a particular challenge this year.
ServusTV will be broadcasting the race weekend for Formula 1 fans in Austria. Ahead of the race weekend in Belgium, ServusTV expert and former F1 driver Christian Klien explains: “Energy management takes some of the fun out of it. Spa has similar track characteristics to Silverstone. Because it’s so fast and flowing, you’re constantly recharging the battery and 30 km/h slower than before.” On a circuit with so many full-throttle sections, it will therefore be a challenge for the drivers to recharge their batteries; this is likely to be particularly noticeable in qualifying.
Mercedes versus Ferrari at Spa too?
As far as the balance of power on the track is concerned, Klien sees another duel between championship leaders Mercedes and their closest rivals Ferrari: “Mercedes, however, have been struggling with technical problems all season, whilst Ferrari, on the other hand, are on the up.”
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Klien: “Red Bull may have a strong internal combustion engine, but they’ve got some catching up to do in energy management. If they don’t find a solution, it’ll be another difficult weekend. And McLaren are a bit under the radar at the moment, but they’re bringing an upgrade now.” The Papaya team is bringing a new rear wing and the engine upgrade already used by the works team and the two other customer teams.
RTL to broadcast another race
A special treat for German Formula 1 fans this Belgian Grand Prix weekend: the commercial broadcaster RTL will be broadcasting qualifying and the race free-to-air, alongside Sky’s pay-TV coverage.
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TV program
Belgian Grand Prix on TV
Friday, 17 July
06.00 Sky Sport F1 – 2026 British Grand Prix
13.00 Sky Sport F1 – Warm-up, the Motorsport Special
13.15 Sky Sport F1 – Coverage of the first free practice session begins
13.15 ServusTV – Coverage of First Free Practice begins
13.30 First free practice
16.35 Sky Sport F1 – Greatest Races: David Coulthard in France 2000
16.45 Sky Sport F1 – Start of coverage of Second Free Practice
16.45 ServusTV – Start of coverage of Second Free Practice
17.00 Second free practice
18.30 Sky Sport F1 – Team principals’ press conference
19.30 Sky Sport F1 – GP Confidential
20.00 Sky Sport F1 – First free practice replay
21.30 Sky Sport F1 – Second free practice replay
Saturday, 18 July
06.00 Sky Sport F1 – First free practice (repeat)
07.30 Sky Sport F1 – Second free practice (repeat)
09.30 Sky Sport F1 – Wildest Moments of 2025
12.00 Sky Sport F1 – Top 20: Vettel’s overtaking manoeuvres
12.15 ServusTV – Start of coverage: Third free practice
12.15 Sky Sport F1 – Start of coverage of the third free practice session
12.30 Third free practice
15.15 Sky Sport F1 – Top 20: Spectacular crashes
15.30 Sky Sport F1 – Start of qualifying coverage
15.30 RTL – Start of qualifying coverage
15.30 ServusTV – Qualifying coverage begins
15.55 SRF Info – Qualifying coverage begins
16.00 Start of qualifying (follow it on our live ticker)
17.30 Sky Sport F1 – Qualifying press conference
18.00 Sky Sport F1 – Discover Kimi: Childhood
18.30 Sky Sport F1 – Qualifying highlights
22.00 Sky Sport F1 – Qualifying highlights
Sunday, 19 July
06.30 Sky Sport F1 – Qualifying Replay
08.00 Sky Sport F1 – Wildest Moments of 2025
09.30 Sky Sport F1 – Lando Norris: Journey to F1 World Champion
11.15 Sky Sport F1 – Best of Rookie Onboards 2025
12.45 Sky Sport F1 – Qualifying Highlights
13.00 Sky Sport F1 – Drivers’ parade
13.15 ServusTV – Race coverage begins
13.30 Sky Sport F1 – Pre-race coverage
14.00 RTL – Race coverage begins
14.20 SRF zwei – Race coverage begins
14.55 Sky Sport F1 – Race coverage begins
15.00 Belgian Grand Prix (follow it here on our live ticker)
16.45 Sky Sport F1 – Analysis & interviews
16.50 ServusTV – Analysis & interviews
17.30 Sky Sport F1 – Race press conference
18.30 Sky Sport F1 – Most Dramatic Moments 2025
19.00 Sky Sport F1 – Race Replay
21.00 Sky Sport F1 – Ted’s Notebook
21.30 Sky Sport F1 – Race Replay
23.30 Sky Sport F1 – Race Highlights
00.30 ORF 1 – Race Replay
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