F1 Champ Max Verstappen Surges From 14th to Win Belgian GP

First place Red Bull driver Max Verstappen of the Netherlands waves to the crowd as he steps on to the podium during the Formula One Grand Prix at the Spa-Francorchamps racetrack in Spa, Belgium, on Aug. 28, 2022. Geert Vanden Wijngaert/AP Photo

SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium—Formula One championship leader Max Verstappen quickly carved his way through the field from 14th to win the Belgian Grand Prix on Sunday and widen his lead in the title race.

Verstappen, who in the final race before F1’s summer break drove from 10th to win the Hungarian Grand Prix, produced another imperious drive and moved closer to a second straight world title.