Oscar Piastri extended his Formula One drivers championship lead after battling past McLaren teammate Lando Norris to win the rain-soaked Belgian Grand Prix on Sunday.

The race at the legendary Spa-Francorchamps was delayed by more than an hour after heavy rain made racing impossible.

But when action did get underway, it didnt take long for Piastri to impose himself on the race.

The Australian started second on the grid, behind his McLaren teammate Norris. Due to the conditions, though, the race started under safety car supervision, with racing only getting properly underway after the fourth lap.

It was during that first racing lap that the 24-year-old made his move, sling-shooting past Norris.

I had to be committed. I got a good run out of turn one and then I could stay very close it was not the easiest, there were a few moments but then I could stay super close out of there, Piastri told Sky Sports about his brilliant start to the race.

The actual overtake itself was reasonably straightforward. I could get ahead before the breaking zone but, yeah, the leading up to it took some risk.

Piastri then managed his tires well enough to fend off Norris as the track dried out from the previous deluge.

In truth, Norris strategy of picking more durable tires gave him a real chance of overtaking Piastri in the final laps, but a number of small errors and a slow pit stop extinguished that hope.

He eventually finished over three seconds behind first place, but wasnt too frustrated. After the race, Norris noted how tricky it was to start from the front on a wet track, with his car having to go through water first which created a slip-stream for those directly behind him.

Its tough to lead from the beginning, Norris told Sky Sports after the race.

Not saying I did the best job but, yeah, just seems like this weekend it was a headwind down that straight and just pretty much impossible to keep ahead.

Nothing to complain about too much. It was a good race otherwise. I gave it a good shot, I was pushing hard but not enough.

Piastri extends championship lead

Norris now finds himself 16 points adrift of Piastri in the drivers standings , with the Australian now winning six races this year.

Piastri said he was happy to get back on top of the podium having last won a race at the Spanish Grand Prix in June.

I think the last couple of weekends I felt very good in how Ive driven and the pace, but Ive just not ultimately pulled it off, he said.

To finally get the win this weekend is a really nice feeling and I felt like, you know, qualifying wasnt the best, but the race I did everything as well as I could have and Im very happy.

Ferraris Charles Leclerc completed the podium on Sunday, finishing in a distant third.

Next up is the Hungarian Grand Prix this weekend, with the McLaren teammates set to battle it out again.

周日，奥斯卡·皮亚斯特里在雨战中的比利时大奖赛上战胜迈凯伦队友兰多·诺里斯，进一步扩大了他在一级方程式车手锦标赛中的领先优势。

由于暴雨导致比赛无法进行，传奇的斯帕-弗朗科尔尚赛道上的赛事被迫推迟了一个多小时。

但当比赛真正开始时，皮亚斯特里很快就在赛场上展现了自己的实力。

这位澳大利亚车手从第二位发车，紧随其迈凯伦队友诺里斯之后。然而由于天气状况，比赛最初在安全车带领下进行，直到第四圈后才正式展开角逐。

正是在第一圈比赛中，这位24岁的车手发起攻势，如弹弓般加速超越了诺里斯。

皮亚斯特里向天空体育讲述他精彩的比赛开局时说道：“我必须全力以赴。在一号弯取得了不错的出弯速度后，我就能紧紧咬住对手——这并不容易，期间有些波折，但我最终成功保持了极近的跟车距离。”

这次超车本身其实相当顺利。我本可以在刹车区前取得领先，但确实，在此之前的操作冒了一定风险。

随着赛道从之前的暴雨中逐渐变干，皮亚斯特里巧妙地管理轮胎，成功抵挡住了诺里斯的进攻。

事实上，诺里斯选择更耐用轮胎的策略使他在最后几圈确实有机会超越皮亚斯特里，但几次小失误和缓慢的进站让这一希望破灭了。

他最终以落后第一名超过三秒的成绩完赛，但并未显得过于沮丧。赛后，诺里斯指出，在湿滑赛道上从前排发车尤为棘手——他的赛车需要率先冲破积水，这为紧随其后的车辆制造了尾流效应。

诺里斯在赛后对天空体育表示：“从一开始就领跑非常困难。”

虽然不敢说自己表现最佳，但本周末那条直道上的逆风确实让人难以保持领先优势。

没什么可过多抱怨的。总体来说这是一场不错的比赛。我已经全力以赴，拼尽了全力，但还差那么一点。

皮亚斯特里扩大锦标赛领先优势

诺里斯目前在车手积分榜上落后皮亚斯特里16分，而这位澳大利亚车手今年已赢得六场比赛。

皮亚斯特里表示，自六月西班牙大奖赛夺冠后，他非常高兴能再次登上领奖台最高处。

他表示：“过去几个周末，我对自己的驾驶状态和节奏感到非常满意，但最终还是没能成功。”

这个周末终于获胜的感觉非常美妙。虽然排位赛表现不算最佳，但正赛中我已竭尽全力，对此我感到十分欣慰。

法拉利车队的夏尔·勒克莱尔周日登上领奖台，以较大差距获得第三名。

本周末即将迎来匈牙利大奖赛，迈凯伦车队的队友们将再次展开激烈角逐。