FIA confirm further post-race checks ahead of Belgian Grand Prix
24th July 2025The FIA have confirmed Red Bull’s Max Verstappen and Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso were subject to extensive post-race checks ahead of the Belgian Grand Prix.
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Ahead of the Belgian GP, the FIA has released a document confirming two cars were subject to more ‘extensive physical inspections’ after the British Grand Prix, two weeks ago.
Verstappen and Alonso’s cars were the two that were randomly selected, amongst the top 10, for further inspections having finished fifth and ninth, respectively.
For the Dutch four-time world champion, his car’s further inspection related to the team’s electronic units.
A reprogrammable electronic device was selected for ‘software verification,’ and to ensure a suitable mechanism was used that was previously registered with the FIA.
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On Alonso’s car, the two-time world champion’s car had the internal combustion engine air intake system inspected, in addition to attached sensors, loom routing and connections to the SECU (Standard Electronic Control Unit) and other units.
Following the inspections, the FIA found both cars were compliant with the Formula 1 technical regulations.
The Belgian Grand Prix will get underway this weekend at Spa-Francorchamps on Friday with the sole practice of the weekend, starting at 12:30pm local.
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