World Championship Leader Also Ahead in Spa Qualifying, Verstappen First Challenger
Kimi Antonelli flexes his muscles in Spa-Francorchamps qualifying. Max Verstappen finishes second with a respectable margin.
Pole position for the Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix goes to Kimi Antonelli!
The World Championship leader from Italy secured the fastest time in Q3 of Spa-Francorchamps qualifying with a time of 1:44.361 minutes.
The Mercedes driver was ultimately a massive 0.371 seconds faster than Max Verstappen, who recorded the second-fastest time.
Norris Third, But Gets Grid Penalty
Lando Norris qualified in third place, 0.440 seconds behind Antonelli, but will only start Sunday's race from 13th position.
The reason for this is a change of control electronics >>>
George Russell (Mercedes/+0.508 sec.) therefore inherits third on the grid. Behind him, the starting order looks as follows: Charles Leclerc (Ferrari/+0.532 sec.), Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari/+0.534 sec.), Oscar Piastri (McLaren/+0.655 sec.), and Arvid Lindblad (Racing Bulls/+0.782 sec.).
Hadjar Sacrificed
Red Bull driver Isack Hadjar is "sacrificed" in Q3 for his teammate Verstappen to give the Dutchman a slipstream. He did not set a time.
The race at Spa-Francorchamps will take place on Sunday. Start time is 3:00 PM - in the LIVE ticker >>>
Standings in the F1 World Championship >>>
