SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium :Formula One championship leader Max Verstappen lapped in a league of his own in Belgian Grand Prix qualifying on Saturday but Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz took pole position after penalties reshuffled the grid.The Dutchman set a time of one minute 43.665 seconds around the 7km track to
SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium :Formula One championship leader Max Verstappen lapped in a league of his own in Belgian Grand Prix qualifying on Saturday but Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz took pole position after penalties reshuffled the grid.
Ferrari's Charles Leclerc, Verstappen's closest championship rival, set the fourth quickest time but dropped to 16th due to similar penalties. Sainz, on pole for the second time in his career, will be aiming for a second win but was also wary of Verstappen’s speed and the threat of Red Bull's Sergio Perez who starts alongside on the front row.
Mercedes had been widely tipped as contenders for victory, after closing the gap to the front in recent races and taking pole with Russell in Hungary.Alexander Albon was one of the standouts of the final shootout, the British-born Thai racer ninth fastest to take sixth on the reshuffled grid for a Williams team bottom of the standings.
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