McLaren driver Oscar Piastri recovered from an early scare to take the sprint race pole at Formula 1's Belgian Grand Prix.

Oscar Piastri beat Max Verstappen to pole position for the sprint race at the Belgian Grand Prix as Red Bull began its first Formula 1 race weekend since the firing of Christian Horner as team principal.

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Red Bull Racing superstar Max Verstappen has been dealt a huge blow ahead of the Belgian Grand Prix. After a three-week break on the back of the British Grand Prix, Formula 1 returned on Friday as the Belgium race weekend got underway.

New Red Bull team principal Laurent Mekies stressed that four-time Formula One champion Max Verstappen is "central" to the project of bringing the team back to the top. "Max is central to the project and he's key to the project and we need his magic at the racetrack.

A stunning pole from Oscar Piastri, who put almost half a second on Max Verstappen and a full six tenths on Lando Norris. Shock elimination for Kimi Antonelli and Lewis Hamilton, both out in SQ1. Here are the full results from the sprint qualifying.

Formula One fans are not happy with Red Bull racing after hearing Yuki Tsunoda's comments about teammate Max Verstappen ahead of the Belgian Grand Prix.

The McLaren driver traveled 0.477 seconds faster than Max Verstappen, who will line up beside him on the first row. The rest of the sprint race starting grid is as follows. A warm, sunny day greeted the Formula 1 field for qualifying ahead of the Belgian Grand Prix sprint race.

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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has named George Russell and Andrea Kimi Antonelli as the team's priority for the 2026 Formula One season. The revelation comes after Max Verstappen was strongly linked to Mercedes.

Bortoleto told Motorsport: "For me, along with Ayrton Senna, he (Verstappen) is the best driver of all time. I really admire his way of approaching races, his way of understanding the sport, of understanding the car and the calmness with which he faces everything."