F1 Spa, Qualifying Results
| 1st row | 1. Kimi Antonelli 1:44.361 Mercedes |
| 2. Max Verstappen 1:44.678 Red Bull | |
| 2nd row | 3. George Russell 1:44.869 Mercedes |
| 4. Charles Leclerc 1:44.893 Ferrari | |
| 3rd row | 5. Lewis Hamilton 1:44.895 Ferrari |
| 6. Oscar Piastri 1:45.016 McLaren | |
| 4th row | 7. Arvid Lindblad 1:45.143 Racing Bulls |
| 8. Gabriel Bortoleto 1:45.628 Audi | |
| 5th row | 9. Liam Lawson 1:46.120 Racing Bulls |
| 10. Pierre Gasly 1:46.331 Alpine | |
| 6th row | 11. Franco Colapinto 1:46.392 Alpine |
| 12. Nico Hülkenberg 1:46.671 Audi | |
| 7th row | 13. Lando Norris* 1:44.801 McLaren |
| 14. Carlos Sainz 1:46.777 Williams | |
| 8th row | 15. Oliver Bearman 1:46.779 Haas |
| 16. Alexander Albon 1:47.120 Williams | |
| 9th row | 17. Esteban Ocon 1:47.801 Haas |
| 18. Valtteri Bottas 1:47.823 Cadillac | |
| 10th row | 19. Sergio Perez 1:47.971 Cadillac |
| 20. Lance Stroll* 1:50.177 Aston Martin | |
| 11th row | 21. Isack Hadjar** no time Red Bull |
| 22. Fernando Alonso** 1:50.002 Aston Martin |
**starts at the back of the grid for replacing engine components.
F1 Spa, Qualifying Report
Suzuka, Monte Carlo, Silverstone, Spa. All tracks that exalt champions, some more on Saturday, some more on Sunday: Kimi Antonelli has dominated on all these circuits, and even among the Ardennes forests he takes a commanding pole position, the sixth of the season. The World Championship leader (1:44.361) beats Max Verstappen by three tenths, although the Dutchman was favored by the slipstream of Isack Hadjar in the last sector of the second time attack.
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After a Q1 of total struggle, Antonelli settles in Q2, while in the last session he asserts an overwhelming superiority in the package generated with the W17. George Russell is once again crushed: half a second the gap between the two, and even in race pace the Friday indications were all for the Bolognese, clear favorite for tomorrow’s victory.
The Briton starts ahead of Charles Leclerc: a matter of fact, as the Monegasque slows down at the Bus Stop chicane for a yellow flag that only applied to the pit lane since Hadjar had been stopped by the marshals. The 24-thousandths gap suggests that if Leclerc had not lifted his foot (and he shouldn’t have) P3 would have been Ferrari’s. For the Monegasque, a mistake, which however does not significantly change the outlook for tomorrow, which sees the Red car in the big mix behind Antonelli and fighting for the podium.
Practically identical qualifying for the two Ferrari drivers, with Lewis Hamilton putting behind the FP3 crash and finishing fifth, just two thousandths behind his teammate.
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Schedule and Times
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