High tension qualification in Spa. A whirlwind of emotions since Q1, but the best shots were fired in Q3. After the fear of Norris, when it all seemed in the hands of Lewis Hamilton, Max Verstappen pulls the rabbit out of the hat and takes a very important pole in front of the tide oranje following him. The real magic, however, is signed by George Russell, who dreamed of pole position for a few seconds before the closing of the lap of the Dutch Red Bull but who will still start from the front row in front of the world champion’s Mercedes.
Redemption for Daniel Ricciardo, fourth ahead of Sebastian Vettel, Pierre Gasly and Sergio Perez, while Valtteri Bottas is eighth and will be relegated to 13th place for the penalty received in Hungary. On the other hand, the conditions of Norris should be evaluated, taken to the medical center and sore elbow after the blow taken in the impact against the barriers at Eau Rouge.
It disappoints Ferrari: Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz failed to make it through the Q2 cut and will be forced to start from the sixth and seventh row respectively. Bad alsoAlfa Romeo, with both drivers excluded in Q1: Antonio Giovinazzi is only 15th, while Kimi Raikkonen is in the penultimate row behind Mick Schumacher. Back also Yuki Tsunoda, 16th, while Lance Stroll will close the group due to the penalty of five positions remedied after the bang at the start of the Hungarian Grand Prix.
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F1 | Belgian GP 2021, the starting grid
| 1st Row | 1. Max Verstappen 1: 59.765 Red Bull |
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| 2. George Russell 2: 00.086 Williams |
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| 2nd Row | 3.Lewis Hamilton2: 00.099 Mercedes |
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| 4. Daniel Ricciardo 2: 00.864 McLaren |
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| 3rd Row | 5. Sebastian Vettel 2: 00.935 Aston Martin |
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| 6. Pierre Gasly 2: 01.164 AlphaTauri |
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| 4th Row | 7. Sergio Perez 2: 02.112 Red Bull |
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| 8. Esteban Ocon 2: 03.513 Alpine |
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| 5th Row | 9. Lando Norris st McLaren |
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| 10. Charles Leclerc 2: 00.728 Ferrari |
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| 6th Row | 11 Nicholas Latifi 2: 00.966 Williams |
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| 12.Carlos Sainz 2: 01.184 Ferrari |
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| 7th Row | 13. Valtteri Bottas * 2: 02.502 Mercedes |
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| 14. Fernando Alonso 2: 01.653 Alpine |
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| 8th Row | 15. Antonio Giovinazzi 2: 02.306 Alfa Romeo |
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| 16. Yuki Tsunoda 2: 02.413 AlphaTauri |
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| 9th Row | 17. Mick Schumacher 2: 03.973 Haas |
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| 18. Kimi Raikkonen 2: 04.452 Alfa Romeo |
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| 10th Row | 19. Nikita Mazepin 2: 04.939 Haas |
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| 20. Lance Stroll * 2: 01.597 Aston Martin |
* Five penalty positions for the accident caused at the start of the Hungarian GP
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