McLaren's Lando Norris has struck back against team-mate Oscar Piastri by taking his fourth pole of the 2025 Formula 1 season at the Belgian Grand Prix.

Lando Norris took pole position for Formula 1’s Belgian Grand Prix after Max Verstappen won the sprint race earlier in the day.

SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium — Formula One champion Max Verstappen won a "cat and mouse" Belgian Grand Prix sprint on Saturday in Red Bull's first race under the leadership of Laurent Mekies following Christian Horner's dismissal.

Max Verstappen has conquered the sprint race at Formula 1's Belgian Grand Prix to start Red Bull's new era with a win. On the first lap of the 15-lap contest, Verstappen used his Red Bull's superior top speed to draft past polesitter Oscar Piastri at Les Combes, much like the championship leader had feared before the start.

Lando Norris took his fourth pole position of the 2025 Formula One season on Saturday, besting teammate Oscar Piastri to line up P1 for the Belgian Grand Prix.

Ferrari has ruled out a technical problem on the SF-25 F1 car that likely caused Lewis Hamilton to spin out during sprint qualifying.

Formula One leader Oscar Piastri showed impressive speed in sole practice for the Belgian Grand Prix on Friday with Max Verstappen starting Red Bull's new era by denying champions McLaren the one-two.

The famously rainy circuit’s dangerous nature even led to its removal from the F1 calendar in the 1970s, before it rejoined in a shortened format in 1983. Its safety suitability came under scrutiny again in 2023, when Dutch driver Dilano van ‘t Hoff died following an accident in a junior series race.