McLaren's Oscar Piastri on pole for sprint race
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Oscar Piastri was beaten to Belgian Grand Prix pole by McLaren team-mate and F1 title rival Lando Norris who wants to further narrow the gap between them in the championship
Max Verstappen held off the faster Oscar Piastri to snatch victory in the Belgium sprint after pinching the lead on the first lap
Drivers' Championship leader Oscar Piastri secured pole position for the Belgium Grand Prix Sprint Race, setting a blistering time which rival Max Verstappen could not beat. Piastri cleared Verstappen by more than four-tenths and cleared his teammate Lando Norris by six-tenths.
Oscar Piastri has beaten 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.