Max Verstappen takes dramatic pole after red flag

Max Verstappen secured pole once again this season as he powers his Red Bull to the front of the grid as he looks to take the title fight back to Lews Hamilton who finishes up in P3. George Russell takes a stunning second-place finish to lock out the front row ahead of tomorrow's race.

Q1

With the rain pouring down in the Belgian hills, surrounding Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps it was a tentative start to Qualifying with the conditions chopping and changing. 18 of the 20 cars took to the track with the wet tyres on but it was the two Williams drivers who took the bold decision to start their session on the inters. Not long after they were followed by the rest of the grid as the track started to dry. Time continued to fall as the pace increased, but with limited time left in the session, the margins were getting finer and finer.

Lando Norris seemed to look at home in the damp as he topped Q1 0.416 seconds ahead of second-place and fan favourite Max Verstappen. Mr. Saturday George Russell looked fast in his Williams car as he took P4 with his teammate down in P9.

With the track drying drivers were desperate to string together a fast lap. Alpha Tauri driver Yuki Tsunoda fell victim to the conditions as he failed to get through to Q2 with his teammate Pierre Gasly finishing in the top 6.

Out - P16 Giovinazzi, P17 - Tsunoda, P18 - Shcumacher, P19 - Raikkonen, P20 - Mazapin

Q2

At the start of the second session, the drivers emerged with more uncertainty. The intermediate seemed to be the right tyre but as always the session went on the conditions started the dry.

Lando Norris once again looked to set the pace as he finished top of the timetable having put in a last-minute flyer, alongside the two Mercedes finishing 2nd and 3rd.

Both Ferraris failed to make it into Q3 as Leclerc fell victim to a last-minute surge from Esteban Ocon. They start the race in P11 and 13 respectively. A difficult end to what could have been a successful weekend with the Italians.

Out - P11 Leclerc, P12 - Latifi, P13 - Sainz, P14 - Alonso, P15 - Stroll