Norris takes Belgian GP pole position
Lando Norris pipped McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri to pole position at the Belgian Grand Prix.Norris beat Piastri, the championship leader, by just 0.085 seconds as Red Bull's Max Verstappen slipped down to fourth, beaten by Ferrari's Charles Leclerc, after errors on his final lap.Leclerc's team-mate Lewis Hamilton was knocked out of the first session after having his final lap time deleted for exceeding track limits and will start 16th.Williams driver Alex Albon slipped ahead of his friend George Russell's Mercedes by 0.059secs to take fifth.Yuki Tsunoda had his best performance since joining Red Bull at the third race of the season by taking sixth, 0.381secs off Verstappen.More to follow
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