A thrilling qualifying session at Spa-Francorchamps. A whirlwind of emotions since Q1, but the most surprising moments took place in Q3, sadly without Ferrari involved in the final part of qualifying .
After a scary crash for Lando Norris, when everything seemed to be 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 oranje tide following him. The real magic, however, is done by George Russell, who dreamed of pole for a few seconds before the Dutch Red Bull driver completed his fastest lap, but the talented young British driver will still start from the first row in front of the world champion’s Mercedes.
Ferrari disappoints: Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz failed to make the cut in Q2 and will be forced to start from the sixth and seventh row respectively. Alfa Romeo also with a poor performance, as both drivers were eliminated in Q1: Antonio Giovinazzi is only 15th, while Kimi Raikkonen will start from the penultimate row behind Mick Schumacher. Yuki Tsunoda is also behind, 16th, while Lance Stroll will close the group due to the penalty of five positions remedied after the crash he caused at the start of the Hungarian Grand Prix.
F1 | 2021 Belgian Grand Prix, starting grid:
| 1ª Fila | 1. Max Verstappen 1:59.765 Red Bull | |
| 2. George Russell 2:00.086 Williams | ||
| 2ª Fila | 3. Lewis Hamilton2:00.099 Mercedes | |
| 4. Daniel Ricciardo 2:00.864 McLaren | ||
| 3ª Fila | 5. Sebastian Vettel 2:00.935 Aston Martin | |
| 6. Pierre Gasly 2:01.164 AlphaTauri | ||
| 4ª Fila | 7. Sergio Perez 2:02.112 Red Bull | |
| 8. Esteban Ocon 2:03.513 Alpine | ||
| 5ª Fila | 9. Lando Norris s.t. McLaren | |
| 10. Charles Leclerc 2:00.728 Ferrari | ||
| 6ª Fila | 11.Nicholas Latifi 2:00.966 Williams | |
| 12.Carlos Sainz 2:01.184 Ferrari | ||
| 7ª Fila | 13. Valtteri Bottas* 2:02.502 Mercedes | |
| 14. Fernando Alonso 2:01.653 Alpine | ||
| 8ª Fila | 15. Antonio Giovinazzi 2:02.306 Alfa Romeo | |
| 16. Yuki Tsunoda 2:02.413 AlphaTauri | ||
| 9ª Fila | 17. Mick Schumacher 2:03.973 Haas | |
| 18. Kimi Raikkonen 2:04.452 Alfa Romeo | ||
| 10ª Fila | 19. Nikita Mazepin 2:04.939 Haas | |
| 20. Lance Stroll* 2:01.597 Aston Martin |
*Five-place grid penalty for causing a crash in the 2021 Hungarian Grand Prix
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