SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium: Lando Norris resisted mounting pressure from his McLaren team-mate and series leader Oscar Piastri on Saturday to take pole position for the Belgian Grand Prix.
The 25-year-old Briton, whose mother is Belgian, shrugged aside concerns over his struggles on Friday to clock a best lap in one minute and 40.562 seconds, beating Australian Piastri by 0.085 seconds as McLaren reeled off a convincing front row lock-out.
It was his fourth pole this year and the 13th of his career.
Charles Leclerc qualified third with a late improved lap enabling him to overhaul defending world champion Max Verstappen’s best effort for Red Bull.
Alex Albon was fifth for Williams ahead of Mercedes’ George Russell, Yuki Tsunoda in the second Red Bull, Racing Bulls’ rookies Isack Hadjar and Liam Lawson and Sauber’s Gabriel Bortoleto.
