Kimi Antonelli takes pole position at the Belgian Grand Prix

Kimi Antonelli secured pole position for the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps after setting the fastest time in the final moments of Q3. This marks the sixth pole position of the Mercedes driver's career. Max Verstappen qualified second, despite strategic efforts from Isack Hadjar to provide slipstream assistance. Lando Norris achieved the fastest overall time but will serve a ten-place grid penalty, promoting George Russell to the third starting position. Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton will start behind Russell. Drivers like Albon, Ocon, Bottas, Perez, Alonso, and Stroll were eliminated in Q1, while Bortoleto advanced past Lawson by 38 milliseconds in Q2. The session experienced temporary interruptions, including a brief halt for track cleaning, and was impacted by low initial track temperatures.