F1 2025 Belgium GP LIVE: Dash race begin time, schedule and qualifying outcomes

Horner gained 14 world championships in complete throughout his 20 years on the staff and has been a fierce rival for Hamilton, each throughout his time at McLaren and at Mercedes.

For the second time in three races, Max Verstappen might be with out his regular race engineer Gianpiero Lambiase.

Lambiase is absent from the Belgian GP this weekend as a result of private causes.

Simon Rennie takes his place as the person in Verstappen’s ear in Spa.

7. Racing Bulls – 36 factors

8. Aston Martin – 36 factors

Oscar Piastri laid down the primary marker on a busy weekend on the Belgian Grand Prix, claiming pole place for the dash race on Saturday morning.

The Australian, who leads the world championship by eight factors to McLaren teammate Lando Norris, is and not using a win in three races however was on the cash from the get-go at Spa-Francorchamps, a circuit he has repeatedly labelled his favorite on the calendar.

After going quickest in apply, Piastri secured pole by greater than five-tenths of a second to Purple Bull’s Max Verstappen, who break up the McLarens with Norris a notable six-tenths off his fellow papaya driver.

“Spa could possibly be a very good Purple Bull observe,” stated the 1997 world champion. “It is at all times been a shock which automobile is fast and the place this yr.

“They’re all so shut. They’re all so shut to one another that in the event that they hit it flawed, a few tenths misplaced, and as an alternative of being in pole, you are P5, P6.

“You at all times know that McLaren might be there even on the dangerous weekend. They’ll nonetheless be within the struggle. After which the remaining, it is up and down. There’ll at all times be one other staff combating for the pole, however you do not know which one.

“The explanation I say Purple Bull is as a result of Max has proven additionally in Silverstone, he is able to working with decrease downforce. And on tracks like that it really works, except it rains.”

“Not fast sufficient, I suppose. It wasn’t the cleanest of laps however nonetheless fairly an enormous hole to the highest, not too disenchanted or fear, simply the dash.

“I’m not too fussed, not the happiest after all, it’s the means it’s, simply received to do some extra work tonight – that’s all.”

“I spun, there’s not a lot to say.”

“Tomorrow’s a brand new day. Clearly I’m massively annoyed. Hopefully tomorrow might be higher.”

“Nonetheless in all probability struggling to drive, missed out by six-hundredths. Very tight. Tried my greatest.

“It’s getting there.”