Norris beats Piastri to Belgium pole as Hamilton endures more misery

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Lando Norris beat McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri by less than one tenth of a second in Qualifying for the Belgian Grand Prix as Lewis Hamilton was left to rue a mistake which left him in 16th.

Norris turned the tables on Piastri, who had been ahead of him all weekend, with a stunning first lap in Q3 to secure his fourth pole of the season and provide the perfect opportunity to make inroads into his nine-point deficit in the Drivers' Championship.

Charles Leclerc produced an equally impressive lap to take third from Saturday's earlier Sprint winner Max Verstappen, whose set-up change for Qualifying for more downforce did not allow him to challenge the McLarens.

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Lewis Hamilton has his lap time deleted for exceeding track limits, meaning he is out in Q1 at the Belgian GP

Hamilton was knocked out in Q1 for the second successive day, after he was eliminated in the first part of Sprint Qualifying on Friday. Hamilton thought he was safely through but his best lap was deleted for cutting Turn 4 at Raidillon, which put him down to 16th.

Kimi Antonelli was also bumped out in Q1 in 18th but Mercedes team-mate George Russell qualified sixth, just behind Williams' Alex Albon.

Yuki Tsunoda enjoyed his best Red Bull qualifying in seventh, ahead of Racing Bulls' Isack Hadjar and Liam Lawson as Sauber's Gabriel Bortoleto took 10th.

Belgian GP Qualifying: Top 10

1) Lando Norris, McLaren

2) Oscar Piastri, McLaren

3) Charles Leclerc, Ferrari

4) Max Verstappen, Red Bull

5) Alex Albon, Williams

6) George Russell, Mercedes

7) Yuki Tsunoda, Red Bull

8) Isack Hadjar, Racing Bulls

9) Liam Lawson, Racing Bulls

10) Gabriel Bortoleto, Sauber

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Sunday July 27
7.25am: F3 Feature Race
8.55am: F2 Feature Race
10.40am: Porsche Supercup Race
12.30pm: Grand Prix Sunday: Belgian GP build-up*
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4pm: Chequered flag: Belgian GP reaction*
5pm: Ted's Notebook

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