McLaren driver Oscar Piastri recovered from an early scare to take the sprint race pole at Formula 1's Belgian Grand Prix.

Oscar Piastri has beaten Max Verstappen to pole position for the sprint race at the Belgian Grand Prix as Red Bull began its first Formula 1 race weekend since the

Martin Brundle is "certain" that Max Verstappen's mind is made up for F1 2026 amid rumours of a move from Red Bull to Mercedes.

Oscar Piastri secured pole position in the F1 Sprint Qualifying at Spa-Francorchamps, edging out Max Verstappen. Lando Norris will start third, while Lewis Hamilton had a disappointing session, finishing 18th after spinning out.

Max Verstappen doubts Red Bull’s straight-line speed advantage will allow them to fight with McLaren in the F1 sprint race at the Belgian Grand Prix. Verstappen will start Saturday’s sprint race at Spa-Francorchamps from second on the grid. The Dutchman’s deficit to Oscar Piastri was nearly five-tenths in sprint qualifying.

Formula One fans are not happy with Red Bull racing after hearing Yuki Tsunoda's comments about teammate Max Verstappen ahead of the Belgian Grand Prix.

McLaren driver Oscar Piastri survived an early scare to take a dominant pole for the sprint race at Formula 1's Belgian Grand Prix.The Australian championship leader scraped through in SQ2 after a laptime was deleted for track-limits abuse.

Formula One champion Max Verstappen said Christian Horner's sacking as Red Bull boss would make no difference to decisions about his own future and the team still felt like a second family.

Red Bull Racing superstar Max Verstappen has been dealt a huge blow ahead of the Belgian Grand Prix. After a three-week break on the back of the British Grand Prix, Formula 1 returned on Friday as the Belgium race weekend got underway.

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has named George Russell and Andrea Kimi Antonelli as the team's priority for the 2026 Formula One season. The revelation comes after Max Verstappen was strongly linked to Mercedes.

Bortoleto told Motorsport: "For me, along with Ayrton Senna, he (Verstappen) is the best driver of all time. I really admire his way of approaching races, his way of understanding the sport, of understanding the car and the calmness with which he faces everything."