SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium (AP) 鈥� Kimi Antonelli beat a display of Red Bull formation flying to take pole position for the Belgian Grand Prix in qualifying on Saturday and boost his 1 title charge.
Max Verstappen had set the fastest time after smart coordination with Red Bull teammate Isack Hadjar to give him the strongest possible slipstream on his lap.
Mercedes driver found a new level of pace on his lap to beat Verstappen by 0.317 of a second and dedicated the pole position as a birthday present to his father.
鈥淟et’s go, man, let’s go,鈥� he said over the radio.
Lando Norris qualified third-fastest but a grid penalty means he drops 10 places. Antonelli’s teammate George Russell is set to move up to third on the grid.
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