McLaren put in a strong effort in qualifying for the Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix, as Lando Norris captured pole position and teammate Oscar Piastri will start alongside him on the front row. But the job is not done,

Listen to BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra 2 commentary of qualifying at the Belgian Grand Prix from Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps.

SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium — Formula One champion Max Verstappen won a "cat and mouse" Belgian Grand Prix sprint on Saturday in Red Bull's first race under the leadership of Laurent Mekies following Christian Horner's dismissal.

Lando Norris will start from pole position for the Belgian Grand Prix in his bid to seal a hat-trick of consecutive victories after beating championship rival Oscar Piastri to top spot.

Ferrari has ruled out a technical problem on the SF-25 F1 car that likely caused Lewis Hamilton to spin out during sprint qualifying.

Lewis Hamilton, last year's winner with Mercedes, apologised to Ferrari for an unacceptable performance after failing to get through the first phase of Belgian Grand Prix qualifying on Saturday.