With Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri on the front row in Spa, team boss Andrea Stella says he will tell his drivers “lap 1 is just lap 1 of 44”

McLaren's Lando Norris starts on pole position for the Belgian Grand Prix as he seeks to keep his winning run going and boost his Formula 1 title chances against teammate Oscar Piastri.

Formula 1 returns on Sunday after a three-week break for what should be an exciting race at Spa-Francorchamps in the annual Belgian Grand Prix.

Lando Norris took pole position Saturday for Formula 1's Belgian Grand Prix after Max Verstappen won the sprint race earlier in the day.

McLaren have told their drivers to “minimise trouble” on the first lap of the Belgian Grand Prix after locking out the front row of the grid. Lando Norris pipped McLaren teammate and title rival Oscar Piastri to pole position by just 0.085s at in a tightly-contested qualifying at Spa-Francorchamps.

Catch up on Saturday at Spa, as it hosted round 13 of the 2025 Formula One season with the Belgian Grand Prix weekend

SportsLine's model analyzes Red Bull's Max Verstappen, McLaren's Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri, and the rest of the starting grid's chances at the 2025 F1 Belgian GP

Lando Norris was left to rue his errors at the Belgian Grand Prix last year which proved costly in his title pursuit, and the McLaren star will hope for a better outcome this time around in Spa

Formula 1 racing makes its next stop in Belgium on Sunday with starting grid set for the running of the 2025 Belgian Grand Prix.

Red Bull driver Max Verstappen has pointed out where his Belgian Grand Prix qualifying lap went wrong, with a Sunday prediction made.