Belgian Grand Prix Starting Grid

Belgian Grand Prix Starting Grid

Martin Macdonald

Sunday 26 August 2018 11:15

Following the month-long summer break, Formula One finally returns to Grand Prix action on Sunday afternoon in Belgium. Lewis Hamilton takes pole position after besting Sebastian Vettel in a rain-soaked qualifying session in Spa on Saturday, while Esteban Ocon and Sergio Perez of Force India start in third and fourth respectively.

In the qualifying sessions over the past couple of days, Ferrari looked to be cruising to pole position following impressive performances in Q1 and Q2, but after a downpour made the track significantly more slick, Mercedes and Hamilton took advantage and performed better in the rain to claim P1.

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Following a tumultuous few weeks for Force India in which they went into administration, the newly-named Racing Point Force India can finally be positive after a cracking display in qualifying which saw Ocon and Perez make the second line in the grid.

Daniel Ricciardo and Max Verstappen of Red Bull suffered from a high downforce set-up, which meant they could only manage seventh and eighth.

Valtteri Bottas and Nico Hulkenberg will start at the back of the grid after incurring penalties, joined by Stoffel Vandoorne and Carlos Sainz, who took fresh power units on Sunday morning..

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