Formula One F1 - Belgian Grand Prix - Spa-Francorchamps, Spa, Belgium - July 28, 2023 Red Bull's Max Verstappen speaks to the media after qualifying in pole position REUTERS/Stephanie Lecocq
SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium (Reuters) - Red Bull's Formula One leader Max Verstappen pipped Australian rookie Oscar Piastri to pole position for Saturday's sprint race at the Belgian Grand Prix after a rain-delayed and red-flagged qualifying shootout.
McLaren's Piastri had been on top of the timesheets until the final seconds when double world champion Verstappen went 0.011 quicker with a lap of one minute 49.056 seconds on a drying track.
