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The Straits Times
|July 27, 2025
McLaren driver chasing third straight win, after beating his teammate Piastri to Belgian pole
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McLaren's Lando Norris pipped championship-leading teammate Oscar Piastri to pole position at the Belgian Grand Prix on July 26.
The Briton lapped the Spa-Francorchamps circuit in a best time of 1min 40.562sec, with Piastri a mere 0.085 slower. Norris will be chasing his third win in a row.
Ferrari's Charles Leclerc will start third and Red Bull's four-time world champion Max Verstappen, winner of the earlier 100km sprint, qualified fourth.
Piastri leads Norris by nine points going into the 13th grand prix of the 24-round season.
"It was a decent lap, so happy. I was confident after yesterday and confident coming into today, so it was nice to see I could get back to the top," said Norris.
"The car has been flying all weekend, Oscar has been doing a good job all weekend, so we are pushing each other a lot."
And on his race prospects amid the threat of rain on July 27, the Briton said: "I prefer it to stay dry, honestly. Even for the fans — it's rained here for the last 10 years or something, so it would be nice to have a dry Sunday.
This story is from the July 27, 2025 edition of The Straits Times.
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