Lando Norris resisted the mounting pressure from his teammate McLaren and Oscar Piastri series manager on Saturday to take the POL position for the Grand Prix Belgian.

25-year-old British, whose mother Cisca is Belgian, worrying aside concerns about his wars on Friday to see a better lap in a minute and 40,562 seconds, beating Australian plates With 0.085 seconds while McLaren was withdrawn from a compelling blockage of the first row.

It was his fourth pole this year and the 13th of his career.

Charles Leclerc Qualified Third with an improved late lap, enabling him to fix the world champion protection Max VerstappenBest attempt for Red Bull.

Alex Albon was fifth for Williams before Mercedes’ George Russell, Yuki Tsunoda In the second Red Bull, Racing Bulls’ Rookies Isaack Hadjar and Liam Lawson And sauber’s Gabriel Bortoleto.

World champion seven times Lewis Hamilton Failed to do it from the Q1 session for Ferrari and will start Sunday’s 44 laps from 16 on the network in Mercedes Mercedes Rtow Some Antonelliwho was the 18th champion and twice Fernando Alonso 19 for Aston Martin.

After the victories in Austria and Britain, Corrosion Will require a third consecutive victory to fix the nine point of the piastri points in the title race.

“It was a good lap and I’m happy”, said Norris. “Everyone was a little worried after yesterday. But I wasn’t that far away.

“There were only a few small issues we had. I was sure I could go back to the top.”

The piastri, who had been faster than Norris in Friday’s action, said: “It”s a little frustrating. The second lap was well gathering and then made a mistake in turn 14 and I wasted a lot of time. The car was again very good, but it’s about good borders.”

Leclerc said he was surprised by his time.

‘Really bad’

“I didn’t expect it. We thought we were much more.

After Masterclass by Versstappen to Sprint race Previously, Red Bull chose to change his back ‘weak’ arm in a larger version of high strength, awaiting Sunday bringing strong rain to the inclusive Ardennes circuit.

Norris found his rhythm at 1: 41.010, the sixth tenths than Ferrari, followed by the piastre two tenths down in the second, the duo showing the goal of McLaren under the gray sky in front of a frantic final during which Hamilton found a lap of late survival, which was immediately deleted for the trail.

This left Gabriel Bortoleto 15 for Sauber and eliminated Ferrari’s driver, along with Alpine Franko frankntotoMercedes Antonelli’s novice, who replaced Hamilton, and two Aston Martins of Alonso and outing.

The Q2 started with everyone on the fastest softs and verstappen, reducing Norris’s time, before the piastre and Norris undertook the opening.

The Dutchman chose not to run again, leaving ordinary suspects a clear run in the top-of-day shooting while the Haas couple Esteban Ocon AND Oliver Bearman exit along with the Alpine Pierre Gasly, Hülkenberg and Sainz.

Russell, who was removed from victory last year due to a underweight car, was first for Q3, but was again versstappen on the top before McLans bend their muscles, Norris beating the piastri with 0.189 in their first runs.

Verstappen’s latest running on fresh software was not enough to resist an improved laclerc lap as the piastri also failed to improve, letting Norris look for the position of Pole.

“Oh my Lord. That was really, really bad,” Verstappen said, while an increase in dirty temperature underwent his performance.

“Ideally, of course, I would like at least to be P3, but fighting McLarens will be very difficult.”

“Wet here, it’s always very complicated,” he added. “We have to wait and see how much rain will fall.”