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Is Oscar Piastri right to be worried about the "worst place" to start on Spa F1 pole?

Despite taking an utterly dominant Formula 1 sprint pole at the Belgian Grand Prix, McLaren's Oscar Piastri wasn't getting too excited just yet over his victory chances on Saturday morning.

"Spa's probably one of the worst places to have pole position, so yeah... it is what it is," a muted Australian said after beating Max Verstappen by five tenths, and team-mate Lando Norris by six. "But I think the pace in the car all day has been really strong and I've felt very confident. So, hopefully we can get a good start and try and win the sprint."

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