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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Marc Mayo

Max Verstappen fastest in Belgian Grand Prix qualifying but glut of grid penalties leave Carlos Sainz on pole

One of the strangest Formula One qualifying sessions in years produced a pole position for Carlos Sainz in the Belgian Grand Prix.

Max Verstappen was quickest by over half a second in Q3 at Spa-Francorchamps yet will start 15th on the grid as one of several drivers taking engine penalties for the first race back from the summer break.

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