In the Sprint at Spa, the man starting second led Lap 1 and won the race. McLaren\u2019s Oscar Piastri \u2013 the driver defeated by Max Verstappen on Saturday \u2013 will be hoping for a repeat as he lines up on the front row of the grid alongside polesitting McLaren team mate Lando Norris.<\/p>\n
Out to disrupt the papaya battle when the lights extinguish will be our row-two starters, that\u2019s the Ferrari<\/a> of Charles Leclerc and the Red Bull<\/a> of the aforementioned World Champion Verstappen. And behind them are Alex Albon, a superb fifth in the Williams<\/a>, and the lead Mercedes<\/a> of George Russell.<\/p>\n Yuki Tsunoda had a much happier Saturday than of late, with P7 for Red Bull, ahead of Racing Bulls<\/a> stablemates Isack Hadjar and Liam Lawson. Completing the top 10 for what\u2019s set to be a race of changeable weather is Kick Sauber<\/a>\u2019s rapid rookie Gabriel Bortoleto.<\/p>\n Aiming for strong recovery drives from the pit lane after opting to change power unit elements on their cars will be Ferrari\u2019s Lewis Hamilton (originally a frustrated P16<\/a>), Mercedes\u2019 Kimi Antonelli (qualified P18) and Aston Martin\u2019s Fernando Alonso (P19).<\/p>\n Also starting from the pit lane will be Carlos Sainz. The Spaniard had qualified 15th, but Williams have altered the set-up of his car in Parc Ferme.<\/p>\n