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Antonelli Dominates Belgian Grand Prix Qualifying
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Antonelli Dominates Belgian Grand Prix Qualifying

From Delo · () Slovenian

Translated from Slovenian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Kimi Antonelli secured pole position for the Belgian Grand Prix in Spa-Francorchamps, out-pacing Max Verstappen by 0.32 seconds.
  • Lewis Hamilton experienced a crash during practice but managed to repair his car and qualify sixth, while Lando Norris will start 14th due to a grid penalty.
  • Antonelli, the championship leader, proved his contender status after a disappointing weekend in Silverstone.

Italian prodigy Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) claimed pole position for the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps, demonstrating his dominance by finishing 0.32 seconds ahead of Max Verstappen (Red Bull). This marks a significant rebound for Antonelli, who leads the overall standings but endured a difficult weekend in Silverstone.

Verstappen, despite skillful assistance from teammate Isack Hadjar, could not match Antonelli's pace. Lando Norris (McLaren) qualified third but will incur a ten-place grid penalty for a power unit change, dropping him to 14th. This moves George Russell (Mercedes) and Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) to the second row.

Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) faced challenges, crashing his car in the final practice session. Despite the incident, he managed to secure sixth place in qualifying, ahead of teammate Leclerc. Hamilton is currently third in the championship standings, 32 points behind leader Antonelli, following a strong third-place finish at his home race in Silverstone.

I destroyed the car. Sorry.

โ€” Lewis HamiltonApologizing to his team via radio after crashing during the third free practice session.
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Originally published by Delo in Slovenian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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