Both Ferrari drivers edge through into Q2#belgiangp 🇧🇪 #f1 pic.twitter.com/A2x0DJ7y0i— Formula 1 (@F1) August 29, 2020 “},”date”:{“timestamp”:1598707463,”date_formatted”:”29th August 2020″,”time_formatted”:”14:24″},”author”:”Ben Hunt”,”avatar”:{“src”:”https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/9e6897c8bf18cc48fae76c4d49411521?s=96&d=mm&r=g”,”width”:30,”height”:30}},{“id”:”328855″,”type”:”new”,”post_id”:”12516421″,”css_classes”:”liveblog byuser comment-author-bhunt bypostauthor even thread-even depth-1 liveblog-entry liveblog-entry-class-328855″,”content”:{“rendered”:”
ELIMINATED FROM Q1nn
Magnussen, Latifi, Giovinazzi, Grosjean and Raikkonen are all given early exits.nn
George Russell is through, the Williams man was quicker than Leclerc.n”,”raw”:”
ELIMINATED FROM Q1
Magnussen, Latifi, Giovinazzi, Grosjean and Raikkonen are all given early exits.
George Russell is through, the Williams man was quicker than Leclerc.”},”date”:{“timestamp”:1598707384,”date_formatted”:”29th August 2020″,”time_formatted”:”14:23″},”author”:”Ben Hunt”,”avatar”:{“src”:”https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/9e6897c8bf18cc48fae76c4d49411521?s=96&d=mm&r=g”,”width”:30,”height”:30}},{“id”:”328850″,”type”:”new”,”post_id”:”12516421″,”css_classes”:”liveblog byuser comment-author-bhunt bypostauthor odd alt thread-odd thread-alt depth-1 liveblog-entry liveblog-entry-class-328850″,”content”:{“rendered”:”
FERRARI ARE SAFEnn
That was close, though.nn
Leclerc is through into Q2 by the skin of his teeth. n”,”raw”:”
FERRARI ARE SAFE
That was close, though.
Leclerc is through into Q2 by the skin of his teeth. “},”date”:{“timestamp”:1598707256,”date_formatted”:”29th August 2020″,”time_formatted”:”14:20″},”author”:”Ben Hunt”,”avatar”:{“src”:”https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/9e6897c8bf18cc48fae76c4d49411521?s=96&d=mm&r=g”,”width”:30,”height”:30}},{“id”:”328845″,”type”:”new”,”post_id”:”12516421″,”css_classes”:”liveblog byuser comment-author-bhunt bypostauthor even thread-even depth-1 liveblog-entry liveblog-entry-class-328845″,”content”:{“rendered”:”
ONE MINUTE TO GOnn
This is going to be exciting. Lots of cars on track trying to get a slipstream.nn
All eyes are on Ferrari.n”,”raw”:”
ONE MINUTE TO GO
This is going to be exciting. Lots of cars on track trying to get a slipstream.
All eyes are on Ferrari.”},”date”:{“timestamp”:1598707069,”date_formatted”:”29th August 2020″,”time_formatted”:”14:17″},”author”:”Ben Hunt”,”avatar”:{“src”:”https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/9e6897c8bf18cc48fae76c4d49411521?s=96&d=mm&r=g”,”width”:30,”height”:30}},{“id”:”328840″,”type”:”new”,”post_id”:”12516421″,”css_classes”:”liveblog byuser comment-author-bhunt bypostauthor odd alt thread-odd thread-alt depth-1 liveblog-entry liveblog-entry-class-328840″,”content”:{“rendered”:”
FERRARI’S ROLL OF THE DICEnn
This is it, can they make it into the top 15? Vettel currently second-last.n”,”raw”:”
FERRARI’S ROLL OF THE DICE
This is it, can they make it into the top 15? Vettel currently second-last.”},”date”:{“timestamp”:1598706953,”date_formatted”:”29th August 2020″,”time_formatted”:”14:15″},”author”:”Ben Hunt”,”avatar”:{“src”:”https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/9e6897c8bf18cc48fae76c4d49411521?s=96&d=mm&r=g”,”width”:30,”height”:30}},{“id”:”328837″,”type”:”new”,”post_id”:”12516421″,”css_classes”:”liveblog byuser comment-author-bhunt bypostauthor even thread-even depth-1 liveblog-entry liveblog-entry-class-328837″,”content”:{“rendered”:”
VERSTAPPEN NOW BEST OF THE RESTnn
The Red Bull man will be ok with that to reach Q2.nn
At the bottom it is Grosjean, Vettel, Raikkonen, Magnussen and Latifi.nn
Giovinazzi and Leclerc are currently safe.nn
Four minutes to go.n”,”raw”:”
VERSTAPPEN NOW BEST OF THE REST
The Red Bull man will be ok with that to reach Q2.
At the bottom it is Grosjean, Vettel, Raikkonen, Magnussen and Latifi.
Giovinazzi and Leclerc are currently safe.
Four minutes to go.”},”date”:{“timestamp”:1598706865,”date_formatted”:”29th August 2020″,”time_formatted”:”14:14″},”author”:”Ben Hunt”,”avatar”:{“src”:”https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/9e6897c8bf18cc48fae76c4d49411521?s=96&d=mm&r=g”,”width”:30,”height”:30}},{“id”:”328832″,”type”:”new”,”post_id”:”12516421″,”css_classes”:”liveblog byuser comment-author-bhunt bypostauthor odd alt thread-odd thread-alt depth-1 liveblog-entry liveblog-entry-class-328832″,”content”:{“rendered”:”
HAMILTON AND BOTTAS SET THE PACEnn
The Mercedes duo don’t put in a clean laps but it is still enough to be A SECOND clear of Ricciardo in P3.nn
Incredible pace from the Silver Arrows. Untouchable.n”,”raw”:”
HAMILTON AND BOTTAS SET THE PACE
The Mercedes duo don’t put in a clean laps but it is still enough to be A SECOND clear of Ricciardo in P3.
Incredible pace from the Silver Arrows. Untouchable.”},”date”:{“timestamp”:1598706716,”date_formatted”:”29th August 2020″,”time_formatted”:”14:11″},”author”:”Ben Hunt”,”avatar”:{“src”:”https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/9e6897c8bf18cc48fae76c4d49411521?s=96&d=mm&r=g”,”width”:30,”height”:30}},{“id”:”328818″,”type”:”new”,”post_id”:”12516421″,”css_classes”:”liveblog byuser comment-author-bhunt bypostauthor even thread-even depth-1 liveblog-entry liveblog-entry-class-328818″,”content”:{“rendered”:”
QUALIFYING ENGINE MODESnn
A little aside from the action, this is the last time teams will be able to tune up their engines for one qualifying lap.nn
It will be outlawed from Monza, the race next weekend. We could set records broken at Spa.n”,”raw”:”
QUALIFYING ENGINE MODES
A little aside from the action, this is the last time teams will be able to tune up their engines for one qualifying lap.
It will be outlawed from Monza, the race next weekend. We could set records broken at Spa.”},”date”:{“timestamp”:1598706322,”date_formatted”:”29th August 2020″,”time_formatted”:”14:05″},”author”:”Ben Hunt”,”avatar”:{“src”:”https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/9e6897c8bf18cc48fae76c4d49411521?s=96&d=mm&r=g”,”width”:30,”height”:30}}]},”pageMeta”:{“activeCarouselIndex”:0,”articleId”:12516421,”articleMountId”:”main-content”,”section”:{“slug”:”sport”,”id”:321,”sectionName”:”sport/motorsport”,”type”:”UNKNOWN”,”theme”:”theme-sport”},”spotId”:”sp_5v3VPY0c”,”pushlyKey”:”KtL4100XTLLEgUtYDKtO1stRdc1XNxnLUb5i”,”commentsAllowed”:true,”pageType”:”article”,”isSection”:false,”pageTags”:[“F1″,”Sport Live Blogs”],”renderedArticleId”:12516421,”sharingEnabled”:true,”socialHeadline”:”F1 Belgian Grand Prix LIVE: Follow all the latest updates ahead of race day”,”socialSharingServices”:[“twitter”,”facebook”],”urlAbsolute”:”https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/motorsport/12516421/f1-belgian-grand-prix-qualifying-live-hamilton-verstappen-bottas-result/”,”cssManifest”:{“adsDesktop.css”:”/assets/client/adsDesktop.3dbf40c9f2a8732e453b.1.css”,”adsMobile.css”:”/assets/client/adsMobile.3dbf40c9f2a8732e453b.1.css”,”article.css”:”/assets/client/article.3dbf40c9f2a8732e453b.1.css”,”articleSocial.css”:”/assets/client/articleSocial.3dbf40c9f2a8732e453b.1.css”,”boxout.css”:”/assets/client/boxout.3dbf40c9f2a8732e453b.1.css”,”brightcoveDesktop.css”:”/assets/client/brightcoveDesktop.3dbf40c9f2a8732e453b.1.css”,”brightcoveMobile.css”:”/assets/client/brightcoveMobile.3dbf40c9f2a8732e453b.1.css”,”comments.css”:”/assets/client/comments.3dbf40c9f2a8732e453b.1.css”,”core.css”:”/assets/client/core.3dbf40c9f2a8732e453b.1.css”,”coreMobile.css”:”/assets/client/coreMobile.3dbf40c9f2a8732e453b.1.css”,”customiser.css”:”/assets/client/customiser.3dbf40c9f2a8732e453b.1.css”,”liveblog.css”:”/assets/client/liveblog.3dbf40c9f2a8732e453b.1.css”,”oembed.css”:”/assets/client/oembed.3dbf40c9f2a8732e453b.1.css”,”opta.css”:”/assets/client/opta.3dbf40c9f2a8732e453b.1.css”,”page-404.css”:”/assets/client/page-404.3dbf40c9f2a8732e453b.1.css”,”pagination.css”:”/assets/client/pagination.3dbf40c9f2a8732e453b.1.css”,”rails.css”:”/assets/client/rails.3dbf40c9f2a8732e453b.1.css”,”section.css”:”/assets/client/section.3dbf40c9f2a8732e453b.1.css”},”cssBundles”:[{“src”:”article.css”,”lazy”:false},{“src”:”articleSocial.css”,”lazy”:false},{“src”:”liveblog.css”,”lazy”:false},{“src”:”adsDesktop.css”,”lazy”:false},{“src”:”comments.css”,”lazy”:true}],”siteContext”:{“site”:”sun”,”lang”:”en-gb”,”articleDateFormat”:”D MMM YYYY,H:mm”,”timezone”:”Europe/London”,”sourcepoint”:{“enabled”:true,”accountId”:259,”siteId”:5048,”mmsDomain”:”https://cmp.cdn.thesun.co.uk”,”privacyManagerId”:165581,”baseEndpoint”:”https://cmp.cdn.thesun.co.uk”,”amp”:{“accountId”:259,”propertyHref”:”https://thesun.co.uk.amp”,”propertyId”:7736,”privacyManagerId”:165581,”stageCampaign”:false,”checkConsentHref”:”https://cmp.cdn.thesun.co.uk/wrapper/tcfv2/v1/amp”,”promptUISrc”:”https://cmp.cdn.thesun.co.uk/amp/index.html”,”mmsDomain”:”https://cmp.cdn.thesun.co.uk”,”pmTab”:”purposes”,”targetingParams”:{“color”:”red”},”policy”:{“default”:{“timeout”:{“seconds”:5,”fallbackAction”:”reject”}}}}},”isProd”:true},”site”:”sun”,”isProd”:true},”siteLinks”:{“help”:”https://help.thesun.co.uk”,”login”:”https://login.thesun.co.uk”,”profile”:”https://home.thesun.co.uk”},”articleTeaser”:[{“content”:{“kicker”:”JEFF OFF”,”headline”:”Stelling CONFIRMS he’s considering Soccer Saturday exit after ‘best mates’ axed”,”lead”:”ON Friday it was claimed the iconic presenter was tempted to call it a day after 25 years after his ‘best mates’ were given the boot. 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29 Aug 2020, 16:22
Updated: 29 Aug 2020, 16:22
LEWIS HAMILTON will start the Belgian Grand Prix on pole after a stunning performance in qualifying.
The Brit star set a track record after posting a blistering time, while in a shock Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc and Sebastien Vettel were out in Q2 after an awful day.
Follow all the latest build-up ahead of the big race on Sunday below…
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