SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium — Formula One champion Max Verstappen won a "cat and mouse" Belgian Grand Prix sprint on Saturday in Red Bull's first race under the leadership of Laurent Mekies following Christian Horner's dismissal.

McLaren teammates Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri are on the front row for this year's Belgian Grand Prix. Ferrari's Charles Leclerc starts third, followed by Red Bull's Max Verstappen, who won Saturday's Sprint race and is the likeliest driver to take down the two strong McLarens of Norris and Piastri.

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Max Verstappen has laughed off Helmut Marko’s optimism that the World title is still within reach, after all, he can “feel in the car” what’s going on. Verstappen clinched his first race victory since May’s Emilia Romagna Grand Prix with victory in Saturday’s Sprint in Belgium,

Red Bull driver Max Verstappen shockingly managed to split the two McLaren drivers during the sprint race qualifying for the Belgium Grand Prix

Lando Norris took pole position for Formula 1’s Belgian Grand Prix after Max Verstappen won the sprint race earlier in the day.

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However, the Dutchman failed to take the momentum into qualifying for Sunday's Grand Prix race as he only managed to put his Red Bull fourth, behind Charles Leclerc, Piastri and Norris. It has to be said that Verstappen 's car underwent a set-up change during the break between the sprint and the Grand Prix qualifying.