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.

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

Ferrari's Charles Leclerc was fourth in sprint qualifying, while his teammate Lewis Hamilton was knocked out in the first session and starts 18th. Follow the latest from the Formula 1 race at the Circ

The complete F1 results from qualifying at the Belgian Grand Prix, the 13th round of the F1 2025 season at the Circuit de .

Many talking points ahead of Sunday’s Belgian Grand Prix translates into a more open betting market and more attractive odds than usual. During Formula 1’s two-week minibreak the once dominant Red Bull team sensationally fired its team principal Christian Horner, who had been at the helm for 20 years and won six constructor titles.

Norris went into Formula One's mid-season break off the back of consecutive victories at the Austrian and British Grands Prix, as he cut Piastri's lead at the top of the drivers' championship standing