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Verstappen denies Russell shock pole in rain-hit Spa

Red Bull's Max Verstappen left it late to clinch pole position in a dramatic rain-hit qualifying for the Belgian Grand Prix, with his Mercedes title rival Lewis Hamilton set to start tomorrow's race from third on the grid But the biggest shock of the afternoon was Williams' George Russell who thrived in the treacherous conditions and managed to claim second place, the First front row start for Williams since Lance Stroll at Monza in 2017. McLaren's Lando Norris had looked to be the man in form after going quickest in both Q1 and Q2, but he got caught out when the rain returned at the start of Q3 which caused him to aqua-plane off at Eau Rouge and suffer a huge impact with the barriers,...
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