Belgian Grand Prix: Charles Leclerc on pole position after Max Verstappen grid penalty

It was a day defined by the weather, but the rain that some felt might threaten qualifying because of reduced visibility from spray in wet conditions stopped in the hour before qualifying and the track progressively dried through the session.

Verstappen is expected to win the race from sixth on the grid, regardless of the weather, so superior has his and Red Bull's performance been so far this season.

But a second pole of 2023 for Leclerc is a major boost for the Monaco-born driver, who was Verstappen's closest title rival last year but has cut a dispirited figure for much of this season because of Ferrari's failure to live up to their own expectations.

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