15:48
An update from the FIA. The session will get underway at 15:50 BST.
Hamilton at Spa
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F1 Belgian GP LIVE: Qualifying reaction after Antonelli takes pole from Verstappen
Live coverage of Saturday at the F1 Belgian Grand Prix
KEY MOMENTS
- Norris, Hadjar and Stroll take grid penalties
- Red Bull ditch 'Macarena' wing after Verstappen crash
- Verstappen fastest in FP1; Antonelli in FP2 and FP3
The tenth round of the 2026 Formula 1 season takes place at the Belgian Grand Prix.
One of the most famous tracks on the F1 calendar, Spa-Francorchamps has played host to some truly iconic moments.
As ever, teams have brought a number of updates to the track, with McLaren bringing a new rear wing to test on Friday, making use of the long Kemmel Straight for data gathering. This wing, however, is understood not to be McLaren's 'Macarena' wing, which was taken to Austria but not used.
After Max Verstappen's crash at Silverstone, Red Bull has also elected to bring a more conventional wing to Belgium. In the wake of his off, the Dutchman branded the wing "super-dangerous", with Red Bull committing to a full investigation into the underlying problem.
Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff has warned that the Silver Arrows must fix their reliability woes, with Ferrari now breathing down the neck of points-leader Kimi Antonelli after taking two wins from the last three weekends.
Verstappen initially led the way on Friday, before Antonelli unlocked pace in his Mercedes in the second session, with it appearing as though there is little to separate the top four teams on single-lap pace.
Lando Norris, Isack Hadjar, and Lance Stroll have already had grid penalties confirmed for taking power unit components beyond the pre-set limits, with Fernando Alonso joining this number on Saturday morning.
2026 Belgian Grand Prix Saturday schedule
FP3 11:30am BST - 12:30pm BST
Qualifying: 3:00pm BST - 4:00pm BST
18 Jul 2026
15:47
While Hulkenberg's Audi is pushed away, it would be unfair to ignore Bortoleto's effort to reach Q3.
15:44
A hydraulic leak is to blame.
15:44
The timing screen is showing that Hulkenberg has stopped on the track in sector two after completing qualifying. And now we can see the marshals attempting to push his car back. It doesn't want to shift.
15:42
So Antonelli is fastest, with those dropping out at this stage:
11. Lawson
12. Gasly
13. Colapinto
14. Hulkenberg
15. Sainz
16. Bearman
15:41
Hulkenberg also fails to improve enough, so is out.
Lawson is the big name to have dropped out in P11 after a strong weekend. He misses out by 0.038s.
15:40
Q2 chequered flag
Gasly, Colapinto, Sainz and Bearman are all out.
15:40
Hadjar completes his lap and improves, but he remains ninth fastest.
15:39
Antonelli, Norris, Hamilton and Verstappen have all decided to stay in the garages.
15:39
Here come the final laps of Q2 as we tick into the final 90 seconds.
15:35
Currently fourth fastest, Hamilton thanked his mechanics for their efforts ahead of qualifying after significant damage to his Ferrari was repaired in time for the session.
15:33
With the opening laps complete, Antonelli is fastest, with the drop zone consisting of:
11. Lawson
12. Gasly
13. Hulkenberg
14. Colapinto
15. Sainz
16. Bearman
15:32
Lindblad continues his fine pace to go third, with Piastri also clear of Russell. This is much more like FP2.
Or it was, before Leclerc went second fastest out of nowhere! Hamilton is now fourth.
15:31
Russell completes his lap and falls half a second shy! Verstappen splits the pair but is some way back on Antonelli.
15:30
Antonelli reaches the line and it's a 1m45.142s! That's the fastest time of the weekend so far!
15:29
Onto the first hot laps of Q2, and one driver is setting the pace above all...Antonelli.
15:27
The Alpine drivers head out, and that starts the floodgates as the entire field trickles out of the pits.
15:26
Q2 is go!
Green light, and Q2 is go. This is the race to make it into the top 10, although Norris and Hadjar will both drop out of those positions on the grid, even if they make it through.
15:25
That's all she wrote for Cadillac.
15:24
Very much a 'water is wet' results post!
15:24
For Albon, that was the sixth time in 10 races that he has been out in Q1. Williams has unquestionably failed with its lofty ambitions this term and, were it not for Aston Martin, the team would be under far greater scrutiny.
15:19
Out in Q1
Those out in Q1 are:
17. Albon
18. Ocon
19. Bottas
20. Perez
21. Alonso
22. Stroll
Bearman survived by just 0.007s for Haas.
15:18
Hulkenberg improves to 11th, but Colapinto improves and knocks out Albon! The Williams driver is out!
15:18
Ocon, Bottas, and Perez are all out despite improving. Colapinto is improving and could knock Hulkenberg out.
15:17
Russell climbs to fourth, dropping Antonelli a position, but both are comfortably safe.