McLaren wants its title-fighting drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri.to consider the long game at the start of the Belgian Grand Prix with

Check out the Formula 1 starting lineup for the season's 13th race in Belgium on Sunday in July 2025! Who will lead the field to the green flag?

SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium, July 26 (Reuters) - McLaren's Lando Norris edged out championship-leading teammate and Formula One title rival Oscar Piastri to take pole position for what could be a wet and chaotic Belgian Grand Prix on Sunday.

Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton said he will be taking up the matter with the FIA after his shock Q1 exit during the Belgian GP qualifying.

Reigning champion Max Verstappen won a "cat and mouse" Belgian Grand Prix sprint on Red Bull's first race weekend under new leadership.

Formula 1 fandom in the U.S. has been growing rapidly over the past few years. The 2025 Global F1 Fan Survey, performed by the organization itself, polled Formula 1 fans in 186 countries. Of all of these nations, the U.S. "accounts for the largest share of respondents of any individual country," said the survey.

Formula 1 says it is on target to become net zero in the next five years - effectively having zero carbon emissions by 2030. The sport has delivered a 26% reduction since 2018, from the equivalent of 228,793 tonnes of CO2 a year to 168,720, according to its annual sustainability report.

Lando Norris hit back at his detractors, declaring that "people like to make a lot of things up" following his pole position triumph at the Belgian Grand Prix. The British Formula 1 driver expressed frustration over the storyline surrounding his sprint qualifying performance,