Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Saturday, 29 July

Hear from McLaren Formula 1 drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri, and Team Principal Andrea Stella after the Belgian Grand Prix Sprint.

SQ1	2m00.056s (Inters)	11th
SQ2	1m56.392s (Inters)	6th
SQ3	1m49.067s (Softs)	2nd
Started	2nd
Finished	2nd
Fastest Lap	2m00.360s on lap 2 (+1.417, 2nd)
Pit-stops	1, lap 0 [Wets/Inters] (2.4s)

“Very, very happy, we tried our best today and scored valuable top three points. We boxed when the Safety Car came in and led for a few laps, but Max was able to pass me shortly after the restart. It's nice to be up there in P2. I think our pace was really strong, so full credit to the team again. The last three weekends have been pretty special, compared to where we were earlier in the year, so, I can’t thank the team enough for the car. We’ve still got a little bit of work to do to continue working towards the top, but it’s a lot nicer to be up there and to lead my first laps in F1 was a day I won’t forget.” 

SQ1	2m00.436s (Inters)	13th
SQ2	1m56.828s (Inters)	8th
SQ3	1m49.389s (Softs)	5th
Started	5th
Finished	6th
Fastest Lap	2m02.085s on lap 8 (+3.142, 8th)
Pit-stops	1, lap 1 [Wets/Inters] (3.3s)

“I think it was a difficult but reasonable day. We got good points, quite a few as a team, especially with Oscar finishing in P2, so congratulations to him for scoring his first top three in Formula One. I think we did the best we could in the conditions, from being the second car, having to box on the second lap, we lost maybe two positions because of this, so it could have been a little bit better but that’s just the way it is sometimes. I’m still happy with how we performed and I’m looking forward to taking the momentum into tomorrow’s race.” 

“We come out of today’s Sprint with ten points, which is a very strong result for the team. Circumstances were difficult once again with rain at the start, but the team managed the conditions well, adapting to the changing requirements. We also acknowledge Race Control and how they have managed the challenging conditions well all weekend, putting safety as its main priority. 

“Oscar pitted immediately following the safety car start for Intermediates. There wasn't much we could do with Max later on after the Safety Car restart, but we are very happy for Oscar scoring a first top three result in his F1 career with today's P2. Lando stayed out an extra lap as we wanted to avoid congestion in the pit-lane. He drove a strong race and finished P6. 

“We look forward to the Belgian Grand Prix and whatever weather comes our way tomorrow.”