Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Saturday, 27 July

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

FP3	2m03.372s (+1.807s)	4 laps	4th
Q1	1m55.582s (Inter)		12th
Q2	1m54.358s (Inter)		8th
Q3	1m53.981s (Inter)		5th

“Mixed feelings today. I was struggling at points, and it felt like I was a little bit off the pace, which is frustrating. I think we paid the price for a slightly lower downforce, so hopefully, it comes back to us tomorrow after some work overnight. Starting P4 tomorrow keeps us in the fight and provides a great opportunity to gain positions.”  

FP3	2m02.998s (+1.433s)	4 laps	2nd
Q1	1m54.835s (Inter)		1st
Q2	1m54.136s (Inter)		5th
Q3	1m54.027s (Inter)		6th

"They were tough conditions in Qualifying today and we felt reasonably good, we just didn’t quite get the most out of the new set of tyres in Q3. A little improvement would have made a decent difference, however, we go into tomorrow with confidence. It’s a long run through Eau Rouge and a long race ahead, so we’ve got plenty of chances to move forward and fight for the top spots."

“Qualifying was wet throughout, and conditions were made particularly tricky with the level of rain being variable. We managed the sessions effectively and the drivers drove well. We have good positions from which to start the race tomorrow and Spa-Francorchamps is one of the easier circuits on which to overtake. The car also looks strong in the sort of dry conditions that are forecast.  

“Of course, having looked very competitive on Friday and even in the rain earlier today in FP3, we felt we could fight for pole position, but the reality this afternoon was that Verstappen was a bit too fast for us, while Leclerc, Hamilton and Perez have done good jobs. We may have left a few tenths out there on our final laps but everyone will say the same. We now look forward to making progress tomorrow in the race.”