He won in Australia at the start of the season when it hammered down. He won at Silverstone last time out when it also poured with rain. Now Lando Norris is hoping to make it a hat-trick of wet weather wins for the year after claiming pole position at a Spa circuit which is braced for its traditional race-day monsoon.

Lando Norris was left to rue his errors at the Belgian Grand Prix last year which proved costly in his title pursuit, and the McLaren star will hope for a better outcome this time around in Spa

Lando Norris is currently second in the F1 drivers' championship and is looking to avoid a repeat of his costly mistakes at the Belgian Grand Prix last year

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.

The race marked the debut of Laurent Mekies as Red Bull’s CEO and team principal, following Christian Horner’s departure two weeks ago.

Lando Norris resisted mounting pressure from his McLaren team-mate and series leader Oscar Piastri on Saturday to take pole position for the Belgian