Oscar Piastri Jubilea, after imposing in the Sprint race of Belgium: “It is my favorite circuit”
Article by Darius Stanescu – published on Friday, July 25, 2025, 20:16 / Updated on Friday, July 25, 2025 20:16
Oscar Piastri (24 years old) is extremely satisfied with the performance of his car, after imposing in the qualifications for the Sprint of Tomorrow from Spa-Francchamps, Belgium. His pilot McLaren He acknowledged that the circuit in Belgium is his favorite.
Piastri has obtained the pole-postion in today's Sprint race in Belgium. Max Verstappen was ranked on the second place, being deposited with 0.477 seconds.
Oscar Piastri, after winning the Sprint race in Belgium: “The car was exceptional all day”
Oscar Piastri is grateful to the McLaren team, declaring that the car was “exceptional” throughout the day.
“It was a very good tour, a little scared in SQ2, but The car was exceptional all day. Thanks to the team, it's a circuit I adore, it's my favorite circuitmaybe for this reason I won a few extra tenths. But when the car works as well as today, it is difficult not to win.
The car was in the perfect window from the first round, I always love to go back here, I don't realize why. I think the last races were OK in terms of rhythm, not the result, so it is nice to be in the forehead.
Red Bull e Very fast car in straight lines. Probably the spa is the worst circuit for leaving the pole, but the rhythm of my car was a very good one, “said Oscar Piastri according to As.ro.
What does the starting grid look for the Belgian sprint race
In the decisive session SQ3, in which all the pilots made a single fast soft tire tour, Piastri registered a time of 1: 40,510, exceeding Verstappen with 0.477 seconds. Like today's workouts, the decisive blow of the McLaren pilot came in the second sector, where aerodynamic pressing is essential.
On the three and four places, behind Piastri and Verstappen, Lando Norris and Charles Leclerc will leave, at 0.618, respectively 0.768 seconds after Piastri. Esteban Ocon and Carlos Sainz will divide the third row, followed by Oliver Bearman, Pierre Gasly, Isack Hadjar and Gabriel Bentleto, thus completing the top 10 on the starting grid.
