Provisional starting line-up Belgian GP: Verstappen gets company from Ricciardo

Lewis Hamilton will start at the front of the Belgian Grand Prix grid on Sunday afternoon. The Mercedes driver was a master in qualifying and comfortably beat Valtteri Bottas. The Finnish driver almost lost his second place to Max Verstappen.

The Red Bull Racing driver was only fifteen thousandths short of a place on the first row of the grid. He will be joined by his old teammate and good friend Daniel Ricciardo on the second-row. It will be important for Verstappen not to fall behind the Australian on the mediums because according to Alexander Albon Renault is very fast on the straights.

Albon himself hopes to pass Ricciardo quickly from fifth place. However, he will be attacked from behind by another Renault, that of Esteban Ocon. Racing Point couldn't make much of an impression and finished in P8 and P9. The McLarens will start the race from places seven and ten.

Behind that is the Ferrari that narrowly managed to avoid an exit in Q1 on Saturday afternoon. They will initially duel with the AlphaTauris of Daniil Kvyat and Pierre Gasly. The Honda engine is a lot stronger than Ferrari's on the straights, so there are chances to look forward to for the men of team boss Franz Tost.