Qualifying Highlights | 2024 Belgian Grand Prix

this is Max EST stappen and that incident of potential impeding investigated after hello well that's impeding for Joe who's currently down in 19th and he's on his final flying lap at the moment and not improving in the first part so Joe's already in trouble and he's going to be in trouble with the stewards I think though gazley in the Alpine goes second o on his teammate goes sixth there is so much performance to be had there Paris drops down to 14th now 15th as hulkenberg leaps up Perez is very close to improving up against piastri big leaps forward here as we go over the line up to eighth position goes vry botas he's a 10 time grand prix winner previously in his career can Perez now in the drop zone find an improvement when it matters he goes round the final left-hander that is turn 19 of the racetrack needs an improvement cuz he's in the drop zone Perez finds a lap time and gets up to P4 he really needed that one signs in the bottom five right now but on an improvement SS and Coda both finding time from the Drop Zone which will leave hulberg and stroll in trouble Norris improves only goes 11th here's caros SS he's safe hulkenberg is out so is Kevin Magnus Yuki Coda finds himself pushing all the way but it's not enough to get out of the first part of qualifying he knew he was starting at the back anyway and there's no improvement for Sant and Joe out goes hulkenberg Magnuson Coda sergeant and Jo okon and gazley both needing a lap time to improve and across the line comes estan okon up to Fourth position that's a lap time when he was under big pressure to deliver it let's look at what his teammate can do he goes up to seventh both Mercedes in the drop zone provisionally because they're both improving as well this is another part of qualifying where you've got to hook it up on the final tour the checker flag is out George Russell hits the breaks for the final corner at the bus stop once again making it neatly to the Apex this has in a much better lap and look how quick Hamilton is as well when it really matters Russell over the line to second position Hamilton will try and respond also an improvement for Fernando Alonzo in the drop zone is Alex Alvin but everyone in that drop zone is on for a personal best it's going to be about the stopwatch over the line Lando Norris has just gone past the start finish position and he goes into fourth place Hamilton currently in the drop zone currently heading out has he delivered a lap around Spar where he's a four-time winner that's good enough the answer is yes he's up to second place and now what can we see Ricardo is out in this part of qualifying who's going to join him Alonzo up to fifth Signs Now in the drop zone charlot Clair pushing on Alvin finds a time good enough for ninth the Ferraris need a reply so gazley is out Ricardo is out strolls not doing enough either can Carlos SS Le pup and can charlot Clair yes he can charlot clir goes to Fifth and now in the drop zone trying to get out of it Carlos signs who does it and and Perez has made it through or has he no we look and Bas can't punish the red bll Sergio Perez makes it through by 3,000 of a second we have our top 10 shootout two red bulls in it by three thousand of a second fastest driver through the first part of this racetrack estan okon in the Alpine he's been his high as third on the grid here in his previous Formula 1 career he's looking for his best start of the season first of all though Hamilton across the line time to beat a 1540 George Russell will be the first to respond let's see what he can do and he is behind his teammate by over 2/10 of a second pastri into the bus stop he's done the fastest middle sector so far Norris has not been quite at it so far in the in the qualifying hour pastri comes to It Go second only a fraction away from Hamilton Norris has been a bit slower through two sectors we see Aon complete a lap not bad for esan oon in the Alp and then there's Lando trying to scramble to the get on the throttle up to Fourth position the stappen is mighty in the middle sector he's 710 quicker than anybody else there in the battle between the two Ferraris sence goes into fifth place charl Clair wants to try and out qualify his teammate for the first time in three races can't do so on this first run he is in sixth position and we go on board now with Sergio Perez who goes ahead of Hamilton to the front of the field great lap from Sergio Perez he's delivered nicely there with the pressure on what about the man who's going to take a 10 Place drop though what sort of lap is it look at that from Max stappen the lead car out there by six t of a second L Clair's got a great Target to aim at here on a fresh intermediate towards the uh the second half of the lap SS is the the driver in main shock coming through the middle sector he's not on a great lap he's already down on more than uh the ven than everyone ahead of him on the leaderboard but lir is going quicker and this is a really tidy lap from charlot Clair charlot Clair when it matters is in Touching distance of the front row can he get ahead of Perez and force Perez to respond if he wants that fourth career pole position because aaen might be fastest at the end of the qualifying hour but he will take a penalty first Ferrari over the line is Carlos signs where can he go in the classification he stays where he is charl Clair much better much cleaner around this racetrack at this time can he get ahead of Paris yes and that would be provisional pole position and Perez is not on a good lap Perez is not going well on this final tour the sten's got a chance to improve it won't matter I don't think anyone will beat him but I don't think Perez can improve at no stage of this weekend did charlot Clair looked like being the driver who could pick up the pieces when Max a stappen had a 10 Place penalty and yet the one laap master has found a way to the front of the field the stappen is going to underline his superiority it he'll finish top at the end of the qualifying hour with the fastest final sector of anyone he just misses out but the fastest time at the end of the hour is a 1531 159 it looked like Sergio Perez was going to be able to find a reply but he wasn't able to do so and Charla Clair's last gasp lap takes him to an inherited poll position Charla Clair once again on Formula 1 Poll for that 20 fth time in his career Max aaen has shown everyone the way around this racetrack in the qualifying hour on poll uh by very nearly 6/10 of a second Charlotte Clair though will inherit that poll position after a 10 Place Dro for maxus Sten the Clair will share the front row with Sergio Perez [Music]