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Verstappen lowers expectations after Q3 set-up tweak ‘backfires’
©RedBull Phillip van Osten
26/07/2025 at 18:0626/07/2025 at 18:16 Max Verstappen will start Sunday’s Belgian Grand Prix from fourth on the grid after an impromptu set-up change in Q3 left the Red Bull driver more than three tenths off pole-sitter Lando Norris. The reigning world champion appeared poised to challenge for pole at Spa-Francorchamps following his Sprint win earlier in the day. But a decision to revert his car’s set-up to a higher downforce configuration for anticipated wet conditions on Sunday coupled with another tweak in Q3, undermined his final run, opening the door for McLaren to lock out the front row. Having comfortably advanced through Q1 and Q2, Verstappen’s...
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