McLaren wants its title-fighting drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri.to consider the long game at the start of the Belgian Grand Prix with

McLaren have told their drivers to “minimise trouble” on the first lap of the Belgian Grand Prix after locking out the front row of the grid. Lando Norris pipped McLaren teammate and title rival Oscar Piastri to pole position by just 0.085s at in a tightly-contested qualifying at Spa-Francorchamps.

McLaren's Lando Norris pipped championship-leading teammate Oscar Piastri to pole position at the Belgian Grand Prix on Saturday.

Oscar Piastri is not fancying his chances of holding off Max Verstappen's low downforce Red Bull at the start of F1's Belgian Grand Prix sprint

Lando Norris reversed the Sprint Qualifying order to beat his McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri to pole position in Spa; watch the Belgian Grand Prix at 2pm on Sunday with build-up from 12.30pm, live on

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.

Lando Norris edges out McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri to claim pole in Belgium - Lewis Hamilton had a poor qualifying session.

McLaren driver secures pole for Belgian Grand Prix sprint race as Lewis Hamilton crashes out - Australian youngster tops the drivers’ championship ahead of McLaren team-mate

Drivers' Championship leader Oscar Piastri secured pole position for the Belgium Grand Prix Sprint Race, setting a blistering time which rival Max Verstappen could not beat. Piastri cleared Verstappen by more than four-tenths and cleared his teammate Lando Norris by six-tenths.

McLaren's Oscar Piastri says he has learnt from a costly British Grand Prix penalty and will not brake as hard when leading behind the Formula One safety car at restarts.