Carlos Sainz to start Belgian Grand Prix on pole

POLE TOPPER: Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz en route to pole position for the Belgian Grand Prix. Pic: Olivier Matthys/AP

Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz will start Sunday’s Belgian Grand Prix from the front of the grid despite Max Verstappen obliterating the field in qualifying.

World champion Verstappen took pole position by almost seven tenths, but he will be relegated to 15th after serving a penalty for an engine change.