Charles Leclerc on pole for Belgian GP after Max Verstappen grid penalty

Verstappen will only start Sunday's race from sixth position as he serves a five-place grid drop for exceeding his gearbox allocation

FASTEST: Red Bull driver Max Verstappen of the Netherlands steers his car during the qualification session ahead of the Formula One Grand Prix at the Spa-Francorchamps racetrack. Pic: AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert

Max Verstappen qualified fastest for the Belgian Grand Prix despite an X-rated radio row with his race engineer.

Verstappen was embroiled in a squabble with Gianpiero Lambiase after he only just made it through to Q3 during a wet-dry session at Spa-Francorchamps.