Back to News
qualifying

"We're not getting ahead of ourselves" - Why Lando Norris was downbeat despite Belgium F1 practice pace

Motorsport.comJuly 17, 2026

Curated for Torqlytics readers — aggregated from trusted F1 publishers, not original reporting.


Practice pace on Friday at Spa-Francorchamps presented a more muddled picture than you would normally expect at what has traditionally been a ‘power' circuit. Nearly a full second separated the top six cars during their soft-tyre qualifying simulations during the second practice session, and only Lando Norris came within two tenths of the benchmark set by championship leader Kimi ...