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.

Check out the Formula 1 starting lineup for the season's 13th race in Belgium on Sunday in July 2025! Who will lead the field to the green flag?

Reigning champion Max Verstappen won a "cat and mouse" Belgian Grand Prix sprint on Red Bull's first race weekend under new leadership.

Formula 1 says it is on target to become net zero in the next five years - effectively having zero carbon emissions by 2030. The sport has delivered a 26% reduction since 2018, from the equivalent of 228,793 tonnes of CO2 a year to 168,720, according to its annual sustainability report.

Formula 1 fandom in the U.S. has been growing rapidly over the past few years. The 2025 Global F1 Fan Survey, performed by the organization itself, polled Formula 1 fans in 186 countries. Of all of these nations, the U.S. "accounts for the largest share of respondents of any individual country," said the survey.

Formula E will remain until at least 2048 the only all-electric single-seater series sanctioned by motorsport's world governing body after announcing a contract extension with the FIA on Friday.

Lando Norris hit back at his detractors, declaring that "people like to make a lot of things up" following his pole position triumph at the Belgian Grand Prix. The British Formula 1 driver expressed frustration over the storyline surrounding his sprint qualifying performance,

Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton said he will be taking up the matter with the FIA after his shock Q1 exit during the Belgian GP qualifying.