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Belgian GP: Rosberg sees off Verstappen challenge for Spa pole

Nico Rosberg will start the Belgian Grand Prix from pole position after seeing off the challenge of Red Bull’s Max Verstappen in Q3 at Spa-Francorchamps. In what was perhaps the most routine pole of the 28 he's scored in his career, without teammate Lewis Hamilton to deal with, Rosberg lapped the iconic Ardennes forest venue in 1m46.744s. Hamilton cruised on his Q1 lap to stay within the 107 percent time, as he will start on the back row of the grid alongside McLaren's Fernando Alonso – who suffered another failure in qualifying, and said he could "beat" Hamilton on the number of penalties. Verstappen was only 0.149s behind Rosberg's best time, and becomes the youngest front...
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