Charles Leclerc says he was surprised to set the second fastest time in qualifying at the Belgian Grand Prix as his lap didn’t feel particularly strong. Max Verstappen was comfortably fastest in a wet qualifying session at Spa-Francorchamps, but Leclerc’s final lap in Q3 earned him second in the classification, meaning he will start from pole position due to Verstappen’s 10-place grid penalty. Leclerc says he was aiming for a top five result heading into qualifying given Ferrari’s recent form, and he had not expected his lap to be good enough to beat the rest of the field. “I'm very surprised,” Leclerc said. “Actually, even when I finished the lap, I didn't feel like it was...
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