Overview
- Lando Norris produced a 1:15.586 in Q3 to secure his fifth pole of the season and his first since Belgium.
- Ferrari filled the next two spots with Charles Leclerc second and Lewis Hamilton third, as George Russell took fourth for Mercedes.
- Max Verstappen qualified fifth after struggling for grip through the high‑speed section and warned his overall pace looked weak.
- Championship leader Oscar Piastri qualified eighth but will start seventh due to Carlos Sainz’s five‑place penalty, describing his lack of speed as a mystery.
- McLaren approaches the race with Norris 14 points behind Piastri and five rounds remaining, having dropped planned repercussions to give both drivers a clean slate.