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Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc will start the Belgian Formula One Grand Prix from pole as history repeated itself with Saturday’s qualifying winner Max Verstappen taking a grid penalty. Triple world champion Verstappen dominated the wet qualifying session with 1 minute 53.159 seconds on the iconic 7.003-kilometre Spa-Francorchamps circuit to finish more than half a second ahead of Leclerc. Verstappen’s team-mate Sergio Perez was third and will share the first row with Leclerc because Verstappen will serve a 10-place grid penalty for exceeding engine allowance and enter the race from 11th. It was a …

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