{"id":15215375,"date":"2026-07-18T15:24:48","date_gmt":"2026-07-18T19:24:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/f1-belgian-gp-kimi-antonelli-beats-max-verstappen-to-pole-by-0-317s\/"},"modified":"2026-07-18T15:33:30","modified_gmt":"2026-07-18T19:33:30","slug":"f1-belgian-gp-kimi-antonelli-beats-max-verstappen-to-pole-by-0-317s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/f1-belgian-gp-kimi-antonelli-beats-max-verstappen-to-pole-by-0-317s\/","title":{"rendered":"F1 Belgian GP: Kimi Antonelli beats Max Verstappen to pole by 0.317s"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kimi Antonelli clinched his sixth Formula 1 pole position of the year with the fastest lap in Belgian Grand Prix qualifying, beating Max Verstappen by 0.317s.<br \/>The Italian continued Mercedes&#8217; lock-out of pole positions despite having to chase Verstappen&#8217;s second lap, as the Dutchman made use of a &#8220;tow and a half&#8221; from Isack Hadjar &#8211; encumbered by a series of grid penalties for power unit changes &#8230;<a class=\"more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsport.com\/f1\/news\/f1-belgian-gp-qualifying-report\/10839833\/?utm_source=RSS&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=RSS-F1&amp;utm_term=News&amp;utm_content=www\">Keep reading<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"inmi-source\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsport.com\/f1\/news\/f1-belgian-gp-qualifying-report\/10839833\/?utm_source=RSS&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=RSS-F1&amp;utm_term=News&amp;utm_content=www\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Sports \u2013 Racing \u2013 Motorsports.com \u2013 F1<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kimi Antonelli clinched his sixth Formula 1 pole position of the year with the fastest lap in Belgian Grand Prix qualifying, beating Max Verstappen by 0.317s.The Italian continued Mercedes&#8217; 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