The Formula 1 has resumed after the summer break, and Ferrari's Charles Leclerc has taken pole position for the 2019 Belgian Grand Prix, finishing a massive seven tenths ahead of team-mate Sebastian Vettel who qualified in second. Current World Championship leader and Mercedes driver, Lewis Hamilton, qualified in third, which is a decent result overall, particularly considering the fact he suffered an ugly accident during the final practice which meant that his participation in qualifying was somewhat doubtful due to damage the car suffered from the incident. It will be of concern, however, for Mercedes that Robert Kubica stopped early on during the first part of qualifying with what was seemingly an engine failure, the second one the upgraded Mercedes engine has suffered this weekend as Sergio Perez also suffered an engine failure during Friday practice which led to him reverting to an older-spec engine. Starting grid: Charles Leclerc - Ferrari Sebastian Vettel - Ferrari Lewis Hamilton - Mercedes Valtteri Bottas - Mercedes Max Verstappen - Red Bull Racing-Honda Kimi Raikkonen - Alfa Romeo Racing-Ferrari Sergio Perez - Racing Point-BWT Mercedes Kevin Magnussen - Haas-Ferrari Romain Grosjean - Haas-Ferrari Daniel Ricciardo - Renault Lando Norris - McLaren-Renault Nico Hulkenberg - Renault Antonio Giovinazzi - Alfa Romeo Racing-Ferrari Pierre Gasly - Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda George Russell - Williams-Mercedes Carlos Sainz - McLaren-Renault Lance Stroll - Racing Point-BWT Mercedes Alexander Albon - Red Bull Racing-Honda Daniil Kvyat - Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda Robert Kubica - Williams-Mercedes
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