Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton, last year's winner with Mercedes, failed to get through the first phase of Belgian Grand Prix qualifying on Saturday after his best lap was deleted for exceeding track limits.

Briton Lando Norris continued his resurgence by seizing pole position on Saturday for the Belgian Formula One Grand Prix. The McLaren man had won the last two races to close the gap at the top of the standings to his team-mate Oscar Piastri.

Hamilton said it's ‘crunch time’ as he and Ferrari try to regain contender status and hunt for his eighth world championship.

Lewis Hamilton said he refused to be another name on the list of Formula One champions who failed to win a title for Ferrari, and was making "a big, big push" back at the factory to help boost the chances of success.

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Lewis Hamilton is working to drag Ferrari to the front of the grid where he and team-mate Charles Leclerc would both relish a Formula 1 title battle if they get the chance

Lewis Hamilton had his first chance to respond to Christian Horner’s Red Bull sacking and the Ferrari star’s answer raised eyebrows. Lewis Hamilton has delivered a brutal, blunt response to Christian Horner’s sacking. The seven-time world champion shrugged off the news in his press conference ahead of the Belgium Grand Prix, The Sun reports.

Lewis Hamilton’s move to Ferrari hasn’t gone according to plan. The seven-time world champion is still searching for his first podium with the team. Expectations were high when he made the switch from Mercedes,