 Verstappen could win F1 Belgian GP 'comfortably' from 15

A host of engine and gearbox penalties sent a significant number of drivers to the back of the grid, including title rivals Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc.

The Formula 1 grid for Sunday's Belgian Grand Prix will look significantly different from how the drivers finished in qualifying.

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"Once there's a safety car that can help him close the gap, or even with the pace he's got, if you translate it to 44 laps,

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The Ferrari and Red Bull drivers will line up, with Carlos Sainz starting on the pole and Sergio Pérez second, as engine and gearbox penalties sent a significant portion of the grid

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bottom seven, including title rivals Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc. Although Verstappen was the fastest on Saturday, he will start in 15th place.

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However, according to one F1 driver, that does not mean he is ruled out of winning the raceVerstappen finished just over six-tenths of a second faster than Sainz,

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and with a host of engine and grid penalties also handed out to six other F1 drivers, the Dutchman qualified ahead of others who received back grid penalties.

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The only driver to receive a significant penalty but avoid a "bottom of the grid" position was Valtteri Bottas, who will start ahead of Verstappen

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