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With the Formula 1 summer break over, the action returns this weekend with the Belgian Grand Pr🔯ix at Spa-Francorchamps for round 13 of 21 in the 2019 F1 world championship. 

After Ferrari dominated proceedings throughout the weekend, Charles Leclerc claimed his third pole position of the season to led an all-Scuderia front-row, beating teammate Seba🔯stian Vettel by 0.748s. 

Championsh🅠ip leader Lewis Hamilton, who holds a comfortable 62-point buffer in the drivers' standings, heads Mercedes' charge from the second row in third, and has his teammate and nearest title r𒀰ival Valtteri Bottas starting alongside him.

There are plenty of other storylines to follow in Belgium with Alexander Albon making his Red Bull debut following a mid-season seat swap to replace the underperforming Pierre Gasly, who drops back to the Toro Rosso squad alongs⭕ide Daniil Kvyat. 

The British-Thai driver faces a tough test in being pitted against th🌠e ever-improving Max Verstappen after just 12 grands prix. In other news, Bottas has been retained alongside Hamilton for 2020, while Esteban Ocon will return to the F1 grid.

The Frenchman will join Renault on a two-year deal alongside Daniel Ricciardo, with Nico Hulkenberg making way for Ocon. The German driver has been left without a drive for next season but is undersꦦtood to have interest from multiple teams, including American outfit Haas, which is set to choose between Hulkenberg and Romain Grosjean for its final seat for 2020.