Circuit atmosphere - Eau Rouge. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 14, Belgian Grand Prix, Spa Francorchamps, Belgium,
Circuit atmosphere - Eau Rouge. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 14,…

LIVE F1 UPDATES: Belgian Grand Prix - Friday Practice

F1 is finally back after a long summer break with the Belgian Grand Prix at the legendary Spa-Francorchamps.

Friday practice awaits us with rain in the air.

Keep an eye out for any potential grid penalties with both Charles Leclerc and Max Verstappen rumoured to be starting from the back of the grid this weekend.

Follow all the action this weekend here!

26 Aug 2022
17:05

Verstappen has now been noted for a practice start infringement

17:03
Full FP2 results

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Fernando Alonso (ESP) Alpine F1 Team A522. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 14, Belgian Grand Prix, Spa Francorchamps,
Fernando Alonso (ESP) Alpine F1 Team A522. Formula 1 World Championship,…

17:01

Verstappen quickest ahead of Leclerc, Norris, Stroll and Sainz.

17:01

FP2 is now over - the track did dry up in the end.

16:54

Into the final five minutes of the session now. No one out on track.

16:53
16:49

Into the final 10 minutes - looks to be a real challenge out there with the slippery conditions.

16:48

Verstappen reports that it's "raining a lot".

16:47

It's now raining again - DRS has been disabled.

16:43

Don't expect too many changes to the leaderboard as it's time for the race runs.

16:41

Order with 20 minutes to go: Verstappen, Leclerc, Norris, Stroll, Sainz, Hamilton, Alonso, Russell, Ricciardo and Albon.

16:37

Leclerc getting told of Verstappen's lap time (1m45.507s): "Woah. Okay. 45.5 is quick. Box now."

16:36

Ocon is 1.0s off Alonso in FP2...

16:32
16:30

Order afrer 30 minutes: Verstappen, Leclerc, Norris, Stroll, Sainz, Hamilton, Russell, Ricciardo, Albon and Zhou.

16:29

Norris slots into third, 1.0s off.

16:28

Stroll goes an impressive third in the Aston, 1.1s off the pace.

16:27

Verstappen sets a 1m45.507s, 1.1s ahead of Sainz.

Russell is 2.3s behind in third.

16:26

Russell's soft tyre lap puts him third, 1.0s down on Verstappen's medium time, though.

16:23

Verstappen, Sainz and Leclerc are now out on track, on the softs.

16:19

Only Gasly out on track at the moment.

Next up will be the soft, qualifying runs.

16:15

Current top 10: Verstappen, Sainz, Leclerc, Perez, Tsunoda, Norris, Zhou, Ricciardo, Alonso and Hamilton.

16:13
16:11

Perez slots into fourth, 1.2s down on Verstappen.

16:10

Verstappen returns to the top of the timesheets, 0.4s ahead of Sainz.

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