12:24
A lot improvements
Leclerc makes a mistake on his lap.
Gasly takes provisional pole over Perez.
Alexander Albon (THA) Williams Racing FW45 and Logan Sargeant (USA)…
2023 F1 Belgian Grand Prix - Sprint Race - as it happened
Max Verstappen overtook the impressive Oscar Piastri in a rain-affected 11-lap sprint race at the F1 Belgian Grand Prix.
Lewis Hamilton was hampered by a five-second time penalty.
29 Jul 2023
12:23
Perez takes provisional pole
A 1m50.303s for the Mexican. Big lap as the track continues to ramp up.
12:22
Ocon goes fourth
Good lap from the Alpine.
12:21
Current order
Hamilton, Verstappen, Norris, Leclerc, Piastri, Sainz, Russell, Perez, Gasly and Ocon.
12:20
Provisional pole for Hamilton
A 1m51.198s for Hamilton - a tenth ahead of Verstappen.
12:20
Norris on top
A 1m51.546s for Norris - 1.0s clear of Leclerc.
12:16
Tyres
Everyone on softs - this should be fun.
12:15
SQ3 is go!
10 drivers left to fight it out for pole.
No doubt, soft tyres will be the choice.
12:11
SQ3 will take place in four minutes
A small delay due to the repair to the track following Stroll's shunt.
12:07
Out in SQ2
Ricciardo, Albon, Sargeant, Stroll and Alonso.
12:04
SQ2 will not resume
Stroll lost control of his Aston Martin after gambling on the slicks.
12:03
Red flag
Stroll has crashed out on the slicks.
12:01
Verstappen goes fastest
A 1m55.200s for the reigning world champion. 0.6s clear of Hamilton.
Stroll is the only driver out there on the slicks.
12:00
Hamilton goes fastest
A 1m55.823s for the seven-time world champion.
12:00
Four minutes to go
No sign of Alonso or Albon yet - will we see dry tyres from them?
11:59
Norris goes clear
He's 0.8s ahead of Ricciardo now.
11:58
Ricciardo on top
A big 2.5s improvement for Ricciardo compared to SQ1.
We might see slicks this session. It has to be an early call tough.
11:58
Track is drying quickly
Wouldn't be a surprise to see slick tyres in SQ3 for sure.
11:55
SQ2 is underway now
Ricciardo and Norris take to the track.
11:49
Out of SQ1
Verstappen fastest ahead of Hamilton by 0.8s.
Out in SQ1: Tsunoda, Bottas, Magnussen, Zhou and Hulkenberg.
11:47
Chequered flag
Leclerc goes third as Sargeant moves into sixth.
A lot more times to come though.
11:45
Two minutes to go
Norris, Stroll, Sargeant, Magnussen and Hulkenberg are in the drop-zone currently.
11:45
News from the FIA
No further investigation needed on Hamilton potentially impeding Verstappen.
11:43
Hamilton-Verstappen incident noted
Impeding, say the FIA at Turn 8.
11:43
Sainz goes top
The times continue to drop as Sainz sets a 1m59.981s, 0.3s ahead of Verstappen.
