13:30
Into the final minute
Sainz, Leclerc, Zhou and Bottas are out there.
As are the two Haas drivers.
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13:31
Chequered flag
Sainz fastest ahead of Piastri, Norris, Leclerc, Perez, Albon, Tsunoda, Magnussen, Ricciardo and Hulkenberg.
13:22
Both Red Bulls venture out to dip a toe in the water #BelgianGP#F1pic.twitter.com/0yK0qA5SBd
— Formula 1 (@F1) July 28, 2023
13:21
10 minutes to go
Sainz, Piastri, Norris, Leclerc, Perez, Albon, Tsunoda, Magnussen, Ricciardo and Hulkenberg.
13:18
Red Bulls on track
Perez and Verstappen are out there on the intermediates.
13:16
15 minutes to go
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13:13
Session back underway
No mad rush to get out there as the rain has got worse.
13:07
Order under the red flag
Sainz, Piastri, Norris, Leclerc, Perez, Albon, Tsunoda, Magnussen, Ricciardo and Hulkenberg.
13:05
It's a bit wet
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13:01
Red flag
Sargeant has gone off at Les Combes - at the end of the Kemmel Straight.
13:00
Alfa's new livery for Spa
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12:58
Sainz goes fastest
Sainz sets a 2m03.207s to go 0.5s clear of Piastri.
12:56
Norris on top
The times are tumbling as Norris takes to the top on intermediates.
12:53
Current order
Albon, Sainz, Tsunoda, Hamilton, Russell, Zhou, Ricciardo and Perez.
12:49
Cars on track
Sainz is now out there matching Albon's pace at the front.
12:43
It's properly wet out there! #BelgianGP#F1pic.twitter.com/yrdOyN1Dv3
— Formula 1 (@F1) July 28, 2023
12:39
Tyres
Turns out that Albon's top time was on the intermediates - nearly two-seconds clear of Tsunoda.
Conditions seem to be getting worse though as Albon and Tsunoda have returned to the pit lane.
As have the two Mercedes drivers.
12:36
Albon
Albon sets the early pace ahead of Williams teammate Sargeant.
Hamilton is circulating in third-place at the moment.
12:31
FP1 underway
The first session is now underway.
Full wet tyres are the choice of tyre for everyone so far.
12:26
Five minutes to go
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12:14
Upgrades
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12:08
It's wet at Spa
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12:04
McLaren are back...
12:03
Welcome
Hello everyone and welcome to the Crash.net live blog for Friday at Spa.
It's a sprint weekend so it's a busy day ahead with qualifying later this afternoon.
Conditions look to be very wet throughout the day.
