F1 Belgian GP LIVE: Ferrari race to fix Lewis Hamilton's car for qualifying

A little bit of breaking news for you, as Sainz avoids a penalty for failing to slow under double waved yellows following Hamilton's crash. 

The full explanation reads: "During the session Car 44 collided with the barrier at the exit of turn 13 triggering a double yellow sector from the approach to turn 12 to turn 14. Car 55 and Car 3 had both passed through this double yellow sector on the previous lap.

"Car 55 was behind Car 3 on the approach to the double yellow zone. Both cars commenced braking prior to the start of the zone but the driver of Car 3 applied more brake pressure than the driver of Car 55 had expected and as a consequence the driver of Car 55 had to take evasive action and move to the right of Car 3, locking brakes but not overtaking. Both drivers stated they were surprised, the driver of Car 3 by Car 55 closing so quickly after Car 3 had commenced braking before the zone, and the driver of Car 55 by Car 3 braking more heavily than he had anticipated.

"The relevant rules require a driver to reduce speed significantly when passing through a double waved yellow marshalling sector. Compliance with the rules does not expressly require that a significant speed reduction occur before the sector but in this case both drivers had commenced to do so, both braking approximately 80m before the start of the sector. By the time Car 55 entered the double yellow sector, it had reduced speed significantly and maintained a significantly reduced speed throughout the sector.

"The Stewards were therefore satisfied that the driver of Car 55 committed no infringement, the locking of brakes was attributable to a misunderstanding of relative braking and determined to take no further action."

Anyway, we should probably turn back to Formula 1 talk. That's what we're all here for, after all. 

For anyone who is of a similar vintage to me and played TOCA Race Driver or TOCA 3, Durksen's race engineer sounds exactly the same as the race engineer on those games. 

Excuse me while I dig out the PlayStation 2 and turn back time. 

This rather scary spin for John Bennett was the cause of the safety car. 

Durksen wins from Stenshorne and Beganovic, but will the result stand? The weaving has not even been noted yet. But it is clear that the top two were weaving. 

In third, Beganovic could be on for the win here. Tsolov follows in fourth, but any further progression from the championship leader looks unlikely. 

Durksen and Stenshorne were both weaving beyond Blanchimont on the restart. The cars in positions one and two will almost certainly get penalties. 

And with that, it's time to take a short break, before we return about an hour before qualifying. That session is set to take place at 3pm BST, so we'll be back at 2pm BST. 

Until then, have a good one! 

Huge damage, and a lunch break gone for Ferrari, as Hamilton stands the other side of the barriers, watching the field go by. 

Exactly the same as Gasly, Hamilton lost the rear of his Ferrari, and slammed into the barriers at the Fagnes chicane. Again, like Gasly, the right-rear tyre has been ripped from the chassis, and this will be a race against time to get the car ready for qualifying. 

There could also be a gearbox and power unit change needed, which would incur grid penalties. 

This is very silly from some of the traditional backmarkers or midfield teams. Sainz, Gasly and Bearman all get in the way of Leclerc's latest hot lap. The Ferrari driver is forced to abort, and that could well be his session over. 

'I need some slipstream, ' says Leclerc. Is Ferrari going to play some games in qualifying? We saw how badly that went in F3 earlier in the weekend, with 11 drivers being slapped with penalties for trying to sort that in an unsafe manner. 

Had this been qualifying, Antonelli's time would have been deleted after exceeding track limits at the final corner heading onto his lap. Track limits will be a major talking point in the later session. 

It's a slower 1m46.255s this time around. Still, that would put him clear of Russell and in third, had he not already put in his previous lap. 

Antonelli's first sector is just 0.058s slower than his previous lap, so it's still strong. He's picking up speed through the middle of the lap. 

After looking strong early on, Hamilton is now in seventh place with Leclerc, in the second Ferrari, in ninth. The coming laps will give a clearer picture of where the Scuderia are in the pecking order. 

Antonelli aborts his lap at La Source. He missed the final gearshift into the corner, and cut his losses.