13:30
Chequered flag
Verstappen fastest ahead of Piastri by 0.5s. Albon completes the top three.
Top 10 in full: Verstappen, Piastri, Albon, Russell, Hamilton, Leclerc, Perez, Norris, Sainz and Stroll.
Daniel Ricciardo (AUS) RB VCARB 01. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 14, Belgian Grand Prix,…
2024 F1 Belgian Grand Prix - Friday Practice as it happened
Recap Friday F1 practice at the Belgian Grand Prix.
26 Jul 2024
13:23
Hamilton not happy over the radio
"I've got to come in. The bouncing is really bad."
13:21
Into the final 10 minutes now
Don't expect any further improvements now with teams not opting to use up any more fresh tyres.
13:17
Ricciardo's early spin at Turn 1
Daniel Ricciardo (AUS) RB VCARB 01. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 14, Belgian Grand Prix,…
13:11
20 minutes on the clock
Verstappen, Piastri, Albon, Russell, Hamilton, Leclerc, Perez, Norris, Sainz and Stroll.
13:09
More news from Alpine
"The team continues to investigate a suspected leak on Car #31. He will not take further part in FP1."
13:07
Great lap from Albon
He moves his Williams up to third, 0.7s off the pace. He was fastest in the first and final sector.
13:06
Dominant in FP1 so far
Max Verstappen (NLD) Red Bull Racing RB20. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 14, Belgian Grand…
13:03
Current top 10
After the softs runs the order is: Verstappen, Piastri, Russell, Hamilton, Perez, Norris, Ricciardo, Bottas, Leclerc and Sainz.
13:00
Mighty lap from Verstappen
A 1m43.372s puts him 0.8s ahead of Russell in the timesheets.
12:59
Russell on the softs
He takes to the top of the times with a 1m44.225s, 0.3s ahead of Verstappen, whose best time is on the hards.
12:56
News from the FIA
Verstappen will take a 10-place grid penalty for this weekend's Belgian GP. He is taking new engine components as he did in 2022 and 2023 at Spa.
12:51
Top 10 with 20 minutes gone
Verstappen is 0.4s ahead of Russell currently. Hamilton, Piastri, Leclerc, Norris, Sainz, Gasly, Albon and Perez.
12:47
Close-up of Ricciardo's spin
12:45
A problem for Ocon
Alpine report: "The team is looking into a suspected water leak on Esteban's car."
12:44
Good lap from Russell
He slots into second now in the Mercedes, 0.4s off Verstappen's top time.
12:41
Ferraris move up the order
Fourth and fifth for Leclerc and Sainz, but they're over a second off Verstappen's early pace.
12:40
Current top 10
The order after 10 minutes in FP1: Verstappen, Piastri, Norris, Hamilton, Stroll, Gasly, Perez, Russell, Alonso and Bottas.
12:40
Verstappen lowers the benchmark
A 1m44.550s now for Verstappen but Piastri also improves to reduce the gap to just 0.7s.
12:35
Verstappen heads the order
A 1m44.706s for Verstappen puts him to top of the pile, 1.0s clear of Piastri. Hamilton rounds out the top three.
12:34
An early spin for Ricciardo
He goes into the first corner but spins his car. He narrowly avoids the barrier.
12:31
A split of tyres early on
Hards for Tsunoda, Verstappen and Perez; mediums for Russell, Hamilton, Zhou, Ocon, Sainz and Leclerc.
12:29
FP1 is underway
The first 60 minutes of practice at Spa is underway.
12:25
Five minutes until the start of FP1
Conditions are current dry at Spa-Francorchamps. No driver changes either with all 20 full-time drivers in action.
12:13
Revised livery for Alpine