Summary

Lando Norris fastest in second practice at Spa-Francorchamps
Max Verstappen sets best time in first practice but given 10-place grid penalty for taking new power unit
Yuki Tsunoda to start at back of grid after changing "multiple engine components"
Alpine announce Bruno Famin will move away team principal role

Live Reporting

Tasnim Chowdhury

McLaren fastest in FP2 as Verstappen takes grid penaltypublished at 17:17 British Summer Time 26 July
Lorraine McKenna
BBC Sport Journalist
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Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri showed the pace of the McLaren by securing a one-two in second practice at the Belgian Grand Prix - with Max Verstappen set for a 10-place grid drop for Sunday's race.
A week on from the intra-team row in Hungary, Norris was the quicker of the two drivers by 0.215 seconds, with reigning world champion Verstappen in third place - all on the soft C4 tyre.
Red Bull's Verstappen has taken his fifth internal combustion engine (ICE) at Spa-Francorchamps - exceeding his allocated number of power units for the season.
The two Ferraris of Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz were fourth and fifth respectively, but the gap to Norris was more than half a second for Leclerc and 0.838secs for Sainz.
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Back on Saturday for FP3 and qualifying from 11:00 BSTpublished at 17:14 British Summer Time 26 July
It's been a great second practice session for the McLaren drivers. Lando Norris tops the leaderboard and Oscar Piastri sits in second. Will we see another McLaren 1-2 this weekend?
Max Verstappen topped the leaderboard in first practice, but the Dutchman will get a 10-place grid penalty for Sunday's race.
That's Friday's practice sessions wrapped up, thank you for joining us!
Now, enjoy your evening and come back to join us at 11:00 BST on Saturday for third practice and qualifying at the Belgian Grand Prix.
Take care!
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And the restpublished at 17:10 British Summer Time 26 July
11. Lance Stroll (Aston Martin)
12. Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin)
13. Valtteri Bottas (Sauber)
14. Daniel Ricciardo (RB)
15. Pierre Gasly (Alpine)
16. Nico Hulkenberg (Haas)
17. Alex Albon (Williams)
18. Logan Sargeant (Williams)
19. Zhou Guanyu (Sauber)
20.Yuki Tsunoda (RB)
Top 10published at 17:07 British Summer Time 26 July
1. Lando Norris (McLaren) 1:42.260
2. Oscar Piastri (McLaren) +0.215
3. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) +0.217
4. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) +0.577
5. Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) +0.838
6. George Russell (Mercedes) +1.030
7. Esteban Ocon (Alpine) +1.141
8. Kevin Magnussen (Haas) +1.225
9. Sergio Perez (Red Bull) +1.244
10. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) +1.259
Postpublished at 17:05 British Summer Time 26 July
Let's take a look at the leaderboard...
Chequered flagpublished at 17:01 British Summer Time 26 July
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The chequered flag has been waved.
That's it for Friday's practice sessions, Lando Norris is the fastest on the track.
Postpublished at 16:59 British Summer Time 26 July
Just a minute left, anyone for one last fast lap?
Lando Norris remains at the top of the leaderboard, Oscar Piastri is second and Max Verstappen is third.
No soggy tents for nowpublished at 16:57 British Summer Time 26 July
Rosanna Tennant
5 Live F1 reporter in Spa
I was expecting a little bit of rain - 40% chance at the beginning of the session - but it hasn't materialised.
I think the fans, who are filling up the grandstands, are probably thankful for that because so many of them camp here in the forest.
And you don't want a soggy tent, do you?
Postpublished at 16:55 British Summer Time 26 July
Nico Hulkenberg is the only driver on the hard compounds, he's currently 16th.
Meanwhile, Daniel Ricciardo has been on his team radio to say "something feels strange", oh dear. He's now back in the RB garage.
What is Circuit Spa-Francorchamps like?published at 16:54 British Summer Time 26 July
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Spa is a favourite track among Formula 1 drivers for its mix of long straights and high-speed corners.
Located close to the Fagnes mountains, the picturesque circuit has 19 corners and is the longest on the F1 calendar at 7.004km, with the lap record of one minute 46.286 seconds held by Valtteri Bottas since 2018.
The most famous section of the track comes at the beginning of the lap. Once drivers have navigated the La Source hairpin, they then head flat out down to Eau Rouge before being launched uphill through Raidillon.
Championship leader Max Verstappen has won the past three Belgian Grands Prix, while seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher holds the record for the most victories at Spa with six.
10 minutes to gopublished at 16:51 British Summer Time 26 July
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Just under 10 minutes left of this practice session.
Sergio Perez is on a fast lap, he's currently ninth and will want to improve on his time.
Top 5published at 16:49 British Summer Time 26 July
1. Lando Norris
2. Oscar Piastri
3. Max Verstappen
4. Charles Leclerc
5. Carlos Sainz
Postpublished at 16:46 British Summer Time 26 July
Max Verstappen is sandwiched between the McLarens and the Ferraris. Could he improve on his lap time? We'll find out at some point during this practice session.
Oh dear, Oscar Piastri goes wide on a corner and touches the gravel.
'Not a happy camp at Aston Martin'published at 16:42 British Summer Time 26 July
Rebecca Clancy
F1 journalist on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
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It doesn't seem like a very happy camp at Aston Martin.
They've only scored points in two of the last four races and even then it's only 11 points.
They're nowhere near where they were last year in the championship.
It's a bit tricky because they came in at the start of last season with six podiums in the first eight races - Fernando Alonso was absolutely flying and no-one could quite believe it.
This season, they're nowhere really. It's not the team we were expecting and there's a bit of speculation about the future of their team principal Mike Krack.
Postpublished at 16:40 British Summer Time 26 July
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Esteban Ocon missed out on first practice after an issue with his car.
He's put that all behind him and currently sits in seventh spot.
Maybe it's the Marvel themed car...
Postpublished at 16:37 British Summer Time 26 July
The McLaren stay ahead of Max Verstappen's Red Bull. They will want to convert this form in qualifying and Sunday's race.
Postpublished at 16:34 British Summer Time 26 July
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Lando Norris has topped the leaderboard now. He's set a time of 1:42.260.
His team-mate Oscar Piastri is now im P2, two tenths of a second behind Norris.
Max Verstappen is in third spot.
Alpine's new liverypublished at 16:33 British Summer Time 26 July
Alpine have a new special livery for the Belgian Grand Prix.
The livery is inspired by the upcoming Deadpool & Wolverine film.
Deadpool actor Ryan Reynolds is one of the Alpine investors.
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What impact is resurfaced track having?published at 16:31 British Summer Time 26 July
Rosanna Tennant
5 Live F1 reporter in Spa
So much of this track has been resurfaced coming into this weekend, there's going to be a lot of learning.
I know Mercedes are hoping for cooler conditions but their performance director Andrew Shovlin said to me the conditions come second to how this tarmac behaves.
It'll be interesting to see what the drivers have to say after FP2, when they talk to the media.
Postpublished at 16:30 British Summer Time 26 July
Charles Leclerc is on a fast lap now, he's currently in P12 but can he improve on his time? Yes, he moves up to P3.
Meanwhile, Kevin Magnussen has made it to P5 in his Haas, he's 1.010 seconds behind leader Oscar Piastri.

2024 Belgian Grand Prix

3rd Practice

Spa-Francorchamps, 27 July 2024

Rank	Driver	Number	Team	Fastest Lap	Laps
1	Max Verstappen	1	Red Bull	2:01.565	4
2	Oscar Piastri	81	McLaren	2:02.998	4
3	Pierre Gasly	10	Alpine	2:03.175	5
4	Lando Norris	4	McLaren	2:03.372	4
5	Esteban Ocon	31	Alpine	2:05.250	7
6	Charles Leclerc	16	Ferrari	2:06.033	4
7	Lance Stroll	18	Aston Martin	2:06.037	4
8	Valtteri Bottas	77	Sauber	2:06.492	7
9	Lewis Hamilton	44	Mercedes	2:06.751	3
10	Sergio Perez	11	Red Bull	2:07.103	3
11	Alexander Albon	23	Williams	2:07.443	3
12	Nico Hulkenberg	27	Haas	2:08.040	5
13	Fernando Alonso	14	Aston Martin	2:08.071	4
14	Daniel Ricciardo	3	RB	2:08.410	5
15	Yuki Tsunoda	22	RB	2:09.444	7
16	Zhou Guanyu	24	Sauber	2:11.109	7
17	Logan Sargeant	2	Williams	2:11.220	3
18	George Russell	63	Mercedes	not available	2
19	Carlos Sainz Jnr	55	Ferrari	not available	2
20	Kevin Magnussen	20	Haas	not available	2

Last updated 1st August 2024 at 13:07

Second Practice

Spa-Francorchamps, 26 July 2024

Rank	Driver	Number	Team	Fastest Lap	Laps
1	Lando Norris	4	McLaren	1:42.260	19
2	Oscar Piastri	81	McLaren	1:42.475	23
3	Max Verstappen	1	Red Bull	1:42.477	26
4	Charles Leclerc	16	Ferrari	1:42.837	23
5	Carlos Sainz Jnr	55	Ferrari	1:43.098	25
6	George Russell	63	Mercedes	1:43.290	24
7	Esteban Ocon	31	Alpine	1:43.401	23
8	Kevin Magnussen	20	Haas	1:43.485	21
9	Sergio Perez	11	Red Bull	1:43.504	24
10	Lewis Hamilton	44	Mercedes	1:43.519	25
11	Lance Stroll	18	Aston Martin	1:43.532	21
12	Fernando Alonso	14	Aston Martin	1:43.538	24
13	Valtteri Bottas	77	Sauber	1:43.675	24
14	Daniel Ricciardo	3	RB	1:43.823	21
15	Pierre Gasly	10	Alpine	1:43.829	24
16	Nico Hulkenberg	27	Haas	1:43.846	21
17	Alexander Albon	23	Williams	1:43.892	23
18	Logan Sargeant	2	Williams	1:44.226	24
19	Zhou Guanyu	24	Sauber	1:44.302	23
20	Yuki Tsunoda	22	RB	1:44.348	24

Last updated 26th July 2024 at 17:07

First Practice

Spa-Francorchamps, 26 July 2024

Rank	Driver	Number	Team	Fastest Lap	Laps
1	Max Verstappen	1	Red Bull	1:43.372	23
2	Oscar Piastri	81	McLaren	1:43.903	24
3	Alexander Albon	23	Williams	1:44.099	21
4	George Russell	63	Mercedes	1:44.225	23
5	Lewis Hamilton	44	Mercedes	1:44.279	21
6	Charles Leclerc	16	Ferrari	1:44.306	25
7	Sergio Perez	11	Red Bull	1:44.329	22
8	Lando Norris	4	McLaren	1:44.415	24
9	Carlos Sainz Jnr	55	Ferrari	1:44.574	24
10	Lance Stroll	18	Aston Martin	1:44.699	20
11	Pierre Gasly	10	Alpine	1:44.833	22
12	Fernando Alonso	14	Aston Martin	1:44.921	19
13	Daniel Ricciardo	3	RB	1:44.950	23
14	Valtteri Bottas	77	Sauber	1:45.155	21
15	Logan Sargeant	2	Williams	1:45.311	20
16	Yuki Tsunoda	22	RB	1:45.564	23
17	Nico Hulkenberg	27	Haas	1:45.645	19
18	Kevin Magnussen	20	Haas	1:45.812	19
19	Zhou Guanyu	24	Sauber	1:45.995	23
20	Esteban Ocon	31	Alpine	not available	1

Last updated 26th July 2024 at 14:14

Qualification

Spa-Francorchamps, 27 July 2024

= Fastest lap

Rank	Driver	Number	Team	Qualifying 1	Qualifying 1	Qualifying 2	Qualifying 2	Qualifying 3	Qualifying 3	Time
1	Max Verstappen	1	Red Bull	1:54.938	1:54.938	fastest lap 1:53.837	fastest lap 1:53.837	fastest lap 1:53.159	fastest lap 1:53.159	Qualifying 3, fastest lap 1:53.159
2	Charles Leclerc	16	Ferrari	1:55.349	1:55.349	1:54.193	1:54.193	1:53.754	1:53.754	Qualifying 3, 1:53.754
3	Sergio Perez	11	Red Bull	1:55.139	1:55.139	1:54.470	1:54.470	1:53.765	1:53.765	Qualifying 3, 1:53.765
4	Lewis Hamilton	44	Mercedes	1:55.692	1:55.692	1:54.037	1:54.037	1:53.835	1:53.835	Qualifying 3, 1:53.835
5	Lando Norris	4	McLaren	1:55.582	1:55.582	1:54.358	1:54.358	1:53.981	1:53.981	Qualifying 3, 1:53.981
6	Oscar Piastri	81	McLaren	fastest lap 1:54.835	fastest lap 1:54.835	1:54.136	1:54.136	1:54.027	1:54.027	Qualifying 3, 1:54.027
7	George Russell	63	Mercedes	1:55.353	1:55.353	1:54.095	1:54.095	1:54.184	1:54.184	Qualifying 3, 1:54.184
8	Carlos Sainz Jnr	55	Ferrari	1:55.169	1:55.169	1:54.112	1:54.112	1:54.477	1:54.477	Qualifying 3, 1:54.477
9	Fernando Alonso	14	Aston Martin	1:55.489	1:55.489	1:54.258	1:54.258	1:54.765	1:54.765	Qualifying 3, 1:54.765
10	Esteban Ocon	31	Alpine	1:55.417	1:55.417	1:54.460	1:54.460	1:54.810	1:54.810	Qualifying 3, 1:54.810
11	Alexander Albon	23	Williams	1:55.722	1:55.722	1:54.473	1:54.473	not available	not available	Qualifying 2, 1:54.473
12	Pierre Gasly	10	Alpine	1:54.911	1:54.911	1:54.635	1:54.635	not available	not available	Qualifying 2, 1:54.635
13	Daniel Ricciardo	3	RB	1:55.451	1:55.451	1:54.682	1:54.682	not available	not available	Qualifying 2, 1:54.682
14	Valtteri Bottas	77	Sauber	1:55.531	1:55.531	1:54.764	1:54.764	not available	not available	Qualifying 2, 1:54.764
15	Lance Stroll	18	Aston Martin	1:56.072	1:56.072	1:55.716	1:55.716	not available	not available	Qualifying 2, 1:55.716
16	Nico Hulkenberg	27	Haas	1:56.308	1:56.308	not available	not available	not available	not available	Qualifying 1, 1:56.308
17	Kevin Magnussen	20	Haas	1:56.500	1:56.500	not available	not available	not available	not available	Qualifying 1, 1:56.500
18	Yuki Tsunoda	22	RB	1:56.593	1:56.593	not available	not available	not available	not available	Qualifying 1, 1:56.593
19	Logan Sargeant	2	Williams	1:57.230	1:57.230	not available	not available	not available	not available	Qualifying 1, 1:57.230
20	Zhou Guanyu	24	Sauber	1:57.775	1:57.775	not available	not available	not available	not available	Qualifying 1, 1:57.775

Last updated 27th July 2024 at 16:04

Race

Spa-Francorchamps, 28 July 2024

= Fastest lap

Rank	Driver	Number	Team	Grid	Pits	Fastest Lap	Race Time	Points
1	Lewis Hamilton	44	Mercedes	3	2	1:46.653	1:19:57.566	25
2	Oscar Piastri	81	McLaren	5	2	1:45.840	1.173 behind	18
3	Charles Leclerc	16	Ferrari	1	2	1:47.013	8.549 behind	15
4	Max Verstappen	1	Red Bull	11	2	1:46.128	9.226 behind	12
5	Lando Norris	4	McLaren	4	2	1:45.563	9.850 behind	10
6	Carlos Sainz Jnr	55	Ferrari	7	2	1:46.364	19.795 behind	8
7	Sergio Perez	11	Red Bull	2	3	fastest overall lap 1:44.701	43.195 behind	7
8	Fernando Alonso	14	Aston Martin	8	1	1:48.051	49.963 behind	4
9	Esteban Ocon	31	Alpine	9	2	1:46.957	52.552 behind	2
10	Daniel Ricciardo	3	RB	13	2	1:47.435	54.926 behind	1
11	Lance Stroll	18	Aston Martin	15	1	1:48.105	1:03.011 behind	0
12	Alexander Albon	23	Williams	10	2	1:47.996	1:03.651 behind	0
13	Pierre Gasly	10	Alpine	12	2	1:47.418	1:04.365 behind	0
14	Kevin Magnussen	20	Haas	17	1	1:47.848	1:06.631 behind	0
15	Valtteri Bottas	77	Sauber	14	2	1:47.019	1:10.638 behind	0
16	Yuki Tsunoda	22	RB	20	1	1:47.969	1:16.737 behind	0
17	Logan Sargeant	2	Williams	18	2	1:47.490	1:26.057 behind	0
18	Nico Hulkenberg	27	Haas	16	2	1:48.954	1:28.833 behind	0
not available	George Russell	63	Mercedes	6	1	1:47.113	no time	0
not classified	Zhou Guanyu	24	Sauber	19	1	1:52.099	did not finish completed 5 laps	0

Last updated 29th July 2024 at 08:45

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