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

  1. Team radio - Piastri

    Piastri: "Might just need to check the floor. Turned into a skateboarder at Turn Seven."

  2. Nico Hulkenberg has taken his Haas to the seventh spot.

    Meanwhile, Alex Albon is 10th in his Williams.

  3. Oscar Piastri had a taste of victory last time out in Hungary and he will aim for another.

    He is currently the fastest on track, six tenths ahead of Carlos Sainz.

  4. Carlos SainzReuters

    Carlos Sainz tops the leaderboard. He's on a lap time of 1:43.098.

    Nice work there, Carlos.

    But Max Verstappen is on an outlap and will want to take his spot back.

  5. Carlos Sainz is out very quickly and makes his way down the Spa-Francorchamps track.

    Where will the Spaniard go next year? Williams, Sauber, Mercedes, Alpine and RB all have a spot available.

  6. Only a handful of cars out on track as everyone else pays a visit to the pits for a quick check-up.

  7. Top 5

    George RussellReuters

    1. Max Verstappen

    2. Lando Norris

    3. George Russell

    4. Carlos Sainz

    5. Oscar Piastri

  8. Lando NorrisGetty Images

    Lando Norris and Charles Leclerc have the red soft tyres bolted on. Nico Hulkenberg and Zhou Guanyu have opted for the hard compounds.

    Everyone else is on the yellow medium tyres.

  9. Charles Leclerc is in sixth spot after joining the pack. His team-mate, Carlos Sainz is fourth, four tenths behind Max Verstappen.

    George Russell has moved up to P3, Lando Norris remains in second.

  10. Will Spa stay on the calendar?

    Rebecca Clancy
    F1 journalist on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    I really struggle with this track - I love the old tracks, the racing it produces and the history, it's brilliant - but it's hard to ignore the question 'is it fit for purpose'.

    It's not long ago that Anthoine Hubert died here in F2, on a weekend that was awful for crashes.

    That climb up Eau Rouge, it's blind over the hill - if anything happens you get bounced off the barriers, back into the track and that's where the accidents happen.

    Is it safe? We have this debate every year, it feels like, even though organisers are always doing stuff to try to make it safer.

    I think having a European GP rotation of tracks instead would make sense.

  11. Brad PittReuters

    Hello there Mr Brad Pitt. The TV camera has just panned to the actor, who is around this weekend to film his new F1 movie.

    Earlier today there was a notice at the Spa-Francorchamps circuit, inviting fans to get involved during the filming.

  12. Charles LeclercReuters

    Charles Leclerc has joined the party, he's on an outlap now.

    Meanwhile the McLaren duo Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri are second and third.

  13. Lando Norris has pipped Lewis Hamilton for the second spot.

    With Max Verstappen's grid penalty, McLaren will want to use it to their advantage.

  14. Everyone, apart from Charles Leclerc, are out on track.

    Max Verstappen is on his fast lap, what time can he set? 1:43.456. Team-mate Sergio Perez makes it a brief 1-2.

  15. Rebecca Clancy
    F1 journalist on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Oli OakesGetty Images

    We expect Bruno Famin's replacement as Alpine team principal to be Oli Oakes - currently team principal and director of Hitech GP.

    There's been a big management shake-up and changes at Alpine - they're rumoured to be taking on Mercedes' engine, gear box and other elements.

  16. Esteban Ocon's car has been fixed in time for second practice. He'll want to get as many laps as he can after missing FP1.

  17. Go! Go! Go!

    Second practice is now under way.

    Max Verstappen is the first car out.

  18. The drivers are in their cars and all set for the second practice session at the Belgian Grand Prix.

  19. Weather update

    Ian Fergusson
    BBC weather forecaster

    Air temp is 22.1C & track 36.8C. Dry. FIA official risk of rain is 40% for this session.

  20. Alpine have announced that team principal Bruno Famin will leave his role by the end of August.

    The team have said a new team principal will be announced in due course.

    bruno faminGetty Images