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. McLaren have to take 'advantage' of opportunties

    McLaren boss Zak Brown spoke to Sky Sports about Max Verstappen's grid penalty: "You've got to assume he's on for pole which means P1, you can pass around here. I think he went from 20th to ninth in two or three laps not long ago.

    "It would be a big mistake to think he can't go from P11 to P1, but we have to take advantage of every opportunity we can."

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  2. First practice classification

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    Max Verstappen topped the timesheet in first practice, but the Dutchman will get a 10-place grid penalty for Sunday's race.

    Williams' Alex Albon made his way into the top three, with last week's winner Oscar Piastri in second.

    Meanwhile, Esteban Ocon missed out on most of the first practice session with a suspected water leak.

  3. Welcome back

    Hello again folks, welcome back.

    Second practice gets under way at 16:00 BST.

    Commentary is online-only, which you can find at the top of this live page.

    Rosanna Tennant, Harry Benjamin and F1 journalist Rebecca Clancy will be with us soon.

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  4. Verstappen fastest in first practice but takes grid penalty

    Lorraine McKenna
    BBC Sport Journalist

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    Title leader Max Verstappen topped first practice at the Belgian Grand Prix but the Red Bull driver is set to drop 10 places for Sunday's race after receiving an engine penalty.

    The Dutchman has taken his fifth internal combustion engine (ICE) at Spa-Francorchamps - exceeding his allocated number of power units for the season.

    His quickest time on the soft tyre was a 1:44.372, with Hungarian Grand Prix winner Oscar Piastri finishing 0.531 seconds behind in the McLaren on the same compound.

    The Williams of Alex Albon was a surprise third place for Williams, 0.727secs off the pace of Verstappen, also on the soft tyre.

    Click here to read the full report

  5. Back for second practice at 15:45 BST

    Shall we all take a break?

    Join us again at 15:45 BST for second practice.

    See you in a few.

  6. And the rest

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    11. Pierre Gasly (Alpine)

    12. Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin)

    13. Daniel Ricciardo (RB)

    14. Valtteri Bottas (Sauber)

    15. Logan Sargeant (Williams)

    16. Yuki Tsunoda (RB)

    17. Nico Hulkenberg (Haas)

    18. Kevin Magnussen (Haas)

    19. Zhou Guanyu (Sauber)

    20. Esteban Ocon (Alpine)

  7. Top 10

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    1. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) 1:43.372

    2. Oscar Piastri (McLaren) +0.531

    3. Alex Albon (Williams) +0.727

    4. George Russell (Mercedes) +0.853

    5. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) +0.907

    6. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) +0.934

    7. Sergio Perez (Red Bull) +0.957

    8. Lando Norris (McLaren) +1.043

    9. Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) +1.202

    10. Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) +1.327

  8. chequered flag

    Chequered flag

    First practice done and dusted, to the garages everyone.

  9. Staying dry... for now

    Harry Benjamin
    BBC F1 Commentator

    Clouds have gathered and it has darkened a bit out there, but nothing too foreboding for now.

  10. Lando Norris is on a fast lap but gets into a bit of traffic with RB's Yuki Tsunoda.

    Meanwhile, Logan Sargeant has been on the radio to Williams to say his tyres are destroyed.

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  11. Five minutes to go

    The top five are Max Verstappen, Oscar Piastri, Alex Albon, George Russell and Lewis Hamilton.

    Esteban Ocon won't be out for the rest of the session.

  12. Lewis Hamilton has dialled in to the Mercedes hotline too. "I've got to come in, the bouncing is really bad," he tells his engineer.

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    George Russell has been on the team radio to say "I have no rear end at all".

    He is currently in fourth spot.

  14. Ten minutes to go. Max Verstappen continues to top the leaderboard. He'll want to keep that up and get the best out of his car as he has a 10-place grid penalty.

  15. Oh dear, Lewis Hamilton goes wide on the track. No issue for the Brit as he gets back on to the circuit.

  16. F1 at the Olympics does sound tricky Rebecca. The season's already packed out with 24 races!

  17. F1 at the Olympics?

    Rebecca Clancy
    F1 journalist on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Could motor racing ever be at the Olympics? I think that would be tricky.

    Maybe karting, but I think that would be the only way.

  18. Esteban Ocon is yet to come out of the garage. The engineers will be working hard to get his car ready for the end of first practice or the second session at 16:00 BST.

  19. A handful of cars are out on the Spa-Francorchamps circuit.

    Everyone else has popped into their garages for checks before they head out again.

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    Alex Albon has moved up to the third spot in his Williams. Oscar Piastri stays in second spot and Max Verstappen tops the leaderboard.