Summary

  • F1 Rewind on BBC Two - click play tab at top of this page

  • Rosberg fastest in second practice, Hamilton 2nd

  • Rosberg suffers violent tyre failure

  • Ericsson crashes heavily

Live Reporting

Gary Rose

  1. Martin brundle

    Right then, time for me to wrap things up here but it is by no means the end of your F1 following day. You can still watch some classic Michael Schumacher races in F1 Rewind on the top of this page (live coverage tab for mobile users) or on BBC Two.

    We'll be back with final practice coverage tomorrow at 09:30 BST. 

    I'm off to indulge in some classic Murray Walker commentary, I suggest you do to!

  2. Lewis Hamilton, speaking to BBC Sport about Nico Rosberg's incident:  "It is not something you have to think about. You just go out and drive and hope for the best. No evidence of problems with my car, fortunately Nico was not hurt.

    "The car was feeling good. Nico was quick but otherwise I really enjoyed the day. I'll try and find the time and keep pushing.

    "Red Bull are looking closer this weekend than they have for a while, so should be close."

  3. Nico Rosberg

    In case you missed it, you can see the dramatic moment Nico Rosberg's tyre exploded here.

  4. Get involved #bbcf1

  5. "It was not a nice experience. A 360 degree spin at 200mph is not something you expect at all. Luckily I did not hit the wall. I didn't feel anything before, there was no warning. There will be a big analysis. I was feeling quick before then, comfortable."

    Nico Rosberg

  6. We could see in replays that Nico Rosberg's right rear suffered tyre delamination before it exploded, but when our man Tom Clarkson informed the German, it appeared it was the first he knew about that happening.

    Think that is a signal to get BBC Sport on in the Mercedes garage...

  7. "I think an F1 driver's mind is like an etch-a-sketch. They just wipe away these incidents. Nico Rosberg will have no emotion to it at all. If he did, he would not get back in a race car."

    David Coulthard, BBC F1 commentator

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  9. FP2 result

    1) Rosberg 2) Hamilton 3) Ricciardo 4) Kvyat 5) Raikkonen 6) Hulkenberg 7) Grosjean 8) Ericsson 9) Nasr 10) Vettel 

    11) Perez 12) Sainz 13) Verstappen 14) Bottas 15) Maldonado 16) Massa 17) Button 18) Alonso 19) Stevens 20) Merhi

  10. "If you can hear me, which I doubt, we lost all the power."

    Romain Grosjean

  11. Romain Grosjean comes to a halt on the track as the chequered flag is waved and his fellow F1 drivers crawl past his Lotus with the yellow flags waving.

  12. chequered flag

    Chequered flag

    NICO ROSBERG FINISHES FASTEST IN SECOND PRACTICE FOR THE BELGIAN GRAND PRIX.

  13. yellow flag

    Yellow flag

    Spark-tastic as Daniel Ricciardo runs a little wide at the top of Eau Rouge, prompting a brief flutter of the yellow flags.

  14. Allan McNish
    BBC Radio 5 live analyst

    "Lewis Hamilton is not on any sort of long run idea with that medium tyre, he will get one lap and that is it. Sebastian Vettel is continuing his longish run."

  15. A little while after the rest, Lewis Hamilton heads on out, medium tyres bolted on.

  16. Go! Go! Go!

    Back under way again as a parade of cars file out on to the circuit with a little over four minutes of the session remaining. Everyone on softs, except for Kimi Raikkonen.

  17. Andrew Benson
    Chief F1 writer at Spa

    "Pictures prove cord of Rosberg's right rear tyre had started to come free of the structure from just after Eau Rouge."

  18. It was indeed quite hard, with an audible 'doof!' as the Sauber clatters into the tyres. Marcus Ericsson is OK, though, as he climbs out of the car and watches on as it is dealt with.

    Sauber

  20. Sauber team radio

    Er, in the wall. Quite hard. Sorry.

    Marcus Ericsson