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So not a good day for Nico Rosberg on Friday, but a great one for Felipe Nasr because he got cake!

Yep. the Sauber man celebrated his 23rd birthday and to mark the occasion his team got him a nice sweet treat, complete with a miniature car. Aww.

On that note, if you could give an F1 driver a birthday gift, who would it be and what would you get them?

The highway code book for Pastor Maldonado perhaps?

Let us know via #bbcf1,, external text in on 81111 (UK only) and post your comment on the BBC Sport Facebook page.

Nico did have a bit more than that to say in fairness.

"Unfortunately it wasn't down to my skill, it was just luck that I stayed away from the wall," he added. 

"Of course it is a little bit of a dent in the confidence. I didn't feel anything before - there was no warning at all - so there is going to be a big analysis."   

Will it affect him today? Or will, as David Coulthard put it on BBC Two, he be like an etch-a-sketch and wipe it from his memory?

Not too long until we find out...

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So just how did Nico Rosberg feel about his tyre exploding and then spinning uncontrollably at nigh on 200mph?

"It was not a nice experience," he said.

Understatement of the year?

Solid mug action there Richard. Top man.

Before we crack on a quick reminder of what is coming up and how you can follow it.

Final practice gets under way at 10:00 BST, with live coverage on BBC Two and online at 09:55.

Then qualifying starts at 13:00, with television build-up and coverage 12:10. There will be also 5 live commentary online.

Hello! Welcome to our coverage of final practice and qualifying for the Belgian Grand Prix.

What had felt largely like a quiet return for Formula 1 after the summer break exploded when Nico Rosberg's tyre spectacularly failed in second practice.

Add to that crashes for Marcus Ericsson and Pastor Maldonado and it was a pretty eventful day all told.

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Things that are not particularly nice when they happen at high speed:

1) Swallowing a fly while riding a bicycle.

2) Listening to a Bee Gees track on loop for 24 hours.

3) The tyre exploding on the car you are driving.

One of these happened to Nico Rosberg on Friday. Struggling? Here's a clue...

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