Summary

  • Hamilton fastest in rain-interrupted session, Raikkonen second

  • Saturday's final practice and qualifying live on BBC Sport website

  • Raikkonen fastest in first practice, Massa crashes heavily

  • Vettel leads Hamilton by 14 points in title race

  1. Postpublished at 13:28 British Summer Time 25 August 2017

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  2. The place to bepublished at 13:27 British Summer Time 25 August 2017

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  3. Postpublished at 13:26 British Summer Time 25 August 2017

    The drivers pit after those initial runs and start prepping for their qualifying simulation runs.

    No-one is able to better the time Lewis Hamilton did.

  4. Postpublished at 13:24 British Summer Time 25 August 2017

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    "Don't mind me, Stoffel. Just getting a photo of your shoes."

  5. Postpublished at 13:23 British Summer Time 25 August 2017

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    This is a banner greeting those arriving at the circuit today. It's certainly looking like Spa is Lewis Hamilton's territory. He's nailing it on the soft tyre.

  6. Postpublished at 13:21 British Summer Time 25 August 2017

    Mercedes' first runs sees them take up the top two spots on the timing screen - Lewis Hamilton quickest with 1:45.634 on the softs, six tenths quicker than Valtteri Bottas on the super-softs.

  7. No running for Massapublished at 13:19 British Summer Time 25 August 2017

    Andrew Benson
    Chief F1 writer at Spa-Francorchamps

    Massa won't be running again today - car will not be ready and because it needs a new chassis, not allowed to anyway.

    Felipe MassaImage source, EPA
  8. Record in sightpublished at 13:18 British Summer Time 25 August 2017

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    It's a big weekend in more ways than one for Lewis Hamilton.

    Sunday will mark his 200th race in F1 and he'll be hoping to celebrate reaching that figure by securing the 68th pole position of his career tomorrow. That would put him level with Michael Schumacher.

  9. Postpublished at 13:18 British Summer Time 25 August 2017

    Mercedes left it late but both their drivers are out on track now.

  10. Get involved #bbcf1published at 13:17 British Summer Time 25 August 2017

    Pete Thompson: 2018 teams Merc - Ham & Vet Fer - Rai & Alo Rbull - Ric & Ver Will - Str & Bot Mcl - Van & Norris

  11. Postpublished at 13:16 British Summer Time 25 August 2017

    Fifteen minutes in and this is the top five at the moment:

    1) Vettel 1:46.405

    2) Verstappen +0.076

    3) Raikkonen +0.644

    4) Sainz +0.771

    5) Ricciardo +0.846

  12. Postpublished at 13:15 British Summer Time 25 August 2017

    After that moment at the downhill left-hander, Sebastian Vettel hooks it up with his next lap to go quickest of all, producing a 1:46.405 on super-softs.

    Sebastian VettelImage source, EPA
  13. Postpublished at 13:14 British Summer Time 25 August 2017

    Jennie Gow
    BBC Radio 5 live pit-lane reporter

    Felipe Massa's carImage source, EPA

    Williams are working very hard to get the car back into a runnable order but there is some doubt if they can send the car out after the chassis change. They are working very hard and you wouldn't have thought they would be doing that if it couldn't go back out but we will wait for official confirmation.

  14. No Massa for FP2?published at 13:12 British Summer Time 25 August 2017

    No official update on whether Felipe Massa will be back out this afternoon but reports suggest he won't.

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  15. Postpublished at 13:11 British Summer Time 25 August 2017

    This will please those 80,000 Dutch fans! Max Verstappen takes over at the top as he does a 1:46.481 on super-softs. That puts him half a second clear of Kimi Raikkonen.

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  16. Postpublished at 13:09 British Summer Time 25 August 2017

    Kimi Raikkonen ends Jolyon Palmer's brief stay at the top of the timesheet by doing a 1:47.049.

    Raikkonen's team-mate Sebastian Vettel is also out on track and has a big moment into Turn 9, losing the rear and running wide but he manages to catch it and avoid it turning into anything bigger.

  17. Postpublished at 13:06 British Summer Time 25 August 2017

    Jolyon Palmer kicks the session off with a 1:48.846. No other times on the board yet.

    Jolyon PalmerImage source, AFP/Getty Images
  18. Postpublished at 13:05 British Summer Time 25 August 2017

    Lewis Hamilton isn't going out anytime soon. He's got his coat on in the Mercedes garage, hood up, and is wandering around nodding along to a tune in his head.

    I reckon he's been listening to Taylor Swift's new single.

  19. Postpublished at 13:04 British Summer Time 25 August 2017

    Problems for Haas early doors. Both Romain Grosjean and Kevin Magnussen report problems with DRS.

  20. Postpublished at 13:03 British Summer Time 25 August 2017

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