Raikkonen fastest in second practice, Hamilton 2nd, Vettel 5th
Get involved #bbcf1: favourite Alonso memories, and thoughts on Ricciardo's performance
Vettel fastest in first practice, Verstappen 2nd, Hamilton 3rd
Red Bull boss Christian Horner said: "We all regard him as one of the best drivers out there, but he doesn't fit in with the Red Bull philosophy, and the junior programme we are investing in."
Alonso wants an apology after Red Bull denied his claim... Andrew Benson has more here.
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IronPhil: "Would love to see a straight fight around Spa between Verstappen and Hamilton but Hamilton will be mighty come race day... mark my words #bbcf1"
Amit Mandalia: "@bbcf1, external if you are Ferrari and you keep Kimi, the logical thing is to keep Leclerc at Sauber because of the Alfa Romeo link up and the fact that Simone Resta (former Ferrari chief designer) is now at Sauber so I’d say the link to Ferrari is closer with them than Haas #bbcf1, external"
Ricciardo has made up good ground since his problems this morning.
He's currently in sixth, and is running smoothly around the track. The consensus on Twitter after his announcement on moving to Renault next year, was that he wouldn't be as competitive. He won in China and and Monaco, this year... can he win again this year? Send us your thoughts via #bbcf1
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39 minutes to go... Raikkonen is still top.
2. Hamilton
3. Bottas
4. Verstappen
5. Vettel
6. Ricciardo
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Jack Nicholls
Radio 5 live Formula 1 commentator
He's a Belgian. They had them for lunch in the McLaren garage, presumably in honour of Belgium. Vandoorne needs a few more waffles to build up the energy because he's bottom currently.
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If you didn't see my 10:05 post. I shall inform you it's National Waffle Day. Belgian waffles or "Leige Waffles" as they're commonly known as, are a tradition and should be consumed while at Spa according to Max Verstappen.
These look delicious. Sweet, and savoury and with bacon. The bacon is optional. Thanks Andrew for the photo.
Image source, Andrew Bowness PhotographyJos Verstappen to Sky Sports on the Red Bull 2019 line-up: "I think they're both very young."
With a combined age of 42, they're still younger than Andrew Benson. Probably... He won't tell me how old he is.
Raikkonen back on top in the supersofts with a 1:43.355.
Red car on red tyres, seems to work well for Ferrari.
Image source, Getty ImagesTalk of the devil - here he is. Esteban Ocon is donning the supersofts, and slots in eighth place with a 1:45.935, behind teammate Perez.
Image source, ReutersEsteban Ocon hasn't gone out yet, he's the only one who hasn't posted an FP2 time.
Favourite Alonso memories #bbcf1
Bob McFeil: "#bbcf1 My most memorable Alonso memory has to be the deck chair scene in Brazil. Sad sight but shows he does have a great fun side!"
Kirk Whent: "#BBCF1 my favourite Alonso moment was the battle with Schumacher at imola in 2005. Brilliant driving to hold off the Ferrari!"
SpursGotLevyd: "Favourite Alonso moment? Easily during qualifying at McLaren in his first stint he sat longer than he should in the pit to try to stop Hamilton (who was getting preferential treatment) get a final lap in #YesFernando #bbcf1"
Andrew Benson
BBC Sport’s chief F1 writer in Spa
There are nine races left to enjoy the skills of Fernando Alonso, but if he will be missed by those who watch the sport and admire him, he doesn’t give the impression he will share that feeling. He says he had “bigger challenges elsewhere than F1 can offer me”, by which he means trying to win the Indy 500.
He added: “When you come to the same place for many years and you repeat the same thing, see the same people, there is one day that maybe you don’t get so emotional about the challenges. That’s the reason why.”
He acknowledged he would probably be carrying on if he was in a Mercedes or a Ferrari, but even then he gave the strong impression of a man for whom 17 years of competing in F1 was very much enough: “If you are in one of those two teams, probably you keep going, even if you don’t enjoy or if you enjoy the races or the trips or the amount of years you’ve been doing the same thing, that’s for sure.”
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The Tom: "My favourite Alonso was the 2012 season and specifically the race at Valencia, a monster of a drive #bbcf1, external"
Shaun: "My fav Alonso moment was very recently ... when he announced his f1 retirement .. yay .. happy daze"
Steve Bowers: "My memory of Alonso was the early part of 2007 season when a cheeky upstart joined @McLarenF1, external and completely stole the thunder of the 2 time F1 world champ! WhAtever happened to him? #BBCF1"
Hamilton, on the medium tyres, is now quickest.
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Kimi Raikkonen is fastest so far with a 1:44.400, with Bottas, Vettel, Ricciardo and Perez just behind.
Image source, EPASpeaking of Alonso, he's back in the car for FP2.
Kudos to Lando Norris who finished 18th in FP1, ahead of Vandoorne who had technical difficulties. And he was quicker than Sergey Sirotkin... but is it really that hard?
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BBC Radio 5 live
Jack Nicholls, Jennie Gow, and Jolyon Palmer are back on air for FP2, which is a goer. Have a listen, by clicking the icon at the top. An hour and a half of practice to go.
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