Summary

  • Hamilton takes sixth pole at Spa, Bottas 2nd, Verstappen 3rd

  • Ferraris out in second session, Verstappen could spring surprise

  • Get involved #bbcf1

Live Reporting

Michael Emons

  1. No sign of the rain. We'll save it for tomorrow.

  2. How they stand

    That's the first of two runs done, and the provisional order is this...

    1. Hamilton
    2. Bottas
    3. Ricciardo
    4. Verstappen
    5. Albon
    6. Sainz
    7. Ocon
    8. Perez
    9. Stroll
    10. Norris

    Four minutes to go.

  3. Lewis Hamilton is six minutes away from pole position number 93 of his career.

    He could still get to 100 by the end of this season. Incredible, absolutely incredible.

  4. Jolyon Palmer
    Former Renault driver on BBC Radio 5 live

    Great lap from Daniel Ricciardo! Renault are looking quick here. I think Bottas has under-delivered a lot.

  5. Hamilton's lap is more than five tenths better than Bottas' first effort and more than six tenths clear of Daniel Ricciardo in third and Max Verstappen in fourth.

  6. Bottas second, Daniel Ricciardo third, Max Verstappen fourth, Alexander Albon fifth. Seven minutes to go.

  7. Jolyon Palmer
    Former Renault driver on BBC Radio 5 live

    Hamilton may have an open goal for provisional pole here.

  8. Hamilton sends in a huge 1:41.451. That could well be pole. It is provisional pole at the moment.

    Once again, absolutely superb when it matters.

  9. Ricciardo gets out there so his issue is clearly not too bad.

  10. On to Q3. Hamilton? Bottas? Verstappen? Who's your money on?

    Hamilton goes out first so will have the track to himself.

  11. Get Involved #bbcf1

    Ferrari fail to make top 10 shootout

    Josh: I don't think Leclerc could have done a lot more than that, considering the gap between himself & Seb in the end too.

    Rachel T: Ferrari appear to be up a gum tree without a paddle.

  12. Daniel Ricciardo reported a brake wire issue so if he can't get out for Q3 then it will be a starting spot of 10th for him.

  13. Jolyon Palmer
    Former Renault driver on BBC Radio 5 live

    Leclerc felt he had got the most of the car, and he was three tenths up on Vettel as well. A tidy lap, and starting 13th and 14th, maybe there is something they can get of this weekend yet.

  14. Heading into Q3

    1. Hamilton (Mercedes)
    2. Bottas (Mercedes)
    3. Albon (Red Bull)
    4. Verstappen (Red Bull)
    5. Sainz (McLaren)
    6. Ricciardo (Renault)
    7. Stroll (Racing Point)
    8. Ocon (Renault)
    9. Perez (Racing Point)
    10. Norris (McLaren)

    Two Mercedes, two Red Bulls, two McLarens, two Renaults and two Racing Points.

    Hamilton, Bottas and Verstappen all eased off on their last runs to ensure all three will start the race on the mediums, but who will be at the front?

  15. Team radio - Leclerc

    "There's not much else I could do."

  16. Out in Q2

    • 11th Daniil Kvyat (Alpha Tauri)
    • 12th Pierre Gasly (Alpha Tauri)
    • 13th Charles Leclerc (Ferrari)
    • 14th Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari)
    • 15th George Russell (Williams)

  17. Both Racing Points, now on the softs, both improve.

  18. Team radio - Norris

    "Ocon is moving quite dangerously. I don't know what he is doing?"

  19. Traffic jam

    Jolyon Palmer
    Former Renault driver on BBC Radio 5 live

    Cars are pouring out now. This is where we are going to get the cluster of traffic again on the out lap. It's all about getting a clean lap in.

  20. Hamilton, Bottas and Verstappen look to have done enough to start on the mediums. It hasn't worked for Racing Point though and they need to improve in these final three minutes.