Summary

  • Round 10 arrives at Spa-Francorchamps for the Belgian Grand Prix

  • Lando Norris will have 10-place grid penalty at Spa because of new battery

  • Kimi Antonelli's title lead cut to 25 points after Italian failed to score points at British GP two weeks ago

  • Charles Leclerc secured first win for nearly two years at Silverstone, with George Russell second and Lewis Hamilton third

  • Conditions should be dry for Friday's two practice sessions

  • Sports Extra 2 commentary available by clicking 'listen live' tab (UK only)

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Live Reporting

Tasnim Chowdhury

  1. yellow flag

    Yellow flag

    Oh dear, Oscar Piastri's McLaren has slowed down but the Australian hasn't stopped and manages to continue to drive slowly around the track to get his car back to the pits.

  2. Everyone out on track have got the red soft tyres bolted on for the last few laps of the session.

  3. George Russell has returned to the Mercedes garage. It looks like his session is done.

    The constructors' leaders have been a little quiet in FP1.

    Russell is eighth and Kimi Antonelli is sixth.

  4. Get Involved - what important item have you forgotten?

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    Away camping this weekend and one of my friends has somehow forgot their tent! Thankfully realised before we'd got too far where I'd refuse to turn around, so we could go and get it!

    George, Newcastle

    Is your friend called Tony by any chance?

  5. 21 cars out on the track at the moment. It is just Gabriel Bortoleto who is back in the garage.

  6. Get Involved - what important item have you forgotten?

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    We went on a camping trip once and forgot the tent.

    Tony, Hampshire

    Was keeping wicket in a cricket game, having not kept for some years. Took me about 15 overs to realise I'd left my pads in the changing room. Given I'd already taken one on the shin in the warm up...

    Matt H, London

  7. There's just 10 minutes left of this session.

    Max Verstappen has made himself comfortable at the top of the leaderboard.

  8. Rookie Jak Crawford is in Fernando Alonso's Aston Martin for this session.

    The American has a lap time of 1:54.560 and has completed 14 laps so far.

  9. Oscar Piastri completes a lap and puts his car up into fifth.

    The TV camera has zoomed in on a little teddy bear dressed as a marshall sat at the end of the pit wall.

    Teddy is putting in a hell of a shift today.

  10. The two Ferraris have moved up on the leaderboard now.

    Lewis Hamilton is second and Charles Leclerc third.

    They have both won a race each, in Barcelona and Silverstone - can one of them take the chequered flag on Sunday?

  11. Max Verstappen takes a quick trip to the pits and gets some medium tyres bolted on. Also on the mediums are Kimi Antonelli, Oscar Piastri, Oliver Bearman, Esteban Ocon and the two Aston Martins.

    Franco Colapinto is the only driver with the hard tyres on. Everyone else has the red softs bolted on for FP1.

  12. Spa future races

    After the 2026 season, the race in Spa will be in rotation with Barcelona on the F1 calendar, until at least 2032.

    For fans of Spa-Francorchamps, the race will be on the calendar in 2027, 2029, and 2031.

    And the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix will be held in 2028, 2030, and 2032.

    view of the Spa-Francorchamps circuitGetty Images

  13. Top 5

    1. Max Verstappen (Red Bull)

    2. Isack Hadjar (Red Bull)

    3. Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes)

    4. George Russell (Mercedes)

    5. Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari)

  14. Lando Norris' McLaren has joined the rest of the pack out on the circuit.

    He's set a lap time and put his car up into eighth.

    Meanwhile, Max Verstappen has put his car fastest in this session. 1:47.070 for the Red Bull.

  15. Harry Benjamin has been asking the audience what important item, something that was crucial to your day, have you left behind?

    I've had a little think about what I'd say - I think it has to be forgetting revision notes on the day of my exams, worst thing to happen ever.

    It all worked out but I could not panic cram revision before my 9AM GCSE exam.

  16. Isack Hadjar is still the fastest driver out on the track, followed by his Red Bull team-mate Max Verstappen. The two Ferraris of Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc are third and fourth. Gabriel Bortoleto's Audi makes up the top five.

  17. The two Williams and Sergio Perez in the Cadillac have completed the most laps so far in this session. 10 for them.

  18. Kimi Antonelli is on a fast lap but gets into traffic behind Carlos Sainz.

    "Sainz, what an idiot!," the young driver says but Sainz is quick to apologise and they continue on with their drives.

    Meanwhile, Isack Hadjar has also been on the radio to say his legs are touching his hands. Uh oh, too close to the steering wheel.

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    If you're listening to Sports Extra commentary, you'll know Harry Benjamin, lead commentator, has turned up for his shift and has forgotten to bring all of his notes for today's session.

    That's everything from driver stats, team information, track map, you name it.

    So, Harry wants to know: What important item, something that was crucial to your day, have you left behind?

    Let us know by selecting the 'get involved' button on the live page.

  20. Lando Norris completed another lap and returns to the McLaren garage and lets the team work on his car.

    Oscar Piastri, his team-mate, is eighth at the moment in FP1.