Kimi Antonelli leads in the second practice.
Second part of free practice
Sunny. Dry. Air +22°C, track +32°C
In the second practice, the heat subsided, and the conditions were more like usual, but the traditional principle of Spa, that at least one session takes place in the rain, has not yet come true.
It was warm and sunny again, although there were some issues – the session was interrupted by red flags, first due to too much gravel on the track, and then Pierre Gasly crashed his car – at the exit of turn 13. The Alpine driver was even sent to the medical center for a check-up, but he was fine.
Kimi Antonelli topped the timesheet with a lap of 1:45.944…
Second part of free practice
Driver
Team
Time
Difference
Laps
1. K.Antonelli
Mercedes
1:45.944
18
2. L.Norris
McLaren
1:46.134
+0.190
18
3. M.Verstappen
Red Bull
1:46.416
+0.472
21
4. L.Hamilton
Ferrari
1:46.691
+0.747
16
5. A.Hadjar
Red Bull
1:46.714
+0.770
20
6. O.Piastri
McLaren
1:46.926
+0.982
11
7. F.Colapinto
Alpine
1:47.147
+1.203
20
8. D.Russell
Mercedes
1:47.229
+1.285
20
9. A.Lindblad
Racing Bulls
1:47.294
+1.350
20
10. L.Lawson
Racing Bulls
1:47.434
+1.490
16
11. C.Leclerc
Ferrari
1:47.468
+1.524
18
12. O.Berman
Haas
1:47.792
+1.848
16
13. G.Bortoleto
Audi
1:47.952
+2.008
17
14. E.Ocon
Haas
1:47.958
+2.014
19
15. A.Albon
Williams
1:48.019
+2.075
19
16. C.Sainz
Williams
1:48.256
+2.312
19
17. N.Hulkenberg
Audi
1:48.333
+2.389
16
18. P.Gasly
Alpine
1:48.955
+3.011
15
19. V.Bottas
Cadillac
1:49.199
+3.255
19
20. S.Perez
Cadillac
1:49.596
+3.652
20
21. L.Stroll
Aston Martin
1:51.131
+5.187
17
22. F.Alonso
Aston Martin
1:51.418
+5.474
19
First part of free practice
Sunny. Dry. Air +24°C, track +40°C
The first practice in Spa went smoothly. Teams and drivers worked through the traditional practice program in Spa, evaluating the performance of three different tire compounds. In Aston Martin, Fernando Alonso replaced Jack Crawford for one practice.
For Piastri and Bortoleto, the practice ended early – due to car issues, Stroll had a camera detach from the front, and Max Verstappen set the best time – 1:47.070.
Driver
Team
Time
Difference
Laps
1. M.Verstappen
Red Bull
1:47.070
24
2. L.Hamilton
Ferrari
1:47.215
+0.145
22
3. C.Leclerc
Ferrari
1:47.277
+0.207
22
4. A.Hadjar
Red Bull
1:47.322
+0.252
23
5. O.Piastri
McLaren
1:47.522
+0.452
21
6. K.Antonelli
Mercedes
1:47.603
+0.533
23
7. L.Norris
McLaren
1:47.931
+0.861
19
8. D.Russell
Mercedes
1:47.959
+0.889
22
9. A.Lindblad
Racing Bulls
1:48.234
+1.164
24
10. G.Bortoleto
Audi
1:48.406
+1.336
18
11. L.Lawson
Racing Bulls
1:48.432
+1.362
24
12. N.Hulkenberg
Audi
1:48.962
+1.892
23
13. O.Berman
Haas
1:49.010
+1.940
21
14. A.Albon
Williams
1:49.337
+2.267
24
15. F.Colapinto
Alpine
1:49.403
+2.333
23
16. E.Ocon
Haas
1:49.449
+2.379
21
17. P.Gasly
Alpine
1:49.712
+2.642
23
18. V.Bottas
Cadillac
1:49.839
+2.769
21
19. S.Perez
Cadillac
1:50.226
+3.156
22
20. C.Sainz
Williams
1:50.862
+3.792
25
21. L.Stroll
Aston Martin
1:52.808
+5.738
19
22. Crawford
Aston Martin
1:53.199
+6.129
22
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