Summary

  • Belgian Grand Prix final practice

  • Qualifying at Spa-Francorchamps from 15:00 BST

  • Championship leader Kimi Antonelli fastest in Friday practice

  • Antonelli leads Mercedes team-mate George Russell by 25 points

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Tasnim Chowdhury

  1. Get Involved - Verstappen to McLaren?

    Select the 'Get Involved' button to have your say

    McLaren would be a good fit for Max as his driving style suits the car.

    Paul, Epsom

    You have to think the only worthwhile step for Verstappen would be a move to Mercedes?

    Peter, Thornhill

    I'd rather see McLaren continue backing the drivers who helped return the team to championship contention. Oscar has earned the opportunity to fight for titles in papaya, and I don't think McLaren needs to disrupt that by signing Max.

    Nisha, London

  2. Soft tyres bolted on for the grid and just enough time for one more lap.

  3. Sam Bird
    Formula E driver on Sports Extra 2

    I think Kimi Antonelli will be sat there quite happy. OK, he wasn't able to improve his time but he knows there are probably two, three, even four tenths in his pocket with that mistake.

  4. Three minutes to go. Time to put in a new more laps.

    The top two of Kimi Antonelli and Lando Norris are back in their garages.

  5. 'Drivers struggling at Turn Nine'

    Sam Bird
    Formula E driver on Sports Extra 2

    Everybody seems to be struggle at Jacky Ickx, Turn Nine, at the moment, the left-hander. I wonder if the wind has changed direction and is forcing people to have a little bit of a lack of front end in that section of the track.

  6. Team radio - Leclerc to Ferrari

    Leclerc: "Yeah guys, I need some slipstream. Let's prepare for qualifying."

  7. Charles Leclerc is on the radio to his Ferrari team. He needs some slipstream and tells them they should prepare for qualifying.

    Charles Leclerc on trackGetty Images

  8. Top 5

    1. Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes)

    2. Lando Norris (McLaren)

    3. Max Verstappen (Red Bull)

    4. George Russell (Mercedes)

    5. Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari)

  9. Sam Bird
    Formula E driver on Sports Extra 2

    You could really hear the difference in power as Lando Norris went through sector three and through Blanchimont. The fact that he is having to downshift in a straight line once he got out of Blanchimont, just to keep up the revs and the power to go through towards the Bus Stop chicane.

  10. The two Aston Martins are at the bottom of the leaderboard.

    Both drivers will be handed grid penalties on Sunday for exceeding engine parts.

  11. McLaren's Lando Norris clocks in a fast lap and goes second fastest, one tenth behind Kimi Antonelli.

    Meanwhile, Antonelli was on a fast lap but has to abort as he did not get the gear.

    Lando Norris on trackGetty Images

  12. Sam Bird
    Formula E driver on Sports Extra 2

    Everybody is going out and improving now on their second set of soft compound tyres.

    Better effort from George Russell but the question will be what has Kimi Antonelli got underneath him in these final 13 minutes.

  13. Team radio - Verstappen to Red Bull

    Verstappen: "Upshifts are brilliant."

  14. Under 15 minutes left of final practice.

    Max Verstappen puts in a good lap of 1:46.138 and goes second fastest.

    George Russell is back out on track and goes third fastest in the Mercedes.

    Max Verstappen on trackGetty Images

  15. Team radio - Hadjar to Red Bull

    Hadjar: "What happened to the front? Zero front. Zero"

  16. It isn't going well for Isack Hadjar. He is back in the Red Bull garage.

  17. Team radio - Hadjar to Red Bull

    Hadjar: "Nothing is ready. Everything is too cold. Everything is just... yeah"

  18. Isack Hadjar was back out on the circuit but he gets on the radio to tell his engineer "nothing is ready".

    Meanwhile, George Russell is back in the Mercedes garage with the engineers looking closely at his car.

    Isack Hadjar on trackGetty Images

  19. Kimi Antonelli is still at the top of the leaderboard. He has speeded off ahead, with second-placed Lewis Hamilton eight tenths of a second behind him.

    In his rookie season last year, Antonelli finished the Spa race in 16th.

  20. Get Involved - Verstappen to McLaren?

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    It feels like a sideways step for Verstappen because McLaren have similar pace to Red Bull

    Lyle, Scotland