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How F1 qualifying at Spa unfolded with Verstappen fastest ahead of Sainz

F1 is back for this weekend at the legendary Spa-Francorchamps circuit which hosts the Belgian Grand Prix.

Max Verstappen looked unstoppable on Friday but he will start from the back of the grid due to engine penalties.

Charles Leclerc will also start at the back of the grid.

With the two title contenders at the back, it opens the door for Carlos Sainz, Sergio Perez and the two Mercedes drivers.

Follow the F1 action this weekend here.

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27 Aug 2022

12:21

20/60 mins gone in FP2...@ZhouGuanyu24 is currently P1#BelgianGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/oIR3YZ0KCa
— Formula 1 (@F1) August 27, 2022

12:17

Stroll improves but stays 0.9s off the pace.

12:16

Stroll and Vettel go third and fourth respectively.

12:12

Current top 10: Zhou, Bottas, Albon, Ricciardo, Latifi, Verstappen, Perez, Ocon, Hamilton and Tsunoda.

12:07

Bottas goes quickest with a 1m47.922s but Zhou topples him by a tenth.

12:05

Ricciardo slots into second, within a tenth of Albon at the top.

12:04

Albon now goes quickest for Williams - a 1m50.050s.

12:04

Hamilton sets a 1m51.794s, the first time of the day but he's soon beaten by Perez - 0.8s between the pair.

12:02

A 30% chance of rain this session.

12:00

Hamilton, Stroll, Perez, Vettel, Albon, Ocon and Gasly take to the track.

12:00

FP3 is underway at Spa!

11:47

Weather update

#F1 #BBCF1 #BELGIANGP FP3: With 15 minutes to session start, air temp @circuitspa is 15.5C and the track 19.8C. Cloudy & currently dry; just a fairly low likelihood of patchy drizzle today & FIA official risk of rain is 30% for this session.
— Ian Fergusson (@fergieweather) August 27, 2022

11:18

What happened on Friday?

Read our FP2 report...

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