Verstappen Leads Belgian GP FP1 With 1:47.070 as Norris, Hadjar Take Grid Penalties
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Updated · Formula 1 · Jul 17
Verstappen Leads Belgian GP FP1 With 1:47.070 as Norris, Hadjar Take Grid Penalties
3 articles · Updated · Formula 1 · Jul 17
Summary
1:47.070 put Max Verstappen fastest in Belgian Grand Prix FP1 at Spa, 0.145 seconds ahead of Lewis Hamilton, with Charles Leclerc another 0.062 back in third.
Red Bull set the early pace despite Verstappen using an older rear wing, while Ferrari looked the closest challenger and Mercedes finished more than half a second off before shifting focus to long runs.
Lando Norris and Isack Hadjar arrived with major penalties already looming from component changes—Norris faces a 10-place drop and Hadjar a 20-place sanction expected to send him to the back.
Oscar Piastri ended fifth but had a late hydraulic pressure issue, while Carlos Sainz dropped to 20th after a near-miss with championship leader Kimi Antonelli and a pit-entry incident set for investigation.