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Antonelli Tops Belgium FP2 with Stunning Pace Ahead of Norris
Highlights
- Kimi Antonelli set fastest time in Belgian GP Free Practice 2
- Session paused twice due to incidents, including Pierre Gasly crash
- Lando Norris and Max Verstappen closely followed Antonelli’s leading time
- Oscar Piastri delayed by hydraulic leak before starting FP2 runs
- Drivers ran on medium and soft tires; soft improved lap times
- Charles Leclerc finished 11th; Hamilton placed fourth in practice
Kimi Antonelli tops Free Practice 2 at Spa with a 1:45.944, leading a twice-interrupted session. Lando Norris and Max Verstappen run him closest as the Mercedes driver consolidates a 25-point lead.
Despite earlier showers, the track stays dry. Running begins immediately at 5 p.m. local time, with teams prioritising baseline mileage and systems checks.
Medium tyres define the opening phase. Antonelli’s 1:46.911 beats FP1’s benchmark, edging Isack Hadjar by 0.011s, with Verstappen another 0.031s back.
Oscar Piastri loses around 20 minutes to a hydraulic leak before rejoining. McLaren reintegrates him cleanly, protecting the session’s mileage targets.
Antonelli’s 1:45.944 stands as the FP2 benchmark after the soft-tyre qualifying simulations.
Verstappen dips a wheel into gravel at Turn 14, scattering debris and triggering the first red flag. The mistake blunts his early push for top spot.
Soft-tyre runs reset the order. Hadjar’s 1:46.714 leads briefly before Antonelli breaks 1:46 with 1:45.944. Norris answers, 0.190s down, with Verstappen close behind.
FP2 is red-flagged twice, including Pierre Gasly’s heavy crash exiting Turn 13.
Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton switch to softs as programmes diverge. George Russell and Norris delay qualifying simulations, with Hamilton lifting to fourth while Russell struggles to find time.
Franco Colapinto impresses during long-run heavy traffic, climbing to sixth. Gasly’s crash at Turn 13 causes heavy Alpine damage and a second red flag with two minutes left.
Piastri overcomes his hydraulic delay to complete the top six for McLaren.
The final classification reads Antonelli, Norris, Verstappen, Hamilton, Hadjar, Piastri. Colapinto finishes ahead of Russell, with Racing Bull’s Arvid Lindblad and Liam Lawson seventh and eighth. Leclerc is 11th, ahead of Ollie Bearman and Gabriel Bortoleto. Esteban Ocon, Alex Albon, Carlos Sainz and Nico Hulkenberg feature among the remainder, with Gasly near the back.
Expect a tight qualifying at the Belgian Grand Prix given the narrow gaps on softs. Antonelli’s pace holds up despite the grid penalty context, while Norris rebounds after a recent Spa setback. Follow the weekend as it unfolds with our live updates.
Visual Summary
1:45.944
ANTONELLI
Fastest in FP2
+0.190 Norris
+0.210 Verstappen
Interrupted & Intense
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2 Red Flags
2 Red Flags
Rain early ☔, but FP2 run in sunshine
Session Top 3
Antonelli
Norris
Verstappen
Antonelli now leads Drivers’ Championship by 25 pts
Gasly crash (Turn 13) brings drama
— Spa ready for a wild Qualifying
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