How To Follow Belgian Grand Prix On The Bbc

Formula 1 moves into nan 2nd half of nan play pinch nan Belgian Grand Prix astatine Spa-Francorchamps from 25-27 July.

It's besides a sprint play truthful other points are connected connection successful Saturday's 15-lap race.

After winning nan past 2 grands prix, Lando Norris has narrowed nan spread successful nan drivers' title to his McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri to 8 points.

Sunday's main expansive prix, complete 44 laps, starts astatine 14:00 BST.

Commentary of nan title will beryllium connected BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC Sounds, nan BBC Sport website and app and astir smart speakers.

Make judge to download nan Chequered Flag podcast, which previews and reviews each title of nan season.

All times BST

Friday, 25 July

Practice session: 11:30-12:30 (BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra 2, BBC Sounds and smart speakers)

Sprint qualifying: 15:30-16:14 (BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra 2, BBC Sounds and smart speakers)

Saturday, 26 July

Sprint race: 11:00 (BBC Radio 5 Live and Sports Extra 2, BBC Sounds and smart speakers)

Qualifying: 15:00-16:00 (BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra 2, BBC Sounds and smart speakers)

Sunday, 27 July

Race: 14:00 (BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC Sounds and smart speakers)

The upwind astatine Spa, located successful nan Ardennes Forest, is notoriously unpredictable and nan early forecast suggests this twelvemonth will beryllium nary exception.

A precocious of 23C is predicted for each 3 days pinch ray showers expected connected nan Friday and Saturday. Sunday is looking sunnier but nan anticipation of rainfall remains.

Following Christian Horner's sacking arsenic Red Bull squad main and main executive, Laurent Mekies takes complaint for nan first clip aft his promotion from 2nd squad Racing Bulls.

The 48-year-old Frenchman had been astatine Racing Bulls since nan commencement of nan 2024 play and was antecedently racing head for Ferrari.

It is nan first clip anyone different than Horner has been successful complaint of Red Bull's main F1 squad since their debut successful 2005.

Englishman Alan Permane, 58, has been promoted to squad main of Racing Bulls from his position arsenic racing director.