Belgian Grand Prix practice day report

Ferrari's Fernando Alonso made a clean-sweep of Friday's free practice sessions in Belgium today, with the Spaniard setting the fastest laptimes in the first and second sessions, despite the vastly different track conditions drivers faced. Rain played its part in disrupting the action in both sessions, but the main contenders nevertheless continued to show their strength, with Red Bull and McLaren also clocking quick times.

This morning for the first ninety-minute session, track conditions remained wet throughout, requiring the use of Bridgestone's wet-weather tyre from start to finish. Despite the slippery track, there were no accidents and just a handful of minor off-track excursions, as Alonso set a time of 2m00.797s to go quickest. He was followed closely by McLaren's Lewis Hamilton, with the Brit clocking a 2m01.567s. Team-mate Jenson Button was sixth while Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel was fourth.