After the 2026 season, the race in Spa will be in rotation with Barcelona on the F1 calendar, until at least 2032.

For fans of Spa-Francorchamps, the race will be on the calendar in 2027, 2029, and 2031.

And the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix will be held in 2028, 2030, and 2032.

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1. Max Verstappen (Red Bull)

2. Isack Hadjar (Red Bull)

3. Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes)

4. George Russell (Mercedes)

5. Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari)

Lando Norris' McLaren has joined the rest of the pack out on the circuit.

He's set a lap time and put his car up into eighth.

Meanwhile, Max Verstappen has put his car fastest in this session. 1:47.070 for the Red Bull.

Harry Benjamin has been asking the audience what important item, something that was crucial to your day, have you left behind?

I've had a little think about what I'd say - I think it has to be forgetting revision notes on the day of my exams, worst thing to happen ever.

It all worked out but I could not panic cram revision before my 9AM GCSE exam.

Isack Hadjar is still the fastest driver out on the track, followed by his Red Bull team-mate Max Verstappen. The two Ferraris of Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc are third and fourth. Gabriel Bortoleto's Audi makes up the top five.

The two Williams and Sergio Perez in the Cadillac have completed the most laps so far in this session. 10 for them.

Kimi Antonelli is on a fast lap but gets into traffic behind Carlos Sainz.

"Sainz, what an idiot!," the young driver says but Sainz is quick to apologise and they continue on with their drives.

Meanwhile, Isack Hadjar has also been on the radio to say his legs are touching his hands. Uh oh, too close to the steering wheel.

If you're listening to Sports Extra commentary, you'll know Harry Benjamin, lead commentator, has turned up for his shift and has forgotten to bring all of his notes for today's session.

That's everything from driver stats, team information, track map, you name it.

So, Harry wants to know: What important item, something that was crucial to your day, have you left behind?

Let us know by selecting the 'get involved' button on the live page.

Lando Norris completed another lap and returns to the McLaren garage and lets the team work on his car.

Oscar Piastri, his team-mate, is eighth at the moment in FP1.

Isack Hadjar is on the soft tyres and puts his car at the top of the leaderboard, 1:47.778 on the board for him.

The Audis, Cadillacs and Alpines are on the hard tyres.

The rest of the pack are on the medium compounds.

Harry Benjamin
BBC F1 Commentator

Just Lando Norris still to set a lap time but we've got an update from McLaren, who say they were just doing a swap of the steering wheel. But he's gone out, done an out lap and come straight back in.

So we'll keep an eye on Norris and McLaren.

Lando Norris is not in a rush to leave the McLaren garage.

The reigning world champion is set to have a 10-place grid penalty on Sunday as a result of exceeding the permitted number of engine parts.

Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton had put in a fast lap and jusmped up to the top of the leaderboard, but not for too long.

Max Verstappen has arrived in his Red Bull and takes the top spot with a lap time of 1:48.237.

The four-time world champion won in Spa consecutively between 2021 and 2023.

Williams have been swapping around front wings between the two cars in their garage.

Alex Albon is finally off to join the rest of the pack out on the track.

1. Isack Hadjar (Red Bull)

2. Max Verstappen (Red Bull)

3. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari)

4. Liam Lawson (Racing Bulls)

5. Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes)

Rebecca Clancy
F1 journalist on Sports Extra 2

McLaren have said they have taken the grid penalty here for Lano Norris because you can overtake here.

I remember a couple of years ago, during the Max Verstappen dominance era, where he had to take a grid penalty. He started 14th and I think by about lap five, he was up to eighth - and then he went on to win the race.

You can actually go racing here.

It looks like Williams' Alex Albon and McLaren's Lando Norris are the two drivers yet to join the circuit.

Red Bull's Isack Hadjar has the the fastest lap in the early minutes of the session. It's a 1:48.918 for him.

He is the only driver on the soft tyres.

Fernando Alonso has his sunnies on while sat on the pitwall. He's hopped out of the driver's seat to let rookie Jak Crawford take the Aston Martin for a spin.

The 60-minute clock has begun its countdown and the first lot of cars have exited the pit lane.

Lewis Hamilton gets away on the circuit in the Ferrari. Of the current drivers, he has won the most races at Spa.

Right then, are we all ready?

Lights have gone green for first practice.

It is a little cloudy and track temperature is a toasty 42C.