Kimi Antonelli leads Belgian Grand Prix practice for Mercedes, Hamilton crashes

The Italian teenager posted a lap of one minute and 45.990 seconds, outpacing McLaren's Lando Norris by 0.139 seconds, with Max Verstappen of Red Bull in third. Norris will face a 10-second grid penalty for Sunday's race. George Russell finished fourth for Mercedes, while Lewis Hamilton, also for Ferrari, placed fifth despite a significant crash at the end of the session.

Hamilton lost control at the Fagnes chicane, damaging the rear of his car, though he was unhurt. His car requires extensive repairs before qualifying. Charles Leclerc, Hamilton's Ferrari teammate, was sixth, followed by Oscar Piastri of McLaren.

Nico Hulkenberg and Gabriel Bortoleto of Audi, and Isack Hadjar of Red Bull, who also has a grid penalty, completed the top ten.