Max Verstappen put Red Bull at the top of the Formula One time sheets before spinning out of Friday's practice for the Belgian Grand Prix
The Dutchman, looking to revive his title challenge after seeing a 33-point lead turn into an eight-point deficit behind Mercedes rival Lewis Hamilton in the last two races, spun into the barriers with two minutes left on the clock in an incident that brought out the red flags and put an end to the session.
Finn Valtteri Bottas, who beat the Red Bull driver to the fastest time during the opening hour of practice, was second for Mercedes. Hamilton, who is gunning for a landmark 100th win this weekend but ended the first session 18th, recovered to third.Verstappen lost control of his Red Bull as he turned into the right-handed Malmedy corner before nudging backwards into the barriers.
Moments earlier Ferrari's Charles Leclerc had forced a brief halt to the session when he crashed into the barriers close to the scene of Verstappen's incident.Teams were focused on high-fuel race simulation runs when Verstappen went off and the fastest times had already been set. Lance Stroll was sixth for Aston Martin with Esteban Ocon, winner of the last race in Hungary, seventh.
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