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Belgium 2011 - Free Practice - Three practice sessions will ease teams back into F1 gently

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Paul di Resta meets the fans at the Spa-Francorchamps
Paul di Resta meets the fans at the Spa-FrancorchampsCredit: Force India F1

It's been four weeks but Formula One is back in action and today we should hear those engines roar for the first time in an age. Renault have dominated headlines in the build up to this Belgian Grand Prix weekend, with their swap of Bruno Senna in and Nick Heidfeld out. It will be interesting to see how well he gets on, as he has a bit of Free Practice experience in the Renault, but hasn't raced since last year.

Weather forecasts

rain

Spa-Francorchamps, Friday

22℃

  • Low 12℃
  • Humidity 87%

Rain and thunder

rain

Spa-Francorchamps, Saturday

16℃

  • Low 9℃
  • Humidity 72%

Rain showers

clear

Spa-Francorchamps, Sunday

15℃

  • Low 8℃
  • Humidity 57%

Sunny intervals

Schedule

SessionTime (GMT+1)2010 Result
Free Practice 19amFernando Alonso2:00.797
Free Practice 21pmFernando Alonso1:49.032
Free Practice 310amMark Webber1:46.106

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It's been four weeks but Formula One is back in action and today we should hear those engines roar for the first time in an age. Renault have dominated headlines in the build up to this Belgian Grand Prix weekend, with their swap of Bruno Senna in and Nick Heidfeld out. It will be interesting to see how well he gets on, as he has a bit of Free Practice experience in the Renault, but hasn't raced since last year.
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Event start

09:00GMT +01:00

26 August 2011