The Formula 1 season got back up and running on Friday morning with first practice for the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa.
In damp conditions the drivers got their first taste of F1 machinery since the Hungarian GP back at the very beginning of the month, and there were a couple of spins, a close call for Lewis Hamilton and Nicholas Latifi, and a pit lane snafu for Kimi Raikkonen. Hit play on the video above to see all the key moments from the opening session of the weekend.
FP1 REPORT: Bottas leads Verstappen in damp first practice session for the Belgian GP at Spa
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