With rain forecast throughout the weekend, F1 and the FIA are putting contingency plans in place to be as flexible as possible in the eve⛎nt that weather disrupts runni💧ng. 

Friday’s ⭕practice session is taking place in wet cond🌳itions with heavy rain falling at Spa-Francorchamps. 

During the session, the FIA confirmed th♌at FP1 will not be used to determine the grid. 

F1 is hosting a sprint format weekend in Belgium, with the Sprint Shootout and Spꦅrint Race sched🀅uled to take place on Saturday.

Friday’s regular qualifying is being treated as a priority and the FIA says that other sessions may be cancelled or rescheduled to ensure𓄧 it takes place. 

In the event qualifying cannot go ahead at all,🅺 then the grid for Sunday’s main grand prix would be determined by championship order.&꧅nbsp;

“We can confirm that the teams have been informed that Free Practice will not be used to set the grid for either the Sprint or the Grand Prix this weekend,” a statemenꦦt read. 

“This has been done to e🌸nsure that teams do not treat the first session of the weekend as a competitive session. While the situation regarding the weather is constantly evolving, th🉐e priority will be to run a qualifying session for the Grand Prix. 

“Other sessions may be cancelled or rescheduled to facilitate this🎃, and if it is impossible to run a qualifying then the grid will be set by championship ꦆorder.”