Lewis Hamilton starts the Belgian Grand Prix in pole position and with a 24-point lead over his closest rival Sebastian Vettel. The Mercedes driver will be looking to emulate his victory at the same circuit last season.

21/44 Hamilton appears to have some blistering on his rear tyres. He’s not worried, saying he’s got enough grip. But we’ll have to wait and see how long that lasts. He’s about 3.3 seconds behind Vettel…

19/44 Valtteri Bottas continues his progression up the field. He overtakes both Marcus Ericsson and Pierre Gasly in quick succession. He’s now up to 8th. He started in 17th. Kevin Magnussen is next in his sights, about three seconds ahead.

Lap 16/44 Hamilton was struggling to make any ground on Vettel, but after a new fastest lap, he’s now about 3.5 seconds behind the Ferrari.

Lap 15/44 Fernando Alonso after the crash, hailing the halo for keeping Charles Leclerc safe:

“I’m happy he’s ok. It’s proof of how good the halo is.”

This is how Alonso crashed down on him…

Lap 14/44 Verstappen sounds like he’s enjoying himself out there – “it’s very nice to drive and it’s all good” he says on the radio. Can he get ahead of Hamilton next? He’s about 12 seconds behind.

Meanwhile, Valtteri Bottas is creeping his way back up the field, now in 10th.

Lap 10/44 Vertsappen makes another move, this time overtaking Perez. He’s up to third now!