Team Summary:
With the opening Friday practice for the 2021 Belgian Grand Prix such was the wet weather prior to the start of the session and with the sun starting to return there was no rush for the drivers to come out. The Ferrari's would be first out both on the intermediate tyre. They would be followed by various drivers including both Alpines, Bottas, Vettel, and Ricciardo. Drivers would pit after single installation laps with only four drivers who had yet to come out including both Williams cars. But both would eventually complete their install laps as Norris set a 1m:50.191 using the medium tyre. More drivers had pitted returning on dry tyres using both hard and medium.

More drivers would set times with Vettel fastest with a 1m:49.324 followed by Gasly and Norris. But Hamilton would move in to third using the hard followed by Sainz, Ricciardo and Alonso. But Ocon was now quickest with a 1m:48.087 using the medium. He would improve with a 1m:47.250 now followed by Leclerc and Bottas both on the hard. But as the times came down Gasly was now second followed by Ricciardo, Perez, Sainz, Stroll, Vettel, Leclerc, Bottas and Alonso tenth. The Williams drivers were currently 12th and 15th. This would become 13th and 16th as both cars pitted. Verstappen was now fastest with a 1m:46.879 now ahead of Sainz and Ocon. Perez would move up to second like Verstappen using the hard tyre.

Verstappen would set a 1m:46.423 to remain fastest with an improved time. A Williams using the soft tyre would move into second but this would become fourth as other soft tyre runs were put in. Ricciardo was now second followed by Stroll and Latifi. But Vettel would move in to second. After their sft tyre runs the Williams drivers were currently 5th and 7th. This would become 8th and 10th as others put in soft tyre times. Bottas was now quickest with a 1m:45.199 followed by Verstappen and Sainz. The Williams pair would drop to 13th and 14th as Gasly moved into third followed by Sainz, Perez, Vettel, Norris, Ocon, Alonso and Stroll tenth. This would now see the Williams pair 13th and 15th.

With only a few minutes remaining the order was Bottas, Verstappen, Gasly, Leclerc, Sainz, Perez, Vettel, Norris, Ocon and Alonso tenth. The Williams pair were now 14th and 16th. Rain would start to fall in the pit lane as the session drew to a close.

George Russell:
George would follow Nicholas out also on intermediates. After a single lap George would pit returning on the medium tyre. George would set a slow 1m:55.287 but would improve with a 1m:50.152 to be 14th. George would have a close coming together with Stroll. A 1m:48.980 would see George remain in 14th but he would pit dropping to 17th. He would also return for a soft tyre run with just over twenty minutes remaining. A 1m:47.982 would see George 13th. But a 1m:46.772 would see George fourth. But as quicker times were set he would drop to be 13th. He would return for a further run on the medium tyre. On this run he would drop to 14th. He would pit after a six lap run.

Nicholas Latifi:
Nicholas would be first out for Williams running on the intermediate tyre. He would pit returning on the hard tyre. He would set a 1m:50.541 to currently be 14th. This would become 12th as he would set a 1m:48.462. He would drop to 13th behind Hamilton. He would return this time using the soft tyre currently 15th. A 1m:47.768 would see him improve to be 10th. His next lap would see a 1m:47.101 to be second behind Verstappen. He would pit after a five lap run. He would return for another run on the soft tyre currently 13th. As he completed this run he would drop to 16th pitting after a nine lap run.