Renault's French driver Romain Grosjean, who took over from the sacked Nelson Piquet Jr in the last race at the European Grand Prix, is all smiles as he prepares for the Belgian Grand Prix
Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel, who sits fourth in the drivers' championship after a slip in form in recent week, speaks to the media ahead of the 12th race of the season in the Ardennes forest
Vettel's team-mate Mark Webber signs autograghs for Formula 1 fans at Spa, which is considered one of the most demanding, entertaining and spectacular of the circuits in the world
Considered by some to be a maverick presence within the pressure-cooker environment of F1, Ferrari's Finnish driver Kimi Raikkonen gives his thoughts ahead of three days of action on the Spa circuit
Red Bull boss Christian Horner ponders the prospects for his team, who are expected to do well on a track and in an environment which should - or at least could - suit the characteristics of their car
McLaren team boss Martin Whitmarsh plays the jovial motivator as he jokes with his reigning world champion driver Lewis Hamilton, who finished second at the last race in the sunshine of Valencia in Spain
Pushing pedals at high speed in his day job, pounding the streets for a triathlon for fun in his spare time - Jenson Button's feet are the focus of a photographer's lens in rainy Belgium during the first practice session
Raikkonen makes his way around the Spa circuit - famous for its undulating nature and propensity to spark captivating racing - as the rain comes down during first practice on Friday morning in northern Europe
Sebastian Buemi runs into a spot of trouble as he damages the nose cone of his Toro Rosso during morning practice - but the young Swiss still manages to post the fourth-quickest time of the weather-affected session
Toro Rosso's Jaime Alguersuari deals with the sweeping, Roman ampitheatre-like gradient of the Spa circuit to finish fifth in the timesheets for first practice in which Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel did not manage laps
Williams driver Nico Rosberg - fifth in the 2009 drivers' championship after an impressive season thus far - makes his way around the track as the gloom descends around Spa, which has its own microclimate
Scared of heights? Then don't look down. Championship leader Button makes his way through Eau Rouge towards Raidillon, one of the most famous stretches of F1 track in the world
"Hey Nando, we're not racing 'til Sunday mate!..." Renault's two-time world champion Fernando Alonso overtakes Raikkonen's Ferrari during the first practice session for Sunday's Belgian Grand Prix
Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen and BMW Sauber's Nick Heidfeld get unusually close for a practice session as they sweep through the undulating Spa-Francorchamps circuit
BMW Sauber's Nick Heidfeld - reportedly one of the quietest drivers in the paddock - finishes up after a fairly uneventful first practice session in which the German finished 14th in the timesheets
Seemingly uninterested in the practice times being posted by his fellow F1 drivers, Robert Kubica chats to one of his BMW Sauber engineers as he gears up for the second practice session in the afternoon
And out comes some beautiful Belgian sunshine just in time for the second practice session as Red Bull's Vettel weaves his way around the rapidly-drying 4.3 mile track
Third in the morning and 14th in the afternoon, Renault's two-time world champion Fernando Alonso is watched by F1 fans from a hill in the Ardennes forest
German driver Timo Glock briefly leads the second free practice session as his Toyota appears to handle the high-speed middle sector corners around the Spa circuit well
But it's defending world champion Lewis Hamilton who comes through at the end to record the fastest practice time of the day in his McLaren ahead of a third session prior to qualifying on Saturday (at 1300 BST)
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