SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, BELGIUM (AFP) - Max Verstappen clocked the fastest lap to head both Mercedes and then crashed in his Red Bull in Friday's (Aug 27) incident-packed second free practice session for the Belgian Grand Prix.

The Dutchman had set a best lap in one minute and 44.472 seconds to outpace Valtteri Bottas by 0.041 seconds and championship leader and seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton by 0.072 seconds before he ended the session after hitting the barriers at Malmedy.