Work continued in Belgium in slightly cooler weather, but under ideal conditions, where this time the McLarens proved to be the fastest.
Most people started lapping on mediums, but Lando Norris put on the softs early on. Later, more and more people followed the British example and started doing the qualifying simulations. For a long time, Max Verstappen led on mediums, and the distribution of sector times was also interesting: whoever was fastest in the middle or last couldn't even contribute to the top times. By then, Norris and the McLarens were in the lead, and since the race simulations followed, this formula didn't change. Lando Norris won the second free practice of the Belgian Grand Prix, ahead of Oscar Piastri and Max Verstappen.