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As it prepares to radically transform the Alpine brand, parent company Renault looks set to leave F1 as an engine manufacturer.

Bruno Famin is to step down as team principal at Alpine over the summer break.

Max Verstappen sets the pace as the anticipated downpour reduces final practice to just 20 minutes of running.

Times from the final free practice session for the Rolex Belgian Grand Prix.

Today's team representatives press conference with Bruno Famin, Laurent Mekies, Frederic Vasseur and Alessandro Alunni Bravi.

A tough day on our side.

We concentrated on understanding tyre performance, and with half the circuit newly resurfaced, there was a lot to learn.

Compared to what we saw over the previous two years with this new generation of cars, the C2 seemed to be pretty competitive and could be a valid choice for the race.

This year we found a very different track compared to previous years due to the new asphalt.

We are losing time across the full speed range, rather than in specific corners, and the long run isn't where we need it to be either.

It's been a productive Friday, we just need to decide the correct set-up for the compromise between a potentially wet qualifying and a dry race.

We have a lot of data to run through, some comparisons to make to the other car and we go again tomorrow ready for a busy day on track.

Today has been a productive day of learning - this track never disappoints.

Naturally, you always want a good qualifying, but the race is our focus.

Alex was fairly happy straight away with the car and has a few areas he wants to improve for tomorrow.