Lewis Hamilton crash: Mercedes issue update on Belgian Grand Prix qualifying hopes after practice off

Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Lewis Hamilton's hopes of taking part in qualifying for the Belgian Grand Prix hang in the balance after he suffered a high-speed crash in final practice. open image in gallery Hamilton went off on the entry to Turn 12 open image in gallery Hamilton's car suffered extensive damage to the front and left sides open image in gallery The team had roughly three hours to fix the damage "We will be replacing both front corners, nose, barge boards and floor on Lewis' car," a tweet from Mercedes read. Hamilton holds a commanding 62-point lead over team-mate Valtteri Bottas in the championship, but he will be forced to start at the back of the grid for Sunday's race if he fails to post a time in qualifying. Final TImes after Third Practice: 1 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1min 44.206secs 2 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 1:44.657 3 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes GP 1:44.703 4 Daniel Ricciardo Renault 1:44.974 5 Max Verstappen Red Bull 1:45.312 6 Sergio Perez Racing Point 1:45.521 7 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes GP 1:45.566 8 Kimi Raikkonen Alfa Romeo Racing 1:45.659 9 Antonio Giovinazzi Alfa Romeo Racing 1:45.688 10 Pierre Gasly Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:45.752 11 Romain Grosjean Haas F1 1:45.806 12 Nico Hulkenberg Renault 1:45.855 13 Kevin Magnussen Haas F1 1:46.004 14 Carlos Sainz McLaren 1:46.017 15 Lando Norris McLaren 1:46.270 16 Lance Stroll Racing Point 1:46.379 17 Daniil Kvyat Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:46.642 18 George Russell Williams 1:47.858 19 Robert Kubica Williams 1:48.350 20 Alexander Albon Red Bull 1:50.681 PA