Press conference schedule for 2018 Belgian Grand Prix

The FIA has announced the names of who will be speaking in the usual Thursday and Friday press conferences in Belgium. Drivers face the press on Thursday, while team bosses, technical directors and engineers jump behind the microphones on Friday, in between the two opening practice sessions.

On Thursday, we will see Fernando Alonso (McLaren), Pierre Gasly (Toro Rosso), Daniel Ricciardo (Red Bull) and Carlos Sainz (Renault) in the first part of the conference. In the second part, the drivers facing the media will be Marcus Ericcson (Sauber), Lance Stroll (Williams), Stoffel Vandoorne (McLaren) and Max Verstappen (Red Bull)

Following the running on Friday, personnel from the teams will sit in the conference room. This time around, it's Cyril Abiteboul (Renault), Gil de Ferran (McLaren) and Christian Horner (Red Bull) in the first part and Otmar Szafnauer (Force India), Franz Tost (Toro Rosso) and Claire Williams (Williams) in the second part. After qualifying and the race, there will be a further press conference for the drivers who finish in the top three of both sessions.