2010 Belgian Grand Prix - Live Thread

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Spa-Francorchamps

Race Date:	29 Aug 2010
Circuit Name:	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
Number of Laps:	44
Circuit Length:	7.004 km
Race Distance:		308.052 km
Lap Record:	1:45.108 - K Raikkonen (2004)	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium Saturday day weather Light Rain Shower Max: 14°C Min: 10°C Wind: WNW 14mph Sunday day weather Heavy Rain Max: 12°C Min: 7°C Wind: W 17mph Monday day weather Light Rain Shower Max: 14°C Min: 9°C Wind: NW 17mph

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Pray for Rain!

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2010 FORMULA 1 BELGIAN GRAND PRIX

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Time/Retired	Gap	Laps
1	8	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	1:49.032		25
2	14	Adrian Sutil	Force India-Mercedes	1:49.157	0.125	17
3	2	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren-Mercedes	1:49.248	0.216	14
4	11	Robert Kubica	Renault	1:49.282	0.250	20
5	7	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	1:49.588	0.556	23
6	5	Sebastian Vettel	RBR-Renault	1:49.689	0.657	19
7	1	Jenson Button	McLaren-Mercedes	1:49.755	0.723	20
8	22	Pedro de la Rosa	BMW Sauber-Ferrari	1:50.081	1.049	27
9	9	Rubens Barrichello	Williams-Cosworth	1:50.128	1.096	22
10	23	Kamui Kobayashi	BMW Sauber-Ferrari	1:50.200	1.168	24
11	12	Vitaly Petrov	Renault	1:50.251	1.219	24
12	3	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes GP	1:50.341	1.309	23
13	4	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes GP	1:50.382	1.350	21
14	17	Jaime Alguersuari	STR-Ferrari	1:50.682	1.650	25
15	10	Nico Hulkenberg	Williams-Cosworth	1:50.831	1.799	20
16	15	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Force India-Mercedes	1:51.520	2.488	17
17	16	Sebastien Buemi	STR-Ferrari	1:51.523	2.491	25
18	6	Mark Webber	RBR-Renault	1:51.636	2.604	19
19	19	Heikki Kovalainen	Lotus-Cosworth	1:53.480	4.448	15
20	18	Jarno Trulli	Lotus-Cosworth	1:53.639	4.607	21
21	25	Lucas di Grassi	Virgin-Cosworth	1:54.325	5.293	17
22	21	Bruno Senna	HRT-Cosworth	1:55.751	6.719	24
23	20	Sakon Yamamoto	HRT-Cosworth	1:56.039	7.007	21
24	24	Timo Glock	Virgin-Cosworth	2:03.179	14.147	3

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looks like ya won't have to pray tooo hard...

[Frantzie]

It is Spa - you don’t need to pray for rain. It will rain at least somewhere on the course.

Vettel Vettel Vettel!

[Son of Redleg]

Red Bull not looking too good today. Hope they do better in qualifying.

I like Webber, he’s not bad for a number 2 driver.

[Frantzie]

Webber has done an incredible job. The guy is really too big for an F1 car so that is his first strike. Vettel is the child prodigy and baby schumi - with amazing talent. Webber just got in there and shcoked everyone.

I wonder if Webber will be there next year. I thought Red Bull had already signed Kimi last year for the seat. Obviously we never know until the end of this year.

I like Alonso too. I knew he would be a great when he first started at Minardi. Youngest champion and youngest double champion.

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Vettel Vettel Vettel!

I think this is not the track for Red Bull. May have something to do with the stronger floor they now run.....

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2010 FORMULA 1 BELGIAN GRAND PRIX

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Laps
1	6	Mark Webber	RBR-Renault	1:57.352	1:47.253	1:45.778	21
2	2	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren-Mercedes	1:56.706	1:46.211	1:45.863	18
3	11	Robert Kubica	Renault	1:56.041	1:47.320	1:46.100	19
4	5	Sebastian Vettel	RBR-Renault	1:58.487	1:47.245	1:46.127	23
5	1	Jenson Button	McLaren-Mercedes	1:57.981	1:46.790	1:46.206	18
6	7	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	1:58.323	1:47.322	1:46.314	20
7	9	Rubens Barrichello	Williams-Cosworth	1:55.757	1:47.797	1:46.602	19
8	14	Adrian Sutil	Force India-Mercedes	1:58.730	1:47.292	1:46.659	18
9	10	Nico Hulkenberg	Williams-Cosworth	1:55.442	1:47.821	1:47.053	20
10	8	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	1:57.023	1:47.544	1:47.441	21
11	3	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes GP	1:56.313	1:47.874		16
12	4	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes GP	1:54.826	1:47.885		16
13	17	Jaime Alguersuari	STR-Ferrari	1:58.944	1:48.267		17
14	15	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Force India-Mercedes	2:01.102	1:48.680		14
15	16	Sebastien Buemi	STR-Ferrari	2:00.386	1:49.209		16
16	19	Heikki Kovalainen	Lotus-Cosworth	2:01.343	1:50.980		12
17	24	Timo Glock	Virgin-Cosworth	2:01.316	1:52.049		16
18	18	Jarno Trulli	Lotus-Cosworth	2:01.491			9
19	23	Kamui Kobayashi	BMW Sauber-Ferrari	2:02.284			6
20	21	Bruno Senna	HRT-Cosworth	2:03.612			7
21	20	Sakon Yamamoto	HRT-Cosworth	2:03.941			8
22	22	Pedro de la Rosa	BMW Sauber-Ferrari	2:05.294			6
23	25	Lucas di Grassi	Virgin-Cosworth	2:18.754			5
24	12	Vitaly Petrov	Renault	No time			1

[Son of Redleg]

Looks like it is a good track for Red Bull, I think they were saving their engines for qualifying.

Fantastic job by Mark!

[Lockbox]

Mark is on the pole but with a very small margin which is typical for a high speed track and Red Bull. Red Bull had Ferrari by over a second in qualifying at Budapest, Germany was very close, was 8 tens over Ferrari at the British GP, out qualified at Canada and 3 tens at Monaco. Red Bull won Monaco, British, Budapest (tight tracks) and did not win Turkey, Canada, Germany (high speed tracks). So the Red Bull is a great tight track car but does not have a tremendous advantage on the long, high speed tracks. Of course the lower HP Renault engine is one aspect along with the higher down force of the Red Bull.

So we now have a high speed track and the chance of rain, so this will be interesting.

Don't get me wrong, I think it would be great for Mark and Red Bull to win the championship. It's just interesting how they keep shooting themselves in the foot.

[Son of Redleg]

You are spot on Lockbox, and Red Bull do have a habit of doing themselves in. The engine HP is a factor but they sure have got the aerodynamics.

Today the light rain during Q3 was what allowed Mark to hold pole position. Rain, safety cars, tire choices, etc - tomorrow will be interesting indeed!

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Mercedes motorsport vice president Norbert Haug has admitted that he would have liked to have worked with Red Bull in 2010 had it not been for the German company's engine supply contract with McLaren. Full story: speedtv.com

Meanwhile, Force India have denied a report that they are to change engine suppliers from Mercedes to Renault in 2011. Full story: espnf1.com

Red Bull have passed the latest front wing deflection tests after Mark Webber's car was examined in the wake of Friday's practice at the Belgian Grand Prix. Full story: autosport.com

F1 team managers have discussed the possibility of spending four of their 15 pre-season testing days in Bahrain ahead of the 2011 season-opener at the circuit on 13 March. Full story: Auto Motor und Sport (in German)

Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel has promised to give team-mate Webber a gift for his 34th birthday. But German Vettel said he would only stretch to giving the Australian some of the complimentary shampoo from his hotel. Full story: Daily Telegraph

McLaren's Jenson Button has described the approach to Eau Rouge at Spa as "Formula 1's version of chicken". The defending world champion said: "It's going to be a case of how stupid you can be rather than how brave." Full story: The Sun

Wondering how the drivers spent their mid-season summer break? Renault's Robert Kubica took to two wheels and went cycling round Monaco and Tuscany, Button completed the London Triathlon in a very creditable two hours 14 minutes and his McLaren team-mate Lewis Hamilton soaked up the rays in Hawaii and Miami. (The Independent)

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Position	Country	Driver	Team	Points
1	Great Britain	L Hamilton	McLaren	182
2	Australia	M Webber	Red Bull	179
3	Germany	S Vettel	Red Bull	151
4	Great Britain	J Button	McLaren	147
5	Spain	F Alonso	Ferrari	141
6	Brazil	F Massa	Ferrari	109
7	Poland	R Kubica	Renault	104
8	Germany	N Rosberg	Mercedes	102
9	Germany	A Sutil	Force India	45
10	Germany	M Schumacher	Mercedes	44
11	Brazil	R Barrichello	Williams	30
12	Japan	K Kobayashi	BMW Sauber	21
13	Russia	V Petrov	Renault	19
14	Italy	V Liuzzi	Force India	12
15	Germany	N Hulkenberg	Williams	10
16	Switzerland	S Buemi	Toro Rosso	7
17	Spain	P de la Rosa	BMW Sauber	6
18	Spain	J Alguersuari	Toro Rosso	4
19	Germany	T Glock	Virgin	0
20	Finland	H Kovalainen	Lotus	0
21	Brazil	L di Grassi	Virgin	0
22	Italy	J Trulli	Lotus	0
23	Brazil	B Senna	Hispania	0
24	Japan	S Yamamoto	Hispania	0