2010 Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix

[phil1993]

Rosberg has set his car up for a wet race, MSC towards dry race

[Zack]

Spoiler:

Amazing shot!

[phil1993]

Grid:

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1  	Aus  	Mark Webber  	6  	Red Bull-Renault  	1:45.778
2 	GB 	Lewis Hamilton 	2 	McLaren-Mercedes 	1:45.863
3 	Pol 	Robert Kubica 	11 	Renault 	1:46.100
4 	Ger 	Sebastian Vettel 	5 	Red Bull-Renault 	1:46.127
5 	GB 	Jenson Button 	1 	McLaren-Mercedes 	1:46.206
6 	Brz 	Felipe Massa 	7 	Ferrari 	1:46.314
7 	Brz 	Rubens Barrichello 	9 	Williams-Cosworth 	1:46.602
8 	Ger 	Adrian Sutil 	14 	Force India-Mercedes 	1:46.659
9 	Ger 	Nico Hulkenberg 	10 	Williams-Cosworth 	1:47.053
10 	Spa 	Fernando Alonso 	8 	Ferrari 	1:47.441
11 	Spa 	Jaime Alguersuari 	17 	Toro Rosso-Ferrari 	1:48.267
12 	Ita 	Vitantonio Liuzzi 	15 	Force India-Mercedes 	1:48.680
13 	Swi 	Sebastien Buemi 	16 	Toro Rosso-Ferrari 	1:49.209
14 	Fin 	Heikki Kovalainen 	19 	Lotus-Cosworth 	1:50.980
15 	Ita 	Jarno Trulli 	18 	Lotus-Cosworth 	2:01.491
16 	Ger 	Nico Rosberg 	4 	Mercedes GP 	1:47.885
17 	Jpn 	Kamui Kobayashi 	23 	BMW Sauber-Ferrari 	2:02.284
18 	Brz 	Bruno Senna 	21 	Hispania-Cosworth 	2:03.612
19 	Jpn 	Sakon Yamamoto 	20 	Hispania-Cosworth 	2:03.941
20 	Ger 	Timo Glock 	24 	Virgin-Cosworth 	1:52.049
21 	Ger 	Michael Schumacher 	3 	Mercedes GP 	1:47.874
22 	Spa 	Pedro de la Rosa 	22 	BMW Sauber-Ferrari 	2:05.294
23 	Brz 	Lucas di Grassi 	25 	Virgin-Cosworth 	2:18.754
24 	Rus 	Vitaly Petrov 	12 	Renault 	No time

[Wolfie]

Signor Turrini's thoughts after qualification:

Alonso's sad Saturday

Published by Leo Turrini Sat, 28/08/2010 - 15:46

I'm going to make a personal set for once. I think that tomorrow Alonso has the opportunity to prove those wrong, who on this blog think that he is an overrated driver, especially in comparison with his predecessors (Schumacher and Kimi). Let me explain. It's well known that in Belgium you can win even from behind. Still 10th in qualifying is a disaster and the comparison between Fernando's and Hamilton's last attempt is embarrassing. Come on...

1) El Banco said in the chat after qualifying that he blamed the defeat on a number of different circumstances, the crazy weather, tyres, etc.. From a human point of view I understand. But excuses are pathetic.

2) Massa, who sank the captain with a stopwatch in his hand, was more blunt. Felipe said: the truth is that on the dry McLaren and Red Bull serve us beer. From the tap maybe.

3) Massa has also pointed out that if he would be ahead of Fernando tomorrow, he would do anything to keep him behind. I don't know whether to laugh or to cry.

4) Hats off to the Kangaroo. Webber apparently feels he has the opportunity of a lifetime at hand. If he continues to not make mistakes then in the end he will make it.

5) If we talk about 'only' drivers, then the Black (Hamilton) made a huge impression on me. Kubica sucked out all the blood from the yellow turnip Renault, which is not a missile.

6) The old German uncle was less embarrassing than normally. 11th with the Mercedes is decent. Does it make sense that it's such a hard work to keep up with Hulkenberg?

7) This Grand Prix is the classic lottery. Just a sudden pour of rain changes the situation.

8) Because of this Alonso could make it. It's pretty sad though that a driver who has never been on this circuit was better than him. Perhaps it's just a coincidence and of course it's forbidden to discredit him.

9) I understand less and less Vettel to be honest.

10) I say goodbye to you because I have to write for the newspapers.

Take care.

[alex1369]

heh at GP3 before puhon bone dry, after puhon rivers on track, mann crazy wheather - and thats why we love Spa (it always has a surprise after each turn)

beautiful pic phill, its already on my desktop

[iceman1]

Alonso and Pedro

[saif]

Alonso and Pedro
http://i49kfg.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p ... jpg?psid=1

[iceman1]

Buemi got a Penalty for Blocking Rosberg

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http://www.fia.com/EN-GB/MEDIACENTRE/F1_MEDIA/Documents/bel-document-31.pdf

[JoostLamers]

Whitmarsh says that if his drivers were on fresh soft tyres on their first run in Q3 pole was very much possible

[JoostLamers]

Webber already admits his loss at the first corner: "The race won't be decided in the first corner"

[[FIN]SpeedFreak]

It's gonna be quite close battle from victory between Webo and Hamilton... Well to me it's all the same which of those two drivers wins, as long as Alonso doesn't win it.

Spoiler:

Thanks, that's my new wallpaper!

[phil1993]

One key point for tomorrow could be that in conditions when it was getting wetter or on a drying track, the McLarens - Hamilton in particular - were very fast...

[phil1993]

Amended grid:

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Pos Driver                Team
 1. Mark Webber           Red Bull-Renault
 2. Lewis Hamilton        McLaren-Mercedes
 3. Robert Kubica         Renault
 4. Sebastian Vettel      Red Bull-Renault
 5. Jenson Button         McLaren-Mercedes
 6. Felipe Massa          Ferrari
 7. Rubens Barrichello    Williams-Cosworth
 8. Adrian Sutil          Force India-Mercedes
 9. Nico Hulkenberg       Williams-Cosworth
10. Fernando Alonso       Ferrari
11. Jaime Alguersuari     Toro Rosso-Ferrari
12. Vitantonio Liuzzi     Force India-Mercedes
13. Heikki Kovalainen     Lotus-Cosworth
14. Nico Rosberg          Mercedes              *
15. Jarno Trulli          Lotus-Cosworth
16. Sebastien Buemi       Toro Rosso-Ferrari    **
17. Kamui Kobayashi       Sauber-Ferrari
18. Bruno Senna           HRT-Cosworth
19. Sakon Yamamoto        HRT-Cosworth
20. Timo Glock            Virgin-Cosworth       ***
21. Michael Schumacher    Mercedes              ****
22. Pedro de la Rosa      Sauber-Ferrari
23. Lucas di Grassi       Virgin-Cosworth
24. Vitaly Petrov         Renault

*   Five-place penalty for gearbox change
**  Three-place penalty for impeding Rosberg
*** Five-place penalty for impeding Yamamoto
*** 10-place penalty for Barrichello incident in Hungary

[Ferrariman60]

I just have to say poor ol' Petrov. Not even half a lap before he binned it.

[alex1369]

well the 1st year is always tough - no matter witch motorsport - ask Raikkonen for WRC
he probably rolled it more time than he won F1 races