2008 FORMULA 1 Belgian Grand Prix

Who will win the 2008 FORMULA 1 Belgian Grand Prix ?

Poll ended at 07 Sep 2008, 15:34

Lewis Hamilton
22
25%
Felipe Massa
29
33%
Kimi Räikkönen
27
31%
Robert Kubica
5
6%
Heikki Kovalainen
0
No votes
Nick Heidfeld
2
2%
Jarno Trulli
1
1%
Fernando Alonso
1
1%
Mark Webber
0
No votes
Timo Glock
0
No votes
 
Total votes: 87

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Re: 2008 FORMULA 1 Belgian Grand Prix

Post by JoostLamers » 29 Aug 2008, 21:06

The weather is changing here.. This weekend will be summer, but after then it's getting worse every day, with on the wednesday 60% rain chance, I will keep you up to date. Put the intermediates on your cars :p I think

EDIT: Thursday: cloudy with showers, 17 degrees

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Re: 2008 FORMULA 1 Belgian Grand Prix

Post by Fergie1 » 29 Aug 2008, 21:24

shail69 wrote:but still they were slower than the ferrari and dont forget about kimi's exhaust.
They were slower being as the fact they were for the majority of the race they were stuck behind the mid-field.

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Re: 2008 FORMULA 1 Belgian Grand Prix

Post by iceman1 » 30 Aug 2008, 09:36

Massa is definitely more hungrier for a WDC than Kimi is for a repeat , I think Kimi needs more than just a win at Spa - he needs Massa to score low or not at all in order to have much chance of being the driver that Ferrari back.

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Re: 2008 FORMULA 1 Belgian Grand Prix

Post by ScuderiaFan » 30 Aug 2008, 10:35

if there is no surprise .. the scuderia will score anather victory on Spa .. i'd rather hve Massa on kimi .. because he's hungry for the championchip morethan Kimi .. although Kimi's wining will make the race for the title more exciting .. Go scuderia
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Re: 2008 FORMULA 1 Belgian Grand Prix

Post by blizzard » 30 Aug 2008, 10:54

It´s september this time, in the past we even had bad weather when Spa took place in late August. So i have no doubt, that it will rain at least once during the weekend.

If it rains Hamilton will take another big win, because the only person who could challenge him is in the wrong car.

If it´s dry on Sunday and Qualifying went pretty normal, it will be a close fight between Hamilton and Massa.

I expect Kimi to be in the middle of nowhere once again. 5th or 6th in qualifying and 3rd or 4th in the race, at best.
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Re: 2008 FORMULA 1 Belgian Grand Prix

Post by Arrows_F1 » 30 Aug 2008, 11:13

If Kimi has a good qualifying then will be strong in the race and i think it will be a Ferrari 1-2 as it was last yaer. However, Hamilton is also on the move. If there's rain it will be an easy win for him.
And always look at the mid-field teams. One of them will strike back. I'm expecting Williams or Red Bull, if they have reliable cars.

A little prediction for a dry race:

1/Kimi 2/Massa 3/Hamilton 4/Kubica 5/Kovalainen 6/Rosberg or Nakajima 7/Webber, maybe Coulthard 8/Heidfeld
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Re: 2008 FORMULA 1 Belgian Grand Prix

Post by RoCkSt@R » 30 Aug 2008, 12:05

iceman1 wrote:I think Ferrari's race speed will be affected by their engine issues.
I hope not..

I have no idea whats going on in Maranello, but seriously they need to get there act together.

Ferrari's Reliability issues is getting scary and it is a main factor for wining, not only for the drivers but of course for the constructors championship.

As for Kimi.. ohhh Kimi, I don't know whats hes deal is, but not because I'm a fan of him but lets face it the guy had some tough luck lately.. from a damaged exhaust pipe, to an McLaren running on his behind to an engine failure and the list goes on. I'm not denying that his performance is declining lately but I believe that he will fight back at Spa :D
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Re: 2008 FORMULA 1 Belgian Grand Prix

Post by sejtur » 30 Aug 2008, 14:59

Kimi is still the best driver, he just couldnt get it right the latest races, helped by bad luck. And his quali was better than Massa's concerning fuel load. And yes kimi is hungry, he wants to get over the bad stuff, and be a champion again.

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Re: 2008 FORMULA 1 Belgian Grand Prix

Post by ScuderiaFan » 30 Aug 2008, 20:02

man .. really can't wait for 2 upcoming races .. love Spa so much and it was the fist race i watched .. i remember 1996 when schumi won that race .. since that time i became a manic fan for the scuderia .. Go Scuderia
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Re: 2008 FORMULA 1 Belgian Grand Prix

Post by scermat » 30 Aug 2008, 21:46

this is kimis track. if he doesnt win here they i'm afraid he might as well just go rallying before the end of this season.
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Re: 2008 FORMULA 1 Belgian Grand Prix

Post by iceman1 » 30 Aug 2008, 21:52

scermat wrote:this is kimis track. if he doesnt win here they i'm afraid he might as well just go rallying before the end of this season.
If that is the case, it would be better for Ferrari to have Massa as world champion on the books than a retired one. coz the marketing would be easier :roll::

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Re: 2008 FORMULA 1 Belgian Grand Prix

Post by TwistedArmco » 30 Aug 2008, 22:06

iceman1 wrote:
scermat wrote:this is kimis track. if he doesnt win here they i'm afraid he might as well just go rallying before the end of this season.
If that is the case, it would be better for Ferrari to have Massa as world champion on the books than a retired one. coz the marketing would be easier :roll::
Yeah, Toyota would give millions for him then.. :)
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Re: 2008 FORMULA 1 Belgian Grand Prix

Post by Dark Templar » 31 Aug 2008, 21:49

i don't think that Kimi will win, rather Massa but i wish Robert win ;d

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Re: 2008 FORMULA 1 Belgian Grand Prix

Post by Fergie1 » 01 Sep 2008, 01:23

THEY ARE GOING TO KILL SPA!!!
http://translate.google.com/translate?u ... auto&tl=en
THEY CAN'T KILL THE CLASSIC TRACK. F**K THE FIA.

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Re: 2008 FORMULA 1 Belgian Grand Prix

Post by coup » 01 Sep 2008, 08:02

Fergie1 wrote:THEY ARE GOING TO KILL SPA!!!
http://translate.google.com/translate?u ... auto&tl=en
THEY CAN'T KILL THE CLASSIC TRACK. F**K THE FIA.
is this definitely happening?
The fia can't be THAT stupid, can they? ruin one of the best tracks on the calender?

I really hope not :pray:
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