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18th August 2014, 21:54 #1
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2014 Belgian GP Thread
Hoooooooorahh the summer break is coming to an end at last and this weekend see's the Belgium GP mark Round 12 of the season and gets us bored F1 fans going again.
It will be interesting to see the lay of the land after the break.
First things first though
1 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 202 2 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 191 3 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull 131 4 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 115 5 Valterri Bottas Williams 95 6 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 88 7 Nico Hulkenberg Force India 69 8 Jenson Button Mclaren 60 9 Felipe Massa Williams 40 10 Kevin Magnussen Mclaren 37 11 Sergio Perez Force India 29 12 Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari 27 13 Jean Eric Vergne Toro Rosso 11 14 Romain Grosjean Lotus 8 15 Danii Kyvat Toro Rosso 6 16 Jules Bianchi Marussia 2 17 Adrian Sutil Sauber 0 18 Marcus Ericcson Caterham 0 19 Pastor Maldonado Lotus 0 20 Esteban Gutierrez Sauber 0 21 Max Chilton Marussia 0 22 Kamui Kobayshi Caterham 0
1 Mercedes 393 2 Red Bull 219 3 Ferrari 142 4 Williams 135 5 Force India 98 6 Mclaren 97 7 Toro Rosso 17 8 Lotus 8 9 Marussia 2 10 Sauber 0 11 Caterham 0
2014 Belgian GP
44 Laps
Lap Record: 1:47:263 - Sebastian Vettel - Red Bull
Session Times - Local & (Uk -Sorry )
FP1: 10:00am-11:30 am - (9:00am - 10:30am)
FP 2: 14:00pm-15:30pm -(13:00pm-14:30pm)
FP3: 11:00am-12:00pm - (10:00am-11:00am)
Quali: 14:00pm - (13:00pm)
Race: 14:00pm - (13:00pm)
Previous Winners since 1990
1990: Ayrton Senna - Mclaren
1991: Ayrton Senna - Mclaren
1992: Michael Schumacher - Benetton
1993: Damon Hill - Williams
1994: Damon Hill - Williams
1995: Michael Schumacher - Benetton
1996: Michael Schumacher - Ferrari
1997: Michael Schumacher - Ferrari
1998: Damon Hill - Jordan
1999: David Coulthard - Mclaren
2000: Mika Hakkinen - Mclaren
2001: Michael Schumacher - Ferrari
2002: Michael Schumacher - Ferrari
2004: Kimi Raikkonen - Mclaren
2005: Kimi Raikkonen - Mclaren
2007: Kimi Raikkonen - Ferrari
2008: Felipe Massa - Ferrari
2009: Kimi Raikkonen - Ferrari
2010: Lewis Hamilton - Mclaren
2011: Sebastian Vettel - Red Bull
2012: Jenson Button - Mclaren
2013: Sebastian Vettel - Red Bull
Multiple Winners
Michael Schumacher - 6 wins
Ayrton Senna - 5 wins
Jim Clark - 4 wins
Kimi Raikkonen - 4 wins
Juan Manuel Fangio - 3 wins
Damon Hill - 3 wins
Alberto Ascari - 2 wins
Emerson Fittipaldi - 2 wins
Niki Lauda - 2 wins
Alain Prost - 2 wins
Sebastian Vettel - 2 wins
* So Kimi is the legend around here of drivers still driving, but hard to see much coming his way this year. IMO Schumi, Senna, Clark and Kimi are the true greats around here.
Ferrari - 16 wins
Mclaren - 14 wins
Lotus - 8 wins
Alfa Romeo - 4 wins * 2 pre F1
Williams - 4 wins
Mercedes - 3 wins
Bugatti - 3 wins * Pre F1
Benetton - 2 wins
Red Bull - 2 wins
Maserati - 2 wins * 1 pre F1
What price on anyone stopping Mercedes making it number 4 round here.
Anyway there we have it guys. 4 days until Practice begins and lets have some F1 chat which has been missing the last 2 weeks.
A classic circuit, albeit I still miss the old Bus stop. Lets hope the race lives up to the circuit.
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19th August 2014, 10:15 #2
Classic circuit indeed (Incidentaly I have been watching a Kimi lap from 2004/5 quite a few times in the last couple of weeks)
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19th August 2014, 10:20 #3
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As this race is on TV for a change I will record it and watch on the Sunday evening. Never has F1 been this exciting.
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19th August 2014, 11:11 #4
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I think the circuit has slightly lost an edge. I remember watching Schumacher's first win.
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19th August 2014, 19:02 #5
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I would agree, for me its the lack of gravel now. It is safer I know, but zooming through Eau Rouge flat/nearly flat with gravel either side was scary, inspiring, exciting and brilliant.
Now is just some white lines on a vast piece of tarmac. Same goes with Pouhon and BlancimontI still exist and still find the forum occasionally. Busy busy
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19th August 2014, 21:33 #6
Lack of gravel on most circuits has dumbed them down.
Safer? yes, but aren't these guys supposed to use their skill and judgement when going through a corner which has gravel traps? tarmac = mistakes are no longer punished...I can understand a bit of tarmac if there is a concrete wall or something really dangerous on an exit..Tito Vilanova = :champion:
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19th August 2014, 22:04 #7
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I like Spa, you know why.
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19th August 2014, 23:21 #9
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Hungary saw Kimi achieve his best finish of the season, so I'm hoping his result there is the start of a redemption. I think he has a chance of outrunning Alonso at Spa.
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