2010 Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix

[UltimateBMW]

P1 results, Alonso 1st, Hamilton 2nd, Kubica 3rd, Vettel 4th.

I like seeing Hamilton back near the top. Hopefully if the rain pursues into Sunday we could see a pretty interesting race.

Jensen was in 6th with Sutil in 5th.

[SonnyJack]

Originally Posted by UltimateBMW

P1 results, Alonso 1st, Hamilton 2nd, Kubica 3rd, Vettel 4th.

I like seeing Hamilton back near the top. Hopefully if the rain pursues into Sunday we could see a pretty interesting race.

Jensen was in 6th with Sutil in 5th.

Did the track ever completely dry out?

[escobar929]

if there is rain, the chances of LH wining become greater, he's so good in the rain

[UltimateBMW]

P2

Rain dried up.

1. Alonso 1m 49.032s
2. Sutil 1m 49.157s
3. Hamilton 1m 49.248s
4. Kubica 1m 49.282s
5. Massa 1m 49.588s
6. Vettel 1m 49.689s
7. Button 1m 49.755s


That spread is tight. This race should absolutely blow the Hungary GP out of the water. Look at Sutil man. What a showing.

[escobar929]

wow, big gap btwn alonso and vettel. thought the front 4 (in the championship) would be closer together

man, go sutil go!!!!!!!

[SonnyJack]

Originally Posted by escobar929

wow, big gap btwn alonso and vettel. thought the front 4 (in the championship) would be closer together

man, go sutil go!!!!!!!

I don't think the RBR duo is best suited for this track. SPA requires flat out speed as shown by Sutil's showing. At least so far. Hopefully he can qualify as well as he practiced today.

GF did quite well the last time here so hopefully Sutil can stay out of trouble and match that accomplishment.

[E90SLAM]

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[escobar929]

Originally Posted by SonnyJack

I don't think the RBR duo is best suited for this track. SPA requires flat out speed as shown by Sutil's showing. At least so far. Hopefully he can qualify as well as he practiced today.

GF did quite well the last time here so hopefully Sutil can stay out of trouble and match that accomplishment.

very true but Vettel usually does a good job a making it up during the turn but you are right that SPA isnt the best for you if you are not fast on the straights

[E90SLAM]

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[UltimateBMW]

These pictures are fantastic. One of them is going up as my desktop wallpaper.

Decisions, decisions...

[UltimateBMW]

Ruben's car says "300 Grands Prix" on it. I wonder if that is a typ-o? X.x

[bluefly]

Great pics... really looking forward to this race!

[E90SLAM]

Originally Posted by UltimateBMW

Ruben's car says "300 Grands Prix" on it. I wonder if that is a typ-o? X.x

he's an old man....and this is his 300th F1 races...

[E90SLAM]

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[E90SLAM]

Qualifying Results (Before Grid penalties)

Times
01 Mark Webber RBR-Renault 1:45.778
02 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:45.863
03 Robert Kubica Renault 1:46.100
04 Sebastian Vettel RBR-Renault 1:46.127
05 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1:46.206
06 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:46.314
07 Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 1:46.602
08 Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 1:46.659
09 Nico Hulkenberg Williams-Cosworth 1:47.053
10 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:47.441
11 Michael Schumacher Mercedes GP 1:47.874
12 Nico Rosberg Mercedes GP 1:47.885
13 Jaime Alguersuari STR-Ferrari 1:48.267
14 Vitantonio Liuzzi Force India-Mercedes 1:48.680
15 Sebastien Buemi STR-Ferrari 1:49.209
16 Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Cosworth 1:50.980
17 Timo Glock Virgin-Cosworth 1:52.049
18 Jarno Trulli Lotus-Cosworth 2:01.491
19 Kamui Kobayashi BMW Sauber-Ferrari 2:02.284
20 Bruno Senna HRT-Cosworth 2:03.612
21 Sakon Yamamoto HRT-Cosworth 2:03.941
22 Pedro de la Rosa BMW Sauber-Ferrari 2:05.294
23 Lucas di Grassi Virgin-Cosworth 2:18.754
24 Vitaly Petrov Renault No time

[SonnyJack]

Originally Posted by E90SLAM

Qualifying Results (Before Grid penalties)

Times
01 Mark Webber RBR-Renault 1:45.778
02 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:45.863
03 Robert Kubica Renault 1:46.100
04 Sebastian Vettel RBR-Renault 1:46.127
05 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1:46.206
06 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:46.314
07 Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 1:46.602
08 Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 1:46.659
09 Nico Hulkenberg Williams-Cosworth 1:47.053
10 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:47.441
11 Michael Schumacher Mercedes GP 1:47.874
12 Nico Rosberg Mercedes GP 1:47.885
13 Jaime Alguersuari STR-Ferrari 1:48.267
14 Vitantonio Liuzzi Force India-Mercedes 1:48.680
15 Sebastien Buemi STR-Ferrari 1:49.209
16 Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Cosworth 1:50.980
17 Timo Glock Virgin-Cosworth 1:52.049
18 Jarno Trulli Lotus-Cosworth 2:01.491
19 Kamui Kobayashi BMW Sauber-Ferrari 2:02.284
20 Bruno Senna HRT-Cosworth 2:03.612
21 Sakon Yamamoto HRT-Cosworth 2:03.941
22 Pedro de la Rosa BMW Sauber-Ferrari 2:05.294
23 Lucas di Grassi Virgin-Cosworth 2:18.754
24 Vitaly Petrov Renault No time

So, of the top drivers, only FA was affected by the rain? What happened?

[E90SLAM]

Grid penalties:

- MSC: Ten-Spot Grid Penalty
- ROS: Five-Spot Grid penalty for gear box change
- GLO: Five-Spot Grid Penalty for impeding a rival driver during Q1

[UltimateBMW]

More than satisfied with a 2nd place start for Hamilton. Tomorrows race will be down right serious.

This was probably the 2nd most interesting qualifying of the series also. The early rain and crashes just sent all the teams into a frenzy to get dry times in. Vettel almost got caught out in Q1.

[escobar929]

yea, this was a great qualifying session. I thought LH did a fantastic job all day, so did Button but not a great Q3. They both set great laps in Q1 so they didnt have to go back out when all the craziness went down. Then LH sets that great time in Q3, regardless of rain of turn 1, which he said cost him 0.3 sec

The start is going to be a nail bitter, both Webber and LH are very aggressive to say the least. LH shouldnt get too aggressive cause w/ the pace he can set, he should be able to overtake by pit strategy

[UltimateBMW]

Btw, I hate it when they don't allocate enough TV air time to cover the press conferences. It can't be that hard to hold and extra 30 minutes and then just fill it with filler if it isn't necessary. Highlight some sponsors or something to fill it. It would be worth being able to see everything consistently.

[E90SLAM]

Bad Luck for Button, but I disagree that'll be a drive-through penalty for Vettel....it was just an unfortunate racing incident, nothing more than some drivers gone wide and lost control and collects some other cars...

[E90SLAM]

another great race from Spa!!!