doubleonothing Posted 23 August, 2013 Share Posted 23 August, 2013 Always one of my favourite raves. And it's a BBC one. FP1 currently live on BBC2. Really must get over to Spa at some point, but as I did Silverstone this year it wasn't going to be this year! Have the usual suspects from here made their trip across? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DG Posted 23 August, 2013 Share Posted 23 August, 2013 Went last year and got very burnt (went Saturday and Sunday, not Friday when it rained apparently?) wasn't expecting hot weather! Shame about Grosjean ruining the race but the place itself is fantastic, plenty of viewing spaces on general admission but next time i'd think about treating myself to a grandstand seat, all those hills take a toll. Went to Silverstone this year and that was meh by comparison (perhaps unfair, what other track could compare?), off to Monza in a few weeks, really looking forward to that. ----- About the race though, more tyre troubles, i really wish they (Bernie, Pirelli, whoever) would bin the whole pursuit of **** tyres = exciting racing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lighthouse Posted 24 August, 2013 Share Posted 24 August, 2013 Not going this year, work stops play. Gutted. Red Bull looking good for race pace in practice, Lotus pretty decent too but Raikkonen is pretty crap on Saturday afternoons. Merc off the pace so far but they often are in practice sessions, could just be sand bagging. Oh and McLaren are still dreadful. There is rain forecast for this afternoon though, so it could affect qualy. Incidentally, Grosjean has raced here twice before and never made it past turn 3 without crashing into a British driver. Lets hope he can change that this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DG Posted 24 August, 2013 Share Posted 24 August, 2013 Love a bit of rain in qualy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lighthouse Posted 24 August, 2013 Share Posted 24 August, 2013 THAT is why F1 needs Spa. More excitement in a 10 minute Q3 session than we had in 5 years of racing at Valencia. If only it had rained for a minute longer, Di Resta would have pole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doubleonothing Posted 25 August, 2013 Author Share Posted 25 August, 2013 LIVE on BBC1 now. Always a favourite race of mine. Don't think anything will top Spa 98 or Hakkinen's overtake on Schmacher round either side of Zonta on the run down to les Combes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DG Posted 25 August, 2013 Share Posted 25 August, 2013 Greenpeace @Greenpeace 3m We’re exposing @Shellmotorsport’s dirty Arctic oil plans at the #F1 #BelgianGP Sign now at http://www.savethearctic.org #FormulaShell Shoot the ****s off the grandstand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DG Posted 25 August, 2013 Share Posted 25 August, 2013 Webber's car broken, shock horror. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DG Posted 25 August, 2013 Share Posted 25 August, 2013 So the race lasted a few laps. Oh well. *raindance* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DG Posted 25 August, 2013 Share Posted 25 August, 2013 FIA doing their best to ban all overtaking. Joke penalty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doubleonothing Posted 25 August, 2013 Author Share Posted 25 August, 2013 Greenpeace e getting zero TV coverage. Evidently forgot that Bernie controls the TV feed. Though he's probably more concerned that they didn't pay for a ticket or advertising space. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doubleonothing Posted 25 August, 2013 Author Share Posted 25 August, 2013 FIA doing their best to ban all overtaking. Joke penalty. Yup. The place was lost. Gross jean should have known when to give up. Hamilton was told not to hurt his feelings when he overtook him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DG Posted 25 August, 2013 Share Posted 25 August, 2013 Glad to see Alonso looking fast, the only decent challenger to Vettel imo. Some decent battles down the midfield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DG Posted 25 August, 2013 Share Posted 25 August, 2013 Not Kimi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DG Posted 25 August, 2013 Share Posted 25 August, 2013 Who saw that coming a mile off, come on SC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DG Posted 25 August, 2013 Share Posted 25 August, 2013 The sport really needs Kimi in that Red Bull next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doubleonothing Posted 25 August, 2013 Author Share Posted 25 August, 2013 Not the greatest race at Spa to be honest. Kimi in the red bull would be good. Though back in a decent Ferrari would be OK as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lighthouse Posted 25 August, 2013 Share Posted 25 August, 2013 Hardly classic Spa. Makes me not feel so sad that I couldn't go this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Garrett Posted 25 August, 2013 Share Posted 25 August, 2013 Just sitting in a restaurant in Stavelot out here in Belgium, was a decent race, but not a classic. Had a great day on Friday walked round the whole circuit, my first ever f1 race and couldn't quite get over how fast and how loud the cars are,, and also how steep eau rouge is! Quite a stunning place! Qualifying was awesome yesterday, we all thought that Di Resta had knicked it and then unfortunately the red bulls got in above him. A superb weekend though would highly recommend it, was sat at the final chicane/pit entrance, and it was quite action packed down there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Channon's Windmill Posted 26 August, 2013 Share Posted 26 August, 2013 Terrible race in terms of keeping the championship alive. Praying that Vettel gets some DNFs to make it slightly interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lighthouse Posted 26 August, 2013 Share Posted 26 August, 2013 Terrible race in terms of keeping the championship alive. Praying that Vettel gets some DNFs to make it slightly interesting. The Championship is over. If anything I think the gap is only going to stretch over the rest of the season. I'm just hoping Ferrari, McLaren, Mercedes and Lotus get their act together for next season. Vettel winning the next 5 World Championships would be quite dull. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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