2011 Formula 1 Shell Belgian Grand Prix

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I know, I meant it's them who asked for it, why? Don't use it :2c:
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For their own well being and the well being of those around them. It's not as easy as just choosing to not use it. To be safe, you should just disable it completely, rather than trust the drivers to not use it.
 
Peter.
For their own well being and the well being of those around them. It's not as easy as just choosing to not use it. To be safe, you should just disable it completely, rather than trust the drivers to not use it.
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That's fine, I'd be curious to know the names of the drivers involved though. :lol:

Long ago journalists gathered at the Eau-Rouge to check who kept his foot slammed on the throttle...
 
So happy F1 is back after the mid season break.
Spa is a favourite track of mine even if Eau Rouge has lost a bit of its mystique. Nowadays it's pretty much another turn sadly, I remember when I started watching F1 (early 80's) it really sorted the men out from the boys.

Anyway it will be interesting to see how the top teams perform after the enforced "break".

Cheers Shaun.
 
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Well I thought it was long long ago but actually it was just 2005 when Jacques Villeneuve did this unbelievable save, you'll all know about it, every time I watch it I'm still in awe...

 
I'm going out on a limb here and predict that the winner will drive a Red Bull. Or a McLaren. Or Ferrari.
 
Button for pole, you heard it here first :sly:. I think this race could be the first race this season that a Red Bull car is not on pole, well I hope so anyway.
 
Can't wait for this race. I've been there last year and the first thing that i noticed is how incredibly flat everything looks on TV compared to actually being there. Especially Eau Rouge.
It's really insane how high it is. I couldn't believe my eyes when i stood at the bottom and saw an F1 car go up that thing with full throttle. I've uploaded some photo's that i took and the camera
didn't really capture the proper height but you can atleast get some sense as to how high it really is.



Also, this one. The bottom part of the track that is visible here is right at the bottom of Eau Rouge. And way up there is the starting grid.



I've also took some video's that i'd like to show you guys. They are all 1080p.



These ones are from the GP2 series. I think these give the best impression of the actual height of the corner.



Unfortunately i don't have any footage of F1 cars from that angle. Also, i don't know who was driving the medical car at the time but whoever it is, he's got balls. That guy was drifting all the way up the Eau Rouge, multiple times. It was awesome.
 
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I've been to Spa too, the first thing that happens to everyone when you get there is 'Holy christ that's steep'. No team other than Ferrari or Mclaren have won here since 1998.
 
Alex.
No team other than Ferrari or Mclaren have won here since 1998.
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And 1998 was just a race where everything actually exploded :crazy: I believe that before that Schumi won in '95, even despite the epicness of that race, Benetton were still a top team then. Jordan just came out of nowhere really to win in '98 :lol: And that year they didn't score till Round 9, which was after the halfway mark in the season! :eek:
 
The Jordan Turnaround of 1998 was kind if amazing, to be honest. It's like they just decided to be faster and more reliable all at once. Nothing like it before or since. They were quite consistent in 1997 and '99, but that first half of '98 was a bit of a puzzle.

There was also that weird trade between Jordan and Williams where Ralf and Heinz-Harald swapped rides, and both had better years...F1 isn't supposed to work that way; either one driver benefits, or they both lapse miserably. That's the way it's supposed to work, at least.
 
C-ZETA
And 1998 was just a race where everything actually exploded :crazy: I believe that before that Schumi won in '95, even despite the epicness of that race, Benetton were still a top team then. Jordan just came out of nowhere really to win in '98 :lol: And that year they didn't score till Round 9, which was after the halfway mark in the season! :eek:
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I watched that race earlier on BBC Classic. Amazing.

13 cars gone after first corner, another 4 on the restart by the hairpin, and almost a fight between Schumacher and Coulthard.:eek:
 
Should be a good race, especially if the weather throws a boomerang in the form of moisture at some stage during the race.

Prediction, before a car has sniffed asphalt:

1. Lewis 2. Alonso 3. Sebastian.

And Senna to finish behind any Williams that completes the race.
 
Anghammarad
I honestly think that Schumacher will beat Rosberg this weekend.
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I really hope Schumi gets a podium this weekend. It seems like he could have done so much better in all the other races, but his hatred of his front wing along with his unreliable car meant he couldn't. Except in Canada, that was the DRS.
 
I hope Vettel doesn't fancy a look into Button's sidepod this time... He would've won that race last year. I predict a Mclaren 1-2, with Mercedes 3rd and 4th, Rosberg getting the podium. Vettel will have a minor mechanical problem that will force him retire the car (As long as he doesn't get >10 points i'm happy though).

Let's see how wrong my prediction is this time.
 
The BBC coverage has just started.

"Looks like the rain will hold out for this session"
"It's just started raining"


:lol:
 
There will be lots of rain, lots of accidents, and finally, the most experienced F1 driver will win once again...: Michael Schumacher! 👍


At least, that's what I wish. :D
 
The real challenge now is car setup. The rain has prevented all the teams from doing much running to setup their cars for the race. There's that problem, plus there is also the problem of what to setup your car for. It's rained every session so far, heavily, so you could assume it could rain once again, in fact, forecast for qualifying is for more rain, but if it doesn't rain, you'll be a sitting duck with a wet setup in a dry race.
 
Peter.
The real challenge now is car setup. The rain has prevented all the teams from doing much running to setup their cars for the race. There's that problem, plus there is also the problem of what to setup your car for. It's rained every session so far, heavily, so you could assume it could rain once again, in fact, forecast for qualifying is for more rain, but if it doesn't rain, you'll be a sitting duck with a wet setup in a dry race.
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It has to be a make-do setup for quali and race, it will most likely rain for a bit in both sessions.
 

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