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Spa-Francorchamps - BELGIUM Grand Prix 2009 - Race 12/17
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Before the 2007 Redevelopment of the track, the exit of La Source was met by a concrete wall, there was no run off.
It maybe longer and more dirty, but he still managed to make up at least 1 place
He went in to the corner 4th/about to overtake to 3rd.
Came back on track alongside 3rd placed driver but had the speed to claim 3rd
no, It wasnt as wide, but it did have a "run off". There was a wide exit, or a tight exit. Some drivers run right upto the wall, others kept tight. But it was all part of the track (right upto the wall). Now the track is marked out, and the wide exit is now part of a run off area. Yes its wider but they werent met with a concrete wall like you say.
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Really?Overlag & sundry others said:
You found the duel between Fisichella and Raikkonen particularly exciting, did you?
Personally, I fell asleep during it so perhaps you could point out the best bits for me or should I rely on the BBC "Belgian Grand Prix in 90 seconds" - http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/8229910.stm to clarify why it was such gripping viewing
Summary:
- Hamilton & Button crash at the 1st corner
- Webber gets a drive through penalty for nearly crashing into Heidfeld in the pit lane
- Polesitter comes 2nd after following eventual winner (who started 8th) around for something like 1,000 dull laps
WOW!
Get real sunshines, take off the fantasy specs, it was another boring, boring race, the mere fact that a Force India car came 2nd didn't make it an interesting battle.
The bbc always do a 90second highlights. And as such does not include all the good bits. There was plenty of overtaking throughout the field.Really?
You found the duel between Fisichella and Raikkonen particularly exciting, did you?
Personally, I fell asleep during it so perhaps you could point out the best bits for me or should I rely on the BBC "Belgian Grand Prix in 90 seconds" - http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/8229910.stm to clarify why it was such gripping viewing
Summary:
- Hamilton & Button crash at the 1st corner
- Webber gets a drive through penalty for nearly crashing into Heidfeld in the pit lane
- Polesitter comes 2nd after following eventual winner (who started 8th) around for something like 1,000 dull laps
WOW!
If you found this boring, you should not watch F1 as that was a great race.
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It managed to include some fairly dull bits, certainly.
Do please explain
It managed to include some fairly dull bits, certainly.
Do please explain
Plenty of over taking, throughout the field, several crashes, reliability issues for example Barrichello. Pit stop strategy (vetle). It had everything and plenty of it. Did you miss Barrechelo and sutil do lots of overtaking.
Really?
You found the duel between Fisichella and Raikkonen particularly exciting, did you?
Personally, I fell asleep during it so perhaps you could point out the best bits for me or should I rely on the BBC "Belgian Grand Prix in 90 seconds" - http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/8229910.stm to clarify why it was such gripping viewing
Summary:
- Hamilton & Button crash at the 1st corner
- Webber gets a drive through penalty for nearly crashing into Heidfeld in the pit lane
- Polesitter comes 2nd after following eventual winner (who started 8th) around for something like 1,000 dull laps
WOW!
Get real sunshines, take off the fantasy specs, it was another boring, boring race, the mere fact that a Force India car came 2nd didn't make it an interesting battle.
I guess you could always go out for a walk instead of watching?
Oh and Kimi started 6th not 8th.
I didn't find it that interesting from a race spectacle but it was nice to see a few different cars in the mix. Spa's never an overtaking spectacle unless it's changeable conditions.
Never at any point in my mind did I think anyone was going to win apart from Kimi for 2 reasons. Kimi breezed past him with Kers like he wasn't moving, even if Fisi got ahead in the stops Kimi would have repeated a move because secondly Fisi is one of the worst defensive drivers I've ever seen. Half the time he doesn't even try to cover a move or think ahead. Its like watching a driver with no mirrors.
Never at any point in my mind did I think anyone was going to win apart from Kimi for 2 reasons. Kimi breezed past him with Kers like he wasn't moving, even if Fisi got ahead in the stops Kimi would have repeated a move because secondly Fisi is one of the worst defensive drivers I've ever seen. Half the time he doesn't even try to cover a move or think ahead. Its like watching a driver with no mirrors.
Really?
You found the duel between Fisichella and Raikkonen particularly exciting, did you?
Personally, I fell asleep during it so perhaps you could point out the best bits for me or should I rely on the BBC "Belgian Grand Prix in 90 seconds" - http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/8229910.stm to clarify why it was such gripping viewing
Summary:
- Hamilton & Button crash at the 1st corner
- Webber gets a drive through penalty for nearly crashing into Heidfeld in the pit lane
- Polesitter comes 2nd after following eventual winner (who started 8th) around for something like 1,000 dull laps
WOW!
Get real sunshines, take off the fantasy specs, it was another boring, boring race, the mere fact that a Force India car came 2nd didn't make it an interesting battle.
This is funny... if YOU find it boring then don't watch it! Personally I find football really boring and therefore I don't watch it and certainly don't find it necessary to post in threads about football how boring I found a match.
"Sunshines"? I found it an exciting race... isn't it nice the way people can hold different opinions to one another.
This is funny... if YOU find it boring then don't watch it! Personally I find football really boring and therefore I don't watch it and certainly don't find it necessary to post in threads about football how boring I found a match.
"Sunshines"? I found it an exciting race... isn't it nice the way people can hold different opinions to one another.
Don't worry, in the good old days they were overtaking every corner of every lap!
Damn, left my rose tinted glasses on again
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Just got back from a week in belgium inc the SPA gp. OCUK mini meet pics(well me and skeeter) will be posted soon.
We were also on TV during quali just before the cars went out for q1
We were also on TV during quali just before the cars went out for q1
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Barrchello's dodgy start being blamed on a clutch again or right at the end with the oil leak looking far more dramatic than it actually was?
Been watching the Monaco and Turkish grand prixs again today (hopefully generating positive karma for JB lol) - people seem to forget quickly how badly Vettel drove just a few races ago (well Monaco crash into the armco esp was his fault thats for certain, Turkey could have been a bad team call which he couldnt make the most of after his mistake on lap 1)
End of the day fortunately / unfortunately the predicted Red Bull dominance at Spa never really materialised