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[f1rookie]

After a long break Formula 1 back to challenge in stunning F1 track at Spa-Francorchamps. Spa is the most demanding in the world, and to provide that reality only six drivers have managed to win at Spa more than double-times: Juan Manual Fangio and Damon Hill both have three wins to their name, Jim Clark and Kimi Raikkonen managed one better with four wins and Ayrton Senna won the race five times.

Belgian GP - Thursday FIA press conference

DRIVERS – Jean-Eric VERGNE (Toro Rosso), Charles PIC (Marussia), Vitaly PETROV (Caterham), Pedro de la Rosa (HRT), Michael SCHUMACHER (Mercedes), Jenson BUTTON (McLaren)

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[gm914]

LOL unless your opening post manages to reach the genius of a Risil Thread, I think we should just stick to how we've been doing it; separate threads for the build-up, Prac/qual, the race, and post-race.

Bit optimistic to want the whole weekend contained to just one thread.

[Buttoneer]

Agree with gm914. Title amended.

[Gag� Bueno]

Ouch...

Juan Manual Fangio and Damon Hill both have three wins to their name, Jim Clark and Kimi Raikkonen managed one better with four wins and Ayrton Senna won the race five times.

Even not being Schumacher's most emphatic fan, I would say he has won also a couple of times there...

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After a long break Formula 1 back to challenge in stunning F1 track at Spa-Francorchamps. Spa is the most demanding in the world, and to provide that reality only six drivers have managed to win at Spa more than double-times: Juan Manual Fangio and Damon Hill both have three wins to their name, Jim Clark and Kimi Raikkonen managed one better with four wins and Ayrton Senna won the race five times.

Belgian GP - Thursday FIA press conference

DRIVERS – Jean-Eric VERGNE (Toro Rosso), Charles PIC (Marussia), Vitaly PETROV (Caterham), Pedro de la Rosa (HRT), Michael SCHUMACHER (Mercedes), Jenson BUTTON (McLaren)

Read Full: http://www.fia.com/e...-conf-bel1.aspx

horrible contribution to this board.

Lot's of bias and no creativity like in Risil's Indy threads.

_He conviniently doesn't even mention Schumacher as a multiple winner of Spa.
_Claims the track to be the most challenging, which if highly debatable, just to praise the drivers he mentioned

Not the way a opening of a GP thread should be

Come on, man. You can improve on that.

[aditya-now]

As his name says, he is an F1Rookie, so cut the flak!

After a long break Formula 1 is back to challenge at Spa-Francorchamps. Spa is one the most demanding circuits in the world, and to provide that reality only six drivers have managed to win at Spa more than twice: Juan Manual Fangio and Damon Hill both have three wins to their name, Jim Clark and Kimi Raikkonen managed one better with four wins, Ayrton Senna won the race five times and Michael Schumacher six times.

[baddog]

I am going to assume that that was an accidental mistake.

[korzeniow]

Martin Brundle ‏@MBrundleF1
We wait 5 weeks for some F1 action and now it's raining in Spa for FP1. Hope these heroes go for a splash round. See you Live SkyF1 0845 UK

Damn it!

[Bartel]

gutted, hope the rain was slight and it has stopped and dries out

[korzeniow]

Andrew Benson ‏@andrewbensonf1
RT @fergieweather Further showery outbreaks of rain currently upstream to N on radar will continue to periodically affect the circuit today

[Bartel]

puts that idea to bed

[Yoshi]

Forecast is rain for the whole day. It looks a lot better for tomorrow and also sunday.

Edited by Yoshi, 31 August 2012 - 07:19.

[Sakae]

I am going to assume that that was an accidental mistake.

No appologies offered, thus no mistake, so it appears...

[Lazy]

After a long break Formula 1 back to challenge in stunning F1 track at Spa-Francorchamps. Spa is the most demanding in the world, and to provide that reality only six drivers have managed to win at Spa more than double-times: Juan Manual Fangio and Damon Hill both have three wins to their name, Jim Clark and Kimi Raikkonen managed one better with four wins and Ayrton Senna won the race five times and Michael Schumacher six times.

Yeah and Lance Armstrong won the Tour de France 7 times ;)

[Andy35]

http://www.meteox.co...;soort=loop3uur

If you watch the loop it is moving eastwards slowly so perhaps might be ok for this afternoon, or maybe not, it is rather hilly around there.

Could be a lot of talk about bacon butties on the live part of Autosport today

Andy

[Snonster]

Looking at the weather radar here in the Netherlands it's definitely gonna be raining until well into the night
Not the most promising outlook for today but tomorrow and on Sunday it's supposed to be dry here so chances are that the same goes for Spa (that's me hoping!!!).

[Slowinfastout]

Rain is one thing, Autosport says hi temp is 11°C?

That's miserable... good luck Lotuses..

[MadYarpen]

Track layout should help to warm up the tyres. Only worry for Lotus is possible rain IMO.

[Slowinfastout]

dunno, the tires get a decent workout but the track is so large that track temp is less affected than usual..

If it's constant rain none of this matters though.

[wingwalker]

They just said on sky it started to rain again, and it looks like a serious fall. NOT NOW, for ****'s sake!


edit: what is the forecast for the weekend?

Edited by wingwalker, 31 August 2012 - 07:49.

[Slowinfastout]

lol just swithed to SKy..

It's raining BUCKETS.

[Trust]

This is the chance for Lotus to sort out wet problems.

[Slowinfastout]

edit: what is the forecast for the weekend?

Spa weather.

If there's one place where the forecast don't matter, this is it. It's supposed to get nicer though, allegedly.

[OO7]

lol just swithed to SKy..

It's raining BUCKETS.

This is getting pretty frustrating. It seems they've been a great deal of practice sessions like that this year.

[swerved]

Thats a pretty heavy downpour! looks like they might need some of those buckets.

What an anti-climax after waiting so long

[Slowinfastout]

Bottas getting Senna's car again this weekend..

[X61]

Whoever is slow will blame the weather.

Whoever is fast will take all the credit for themselves and their team.

[SteF1an]

[Yoshi]

Kimi on track

[goldenboy]

this is why I chose monza this year..

[SteF1an]

Schumacher with a special helmet.

[X61]

I love the view--from my warm, dry home of course.

[Slowinfastout]

rivers are forming up..

This session is scrapped... FFS mother nature screwed, it's 4:15AM here

[puxanando]

Alonso waiting....no hurry.....

[Disgrace]

Eish, that's grim.

[roadie]

British weather today at Spa then!

[puxanando]

British weather today at Spa then!

"Eifelweather"

[MP422]

rivers are forming up..

This session is scrapped... FFS mother nature screwed, it's 4:15AM here

same here...

[swerved]

DDRS intake ducts on Kimi's car are taped over.

[Slowinfastout]

Kimi is so hilarious when interviewed, never get tired of it

[juandiego]

This is a F1 and other racing car comparison at Eau Rouge I came across a couple of weeks ago: quite different speeds.

[swerved]

Kimi is so hilarious when interviewed, never get tired of it

Yeah, enjoyed his little chuckle, and Kravitz is still sticking to his prediction, but lost a bet yesterday


So he's due to win a bet soon

[X61]

Props to the drivers who had the testicular fortitude to go out so far today.

[wingwalker]

Raining hard, still.

[Bartel]

I doubt there will be any running for the rest of this session, Friday could well be a complete washout

[puxanando]

Real fans!!

[Flamini]

Scuderia Ferrari ‏@InsideFerrari
The end of this rain is expected around 10:40...But it will rain again before the end of P1... Said Meteo France...

[Slowinfastout]

Interesting situation at STR... bit worrying DR doesn't know WTF is going on with the tech D situation..

[Mc_Silver]

i hate rain

[Sukhoi]

that Alonso Look...