*** 2007 Belgian GP ***

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Forget Stepneygate! It's the race weekend in nowhere else but the legendary Spa Franchorchamps circuit!!!

Practice 1 Times:
01 K. Räikkönen Ferrari 1:47.339 16 laps
02 L. Hamilton McLaren 1:47.881 19 laps
03 F. Alonso McLaren 1:47.994 17 laps
04 N. Heidfeld BMW 1:48.052 20 laps
05 N. Rosberg Williams 1:48.372 18 laps
06 R. Kubica BMW 1:48.605 20 laps
07 A. Wurz Williams 1:48.920 20 laps
08 J. Trulli Toyota 1:48.994 19 laps
09 H. Kovalainen Renault 1:49.138 22 laps
10 J. Button Honda 1:49.330 22 laps
11 G. Fisichella Renault 1:49.380 25 laps
12 R. Schumacher Toyota 1:49.548 21 laps
13 M. Webber Red Bull 1:49.894 23 laps
14 D. Coulthard Red Bull 1:49.931 19 laps
15 R. Barrichello Honda 1:50.264 22 laps
16 S. Vettel Toro Rosso 1:50.482 27 laps
17 T. Sato Super Aguri 1:50.640 16 laps
18 A. Davidson Super Aguri 1:50.648 20 laps
19 A. Sutil Spyker F1 1:50.768 22 laps
20 V. Liuzzi Toro Rosso 1:51.628 12 laps
21 S. Yamamoto Spyker F1 1:52.379 21 laps
22 F. Massa Ferrari no time 2 laps


After all the goings on off the track yesterday, it was back to business at Spa on Friday where Kimi Raikkonen set the pace ahead of the McLaren drivers.

The Belgian Grand Prix is making its return to the F1 calendar after being dropped last season due to poor facilities. However, after an upgrade to the facilities and the track, one of the best-loved circuits made its comeback on Friday morning.

Raikkonen was the fastest man in Practice One, clocking a 1:47.339 during his 15 laps, putting him over half a second up on McLaren rookie Lewis Hamilton.

Fernando Alonso was far off his team-mate's pace, posting a 1:47.994.

The BMW of Nick Heidfeld and the Williams of Nico Rosberg were once again mixing it up near the top of the field. They finished fourth and fifth fastest ahead of Robert Kubica and Alex Wurz.

Jarno Trulli completed the top eight for Toyota, ahead of Heikki Kovalainen and Jenson Button.

There were problems at the back of the pack for Tonio Liuzzi, Sakon Yamamoto and Felipe Massa.

While both Liuzzi and Yamamoto both managed to set times before stopping out on track, Massa went off at the Rivages corner after just two laps.

The Brazilian went off the track at the exit of Les Combes, which resulted in him hitting the barriers nose-first at Rivages.

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Practice 2 Times
01 F. Al0nso McLaren 1:46.654 29 laps
02 L. Hamilton McLaren 1:46.765 29 laps
03 F. Massa Ferrari 1:46.953 27 laps
04 K. Räikkönen Ferrari 1:47.166 26 laps
05 J. Trulli Toyota 1:47.491 33 laps
06 R. Schumacher Toyota 1:47.946 34 laps
07 G. Fisichella Renault 1:48.086 30 laps
08 M. Webber Red Bull 1:48.271 29 laps
09 R. Kubica BMW 1:48.279 37 laps
10 H. Kovalainen Renault 1:48.567 38 laps
11 N. Heidfeld BMW 1:48.606 36 laps
12 N. Rosberg Williams 1:48.840 32 laps
13 D. Coulthard Red Bull 1:48.883 17 laps
14 J. Button Honda 1:48.919 29 laps
15 R. Barrichello Honda 1:49.364 31 laps
16 A. Wurz Williams 1:49.393 28 laps
17 S. Yamamoto Spyker F1 1:49.697 32 laps
18 S. Vettel Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:49.720 34 laps
19 T. Sato Super Aguri 1:50.168 23 laps
20 A. Sutil Spyker F1 1:50.399 24 laps
21 A. Davidson Super Aguri 1:50.542 24 laps
22 V. Liuzzi Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:50.865 9 laps


McLaren grabbed a small victory over Ferrari on Friday at Spa, when Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton beat the Ferrari drivers on the track.

Alonso set the pace in Practice Two for the Belgian Grand Prix, posting a 1:46.654 to edge out his team-mate by 0.111 seconds.

The Ferraris of Felipe Massa and Kimi Raikkonen were next in line, however, Massa, the better of two, was over a quarter of a second off the pace, while Raikkonen finished half a second short of Alonso's P1 time.

It was a good afternoon session for the Toyotas with Jarno Trulli the only driver aside from the Ferraris to get within a second of McLarens. The Italian finished the day 0.837s off the pace while his team-mate Ralf Schumacher was behind him on the timesheets.

Giancarlo Fisichella and Mark Webber completed the top eight.

However, Webber's team-mate David Coulthard suffered problems when his Red Bull broke down at the Fagnes chicane. However, theScot was able to get back on track later in the session after repairs were made.

One driver, though, who took an early shower was Adrian Sutil. The Spyker driver crashed exit of the Les Combes corner, damaging his car.

[bultaco_metralla]

Lets see what happens tomorrow with A.lonso in the Massa - Hamilton Sandwich.... hope fair play...

[saadie]

Kimi on pole ! 8)

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Practice 3 Times:
01 K. Räikkönen Ferrari 1:46.137 16 laps
02 F. Massa Ferrari 1:46.388 16 laps
03 F. Al0nso McLaren 1:46.507 9 laps
04 L. Hamilton McLaren 1:46.782 13 laps
05 H. Kovalainen Renault 1:47.065 13 laps
06 J. Trulli Toyota 1:47.218 10 laps
07 N. Rosberg Williams 1:47.251 16 laps
08 N. Heidfeld BMW 1:47.359 15 laps
09 R. Schumacher Toyota 1:47.454 18 laps
10 M. Webber Red Bull 1:47.527 15 laps
11 G. Fisichella Renault 1:47.564 15 laps
12 J. Button Honda 1:47.767 17 laps
13 D. Coulthard Red Bull 1:47.806 9 laps
14 S. Vettel Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:47.838 19 laps
15 A. Wurz Williams 1:47.902 16 laps
16 T. Sato Super Aguri 1:48.129 16 laps
17 V. Liuzzi Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:48.163 20 laps
18 A. Sutil Spyker F1 1:48.348 18 laps
19 R. Barrichello Honda 1:48.528 16 laps
20 A. Davidson Super Aguri 1:48.955 16 laps
21 S. Yamamoto Spyker F1 1:49.179 14 laps
22 R. Kubica BMW no time 2 laps

Qualifying Times:
01 K. Räikkönen Ferrari 1:45.994
02 F. Massa Ferrari 1:46.011
03 F. Al0nso McLaren 1:46.091
04 L. Hamilton McLaren 1:46.406
05 R. Kubica BMW 1:47.334 *
06 N. Rosberg Williams 1:47.334
07 N. Heidfeld BMW 1:47.409
08 M. Webber Red Bull 1:47.524
09 J. Trulli Toyota 1:47.798
10 H. Kovalainen Renault 1:48.505
11 G. Fisichella Renault 1:46.603 *
12 R. Schumacher Toyota 1:46.618
13 D. Coulthard Red Bull 1:46.800
14 J. Button Honda 1:46.955
15 V. Liuzzi Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:47.115
16 A. Wurz Williams 1:47.394
17 S. Vettel Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:47.581
18 R. Barrichello Honda 1:47.954
19 T. Sato Super Aguri 1:47.980
20 A. Sutil Spyker F1 1:48.044
21 A. Davidson Super Aguri 1:48.199
22 S. Yamamoto Spyker F1 1:49.577

*Robert Kubica and Giancarlo Fisichella will receive a 10-place grid penalty due to an engine change.

[sameerrao]

I hope Kimi doesn't have a failure with the rear suspension tomorrow. He mentioned that he felt someting was wrong with the rear of the car.

We need a 1-2 from Ferrari to bridge the gap to Hamilton.

[saadie]

Ferrari 1-2 :D ...
only watched the last 14 laps .... and i absolutly loved em ... i love this track!!! 8) 8)

Go Kimi!!!!!

[Svensson]

I love this track too, but watching the race was a waste of time. Which, in this case, is a compliment to Ferrari...

[gucom]

mwah i couldnt stay focused on the race, it was pretty boring... i had hoped Hamilton would win, it's now gonna be really close for the remaining races, with a-lonso getting closer to lewis in each of the last couple of races i believe...

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Results
01 K. Räikkönen Ferrari 1:20:39.066
02 F. Massa Ferrari + 4.695
03 F. Al0nso McLaren + 14.343
04 L. Hamilton McLaren + 23.615
05 N. Heidfeld BMW + 51.879
06 N. Rosberg Williams + 1:16.876
07 M. Webber Red Bull + 1:20.639
08 H. Kovalainen Renault + 1:25.106
09 R. Kubica BMW + 1:25.661
10 R. Schumacher Toyota + 1:28.574
11 J. Trulli Toyota + 1:43.653
12 V. Liuzzi Scuderia Toro Rosso + 1 laps
13 R. Barrichello Honda + 1 laps
14 A. Sutil Spyker F1 + 1 laps
15 T. Sato Super Aguri + 1 laps
16 A. Davidson Super Aguri + 1 laps
17 S. Yamamoto Spyker F1 + 1 laps
Did not finish
18 J. Button Honda + 8 laps
19 A. Wurz Williams + 10 laps
20 D. Coulthard Red Bull + 15 laps
21 S. Vettel Scuderia Toro Rosso + 36 laps
22 G. Fisichella Renault + 43 laps

Ferrari 1-2!!! Kimi's third straight win at Spa! I enjoyed this race! It was quite obvious that the top 4 would retain their positions from qualifying. I didn't look that way after the first turn though with Al0nso pushing Hamilton off the line. Most of the action happened in the mid-field. Excellent driving by Kubica and Kovalainen as he defended against the Pole. The tight battle for World Champion should make the remaining 3 races very exciting! But I'm hoping for a McLaren 1-2 screw-up just for Ferrari to close the gap.

[gangajas]

:twisted: :lol:

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Hamilton owned by Al0nso :lol:

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Hamilton already crying :P

Hamilton unhappy with Alonso's start move

By Jonathan Noble and Pablo ElizaldeSunday, September 16th 2007, 14:56 GMT

Championship leader Lewis Hamilton was unhappy with teammate Fernando Alonso's move at the start of the Belgian Grand Prix.
Alonso and Hamilton arrived side by side at the first corner, and the Spaniard forced the Briton off the track.
Hamilton had to go over the astro-turf before rejoining the track and again going side by side before the Eau Rouge corner, where Alonso emerged ahead.
The Briton felt Alonso's move had not been fair.
"I wouldn't say fair, but it was hard," Hamilton said of Alonso's move. "The guy on the outside doesn't always have the corner. I don't know whether I was ahead, but there was enough room for us all to get round fair and square.
"I just feel for someone that's always complain about people doing unfair manoeuvres, and everyone wanting to be fair and someone I look up to, and he has gone and swiped me and pushed me as wide as he could. I was just really lucky there was a run-off area so I could take that.
"At Eau Rouge it's impossible to take two Formula One cars through there without taking each other out, so I just lifted."
He added: "We all had equal starts, perhaps a little bit better for me than for Fernando. I braked quite late and was on the outside quite close to the Ferraris, and I was just behind Felipe. I started to accelerate and all of a sudden Fernando came sweeping across me, and he knew I was there, so...
"I did the best job I could to get by him down the straight, but it wasn't enough."
Hamilton finished the race in fourth place behind Alonso, who is now two points behind with three races to go.
The championship leader said he was still optimistic despite today's result.
"I still feel positive," added Hamilton. "I know it's difficult to believe that, but I am still leading the world championship by two points.
"He only took one point from me today. It's been a tough week, and for sure a lot tougher week for me than for Fernando because ... I won't say any more.
"I think we all did a good job to still bring the car home, and the last three races will be close."

The start:

http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=ufCVOjQiL-g

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More from Hamilton:
"Fernando always complains about others he says are unfair, but he pushed me off clearly intentionally. For a young driver like me, who looks up to a double world champion, he is not fulfilling his position as a role model."

AL0nso, role model? :lol:

[sameerrao]

Great Job Kimi!!! 8) 8)

[gangajas]

More from Hamilton:
"dancing queen always complains about others he says are unfair, but he pushed me off clearly intentionally. For a young driver like me, who looks up to a double world champion, he is not fulfilling his position as a role model."

AL0nso, role model? :lol:

Hamilton should stop crying, he's quite pathetic.

[bmagni]

More from Hamilton:
"dancing queen always complains about others he says are unfair, but he pushed me off clearly intentionally. For a young driver like me, who looks up to a double world champion, he is not fulfilling his position as a role model."

AL0nso, role model? :lol:

Hamilton should stop crying, he's quite pathetic.

You're such a FANBOY...
Hamilton wasn't owned by your god Alstronzo, it was just a regular surpasing move, it wasn't even a surpass, Alstronzo had a better position, anyway, his move on the first turn was to clearly take Hamilton out. (Sato in Canada, that's ownage).
I find Alstronzo 1000% more pathetic than Hamilton. Alstronzo is the one who started crying from start of the season, last year he blamed Renault for "not supporting" him and even said that Ferrari had reached an agreement with Renault to make Schumacher champion in his last year, his celebration after Schumi broke down on Japan was quite assholish, his arrogance, etc.. and now he blackmailed McLaren with the Ferrari data... that's pathetic and even more pathetic is fanboys like you who don't like Hamilton cause he has beaten Alstronzo's ass.

[bmagni]

its sad to see how all this spystory and McLarens ban clouded the fact that Ferrari won the Constructors Championship

[gangajas]

More from Hamilton:
"dancing queen always complains about others he says are unfair, but he pushed me off clearly intentionally. For a young driver like me, who looks up to a double world champion, he is not fulfilling his position as a role model."

AL0nso, role model? :lol:

Hamilton should stop crying, he's quite pathetic.

You're such a FANBOY...
Hamilton wasn't owned by your god Alstronzo, it was just a regular surpasing move, it wasn't even a surpass, Alstronzo had a better position, anyway, his move on the first turn was to clearly take Hamilton out. (Sato in Canada, that's ownage).
I find Alstronzo 1000% more pathetic than Hamilton. Alstronzo is the one who started crying from start of the season, last year he blamed Renault for "not supporting" him and even said that Ferrari had reached an agreement with Renault to make Schumacher champion in his last year, his celebration after Schumi broke down on Japan was quite assholish, his arrogance, etc.. and now he blackmailed McLaren with the Ferrari data... that's pathetic and even more pathetic is fanboys like you who don't like Hamilton cause he has beaten Alstronzo's ass.

Me fanboy? I fall asleep during most of the GPs :lol: :lol:

Relax güey, I guess you are the fanboy here.

[bmagni]

More from Hamilton:
"dancing queen always complains about others he says are unfair, but he pushed me off clearly intentionally. For a young driver like me, who looks up to a double world champion, he is not fulfilling his position as a role model."

AL0nso, role model? :lol:

Hamilton should stop crying, he's quite pathetic.

You're such a FANBOY...
Hamilton wasn't owned by your god Alstronzo, it was just a regular surpasing move, it wasn't even a surpass, Alstronzo had a better position, anyway, his move on the first turn was to clearly take Hamilton out. (Sato in Canada, that's ownage).
I find Alstronzo 1000% more pathetic than Hamilton. Alstronzo is the one who started crying from start of the season, last year he blamed Renault for "not supporting" him and even said that Ferrari had reached an agreement with Renault to make Schumacher champion in his last year, his celebration after Schumi broke down on Japan was quite assholish, his arrogance, etc.. and now he blackmailed McLaren with the Ferrari data... that's pathetic and even more pathetic is fanboys like you who don't like Hamilton cause he has beaten Alstronzo's ass.

Me fanboy? I fall asleep during most of the GPs :lol: :lol:

Relax güey, I guess you are the fanboy here.

:lol: please don't call me güey, and secondly of course I'm a fanboy, don't you see my avatar, signature and so?? plus I support Ferrari blindly, there's nothing in life I love more :love:, Ferraris rule no matter what !!!!!!! 0X

[Mattk]

Yes! Ferrari win! Raikonnen and Massa, if they build up more momentum, will be able to challenge for the drivers champiosnhip.

[RAMMIUS]

THIS is CLASS

http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2007/09/17/ferrari-president-dedicates-win-to-photocopy-shop-employee/

You gotta Love Luca :P