**** 2005 Belgian GP ****

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A favorite circuit for nearly all drivers.

This race was anticipated to be a wet weather race and boy it has turned out to be one. A Damp first practice session led to torrential rain in the second session with no one posting any lap times. Liuizi went out on a fast lap and promptly smashed his car into a barrier - there was tons of water on the road.

The funny part is that today was supposed to the mildest from a rain standpoint - i.e. tomorrow and Sunday will be worse. Judging by today's rain, if it remains the same or worsens then the race may not happen as both Bridgestone and Michelin cannot cope with this much water

Source: www.formula1.com

Picture for Ronin to salivate over


Final
Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points

1 9 Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes 44 Winner 2 10
2 5 Fernando Alonso Renault 44 +28.3 secs 4 8
3 3 Jenson Button BAR-Honda 44 +32.0 secs 8 6
4 7 Mark Webber Williams-BMW 44 +69.1 secs 9 5
5 2 Rubens Barrichello Ferrari 44 +78.1 secs 12 4
6 11 Jacques Villeneuve Sauber-Petronas 44 +87.4 secs 14 3
7 17 Ralf Schumacher Toyota 44 +87.5 secs 5 2
8 18 Tiago Monteiro Jordan-Toyota 43 +1 Lap 19 1
9 15 Christian Klien Red Bull Racing 43 +1 Lap 16
10 12 Felipe Massa Sauber-Petronas 43 +1 Lap 7
11 19 Narain Karthikeyan Jordan-Toyota 20 +1 Lap 43
12 21 Christijan Albers Minardi-Cosworth 42 +2 Laps 18
13 20 Robert Doornbos Minardi-Cosworth 41 +3 Laps 17
14 10 Juan Pablo Montoya McLaren-Mercedes 40 +4 Laps 1
15 8 Antonio Pizzonia Williams-BMW 39 +5 Laps 15
Ret 16 Jarno Trulli Toyota 34 +10 Laps 3
Ret 14 David Coulthard Red Bull Racing 18 +26 Laps 11
Ret 1 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 13 +31 Laps 6
Ret 4 Takuma Sato BAR-Honda 13 +31 Laps 10
Ret 6 Giancarlo Fisichella Renault 10 +34 Laps 13