2008 BELGIAN GRAND PRIX - FRIDAY 05/09/08
Sebastian Vettel (STR3-03)
"It was an interesting day and as expected, the weather made for some pretty strange conditions. Especially in the afternoon, it was important that we got some dry laps, to get another look at how the car was performing, having made some changes to it, as I was not completely happy with it in the morning.
The afternoon showed it was much better. I thought it was cool to drive in these conditions as you have no margin for error: 10 centimetres the wrong way and you can crash.
You have to be very precise and it demands very accurate driving. When you push, you start to feel your balls in your pants! It was interesting and I like it."
First Practice Session
Best lap 1.48.958, pos. 8th, 24 laps
Second Practice Session
Best lap 1.49.427, pos. 7th, 29 laps
Sébastien Bourdais (STR3-04)
"This is the most beautiful track, but the conditions are often a pain in the arse and with the dry tyres in the drizzle we had this afternoon, if you touched the white line you would crash. So I didn't take any risks, especially as you don't learn much in these conditions.
The morning session was quite good and now we just have to find a solution to the fact I am locking the rears. Apart from that, we have found a reasonable balance and I feel happy with that as I think we were quite competitive this morning and in general, we look in good shape."
First Practice Session
Best lap 1.48.557, pos. 7th, 31 laps
Second Practice Session
Best lap 1.49.948, pos. 13th, 20 laps
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AT&T Williams F1 - SPA - Friday practice
05.09.2008
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BELGIAN GRAND PRIX - PRACTICE
By the end of this afternoon’s practice session, the AT&T Williams team began to derive some gains from the new development parts brought to the FW30 for this race, despite variable weather conditions which made optimisation of these components a more complicated task.
Nico Rosberg closed out the day in P6, although Kazuki ... mehr |
Red Bull Racing F1 - Famous Belgians
05.09.2008
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'Name five famous Belgians' is a cliché question, but how well do you know your Belgians?
Try our test: which of these pairs is Belgian?
Tintin - Tin Opener
The Singing Nun, Jeanne Deckers - Double Decker Bus
Jean Claude Van Damme - Hoover Dam
Jackie Stewart - Jacky Ickx
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2008 FORMULA 1 ING BELGIAN GRAND PRIX -Friday Practice 2 results
05.09.2008
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1 5 Fernando Alonso Renault 1:48.454 21
2 2 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:48.504 0.050 16
3 23 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 1:48.740 0.286 19
4 22 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:48.805 0.351 17
5 1 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:49.328 0.874 10
6 7 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota 1:49.405 0.951 17
7 15 Sebastian Vettel STR-Ferrari 1: ... mehr |
ING Belgian Grand-Prix SPA - Friday Practice1 results
05.09.2008
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2008 FORMULA 1 ING BELGIAN GRAND PRIX
1 2 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:47.284 26
2 1 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:47.623 0.339 26
3 22 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:47.878 0.594 27
4 23 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 1:47.932 0.648 24
5 5 Fernando Alonso Renault 1:48.104 0.820 26
6 10 Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1:48.428 ... mehr |
Weekend weather update for Spa race
05.09.2008
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Welcome to the 13th round of the 2008 FIA Formula One World Championship, the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps.
The chances of a wet weekend look high, which is no surprise here. The forecast for Thursday is for showers and an ambient temperature high of 16 degrees Celsius. That is currently predicted to continue through to Sunday, when a rise of a few degrees is a ... mehr |
AT&T marks 10th anniversary of "Telecoms sans frontières" at Belgium Grand-Prix
04.09.2008
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TSF Branding to Appear on AT&T Williams Race Car during Formula 1 Weekend to Highlight Milestone for Charity Supported by AT&T
AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) today announced that it would mark the 10th anniversary of the global charity Télécoms Sans Frontières (TSF), the first humanitarian organization specialised in providing emergency telecommunications, t ... mehr |
BMW Sauber F1 Team - GP Belgien - Vorschau
03.09.2008
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5. – 7. September 2008 13. von 18 WM-Läufen
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Red Bull Racing F1 - From Becketts to Blanchimont
02.09.2008
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BELGIAN GRAND PRIXVIEW
Red Bull Racing comes to Spa after a couple of disappointing outings in Budapest and Valencia. In fact, after an encouraging front row grid position at Silverstone was followed by a spin for Mark Webber at Becketts on the opening lap of the British Grand Prix, points have proved hard to come by.
How does Team Principal Christia ... mehr |
GP Belgien: Die Situation bei Red Bull Racing – mit Fabrice Lom
01.09.2008
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Der verantwortliche Renault F1-Motoreningenieur beim Partnerteam Red Bull Racing analysiert im Interview das Geschehen beim Europa-Grand Prix und blickt voraus auf das Highlight in Spa-Francorchamps.
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Renault und der Grand Prix von Belgien
01.09.2008
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23 Mal ging Renault bislang beim Belgien-Grand Prix an den Start. Das Debüt erfolgte in der Saison 1978 in Zolder. Insgesamt sammelten Renault Piloten 7 Pole Positions und 16 Podestergebnisse – darunter 5 Siege (Alain Prost, Ayrton Senna, zwei Mal Damon Hill und Michael Schumacher). Seit der Rückkehr als Werksteam erzielte Renault F1 in Spa eine Pole Position (2004) und einen Pod ... mehr |
ING Renault F1 Team GP Belgien: Technik-Fokus
01.09.2008
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Spa-Francorchamps stellt im gesamten Formel 1-Kalender die umfangreichste Herausforderung für die Technik der Autos dar. Die Strecke weist 320-km/h-Geraden ebenso auf wie Haarnadel-Kurven, die mit maximal 70 km/h durchfahren werden, oder Ec ... mehr |
ING Renault F1 Pat Symonds: „Wir wollen diesen vierten Platz und werden darum kämpfen"
01.09.2008
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Pat, Valencia war ein richtig hartes Wochenende für das Team – wie würden Sie die Leistung zusammenfassen?
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ING Renault F1 Teams - Interview mit Fernando Alonso und Nelson Piquet
01.09.2008
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Großer Preis von Belgien „Wir wollen diesen vierten Platz"
Offizielle Vorschau des ING Renault F1 Teams auf den Großen Preis von Belgien in Spa-Francorchamps, 13. von 18 Läufen zur FIA-Formel 1-Weltmeisterschaft 2008.
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Panasonic Toyota Racing F1 - Belgian Grand Prix - Preview
01.09.2008
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ARDENNES ADMIRERS
Panasonic Toyota Racing makes the short trip across the Belgian border this weekend to Spa-Francorchamps, just an hour away from the team's technical centre in Cologne, Germany. The 7.004km Spa-Francorchamps track is the longest on the Formula 1 calendar and hosts the Belgian Grand Prix for the 41st time on Sunday.
Its unique mix of high-s ... mehr |
McLaren-Mercedes F1 - 2008 Belgian Grand Prix preview
29.08.2008
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One of Formula 1’s most revered racetracks, the Spa Francorchamps road course has been a mainstay of the world championship calendar since it began in 1950. Renowned for its thrilling, high-speed corners and the capricious local micro-climate which c ... mehr |
AT&T Williams F1 - Spa Francorchamps preview
29.08.2008
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BELGIAN GRAND PRIX 2008
The penultimate European round of the season takes Formula One to the legendary Spa-Francorchamps circuit on Sunday 7 September. The Belgian Grand Prix is one of the oldest on the calendar, having debuted as a World Championship venue in 1950 and hosted 52 Grands Prix at its three race tracks, Spa, Nivelles and Zolder.
Winding throug ... mehr |
La F1 à Francorchamps
23.08.2008
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Entre la Formule 1 et Francorchamps, c’est une longue histoire d’amour parfois tourmentée. Le Grand Prix eut lieu presque toutes les années entre 1950 et 1970
. Il revint à Spa en 1983 après que la longueur de la piste fut ramenée de 14 à 7 km. Mises à part quelques infidélités, notamment en 2003 et en 2006, le grand prix s’ ... mehr |
Vodafone McLaren-Mercedes F1 : Spa Francorchamps race review
16.09.2007
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Sunday 16th September 2007
Fernando Alonso MP4-22 06
Lewis Hamilton MP4-22 01
T-car MP4-22 03
2007 BELGIAN GRAND PRIX
Vodafone McLaren Mercedes drivers Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton finished the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps in third and fourth positions respectively. After 44 laps, 308.176 km and a total race time of ... mehr |
AT&T Williams F1 - Belgian Grand Prix review
16.09.2007
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Nico Rosberg finished in sixth place in today's Belgian Grand Prix, contributing three valuable points for the second weekend in succession to the tightly contested mid-field in the Constructor's Championship.
This has extended the team's lead over Red Bull and closing the gap to third-placed Renault. Alex Wurz by contrast suffered a difficult race with a fuel pressure p ... mehr |
Pansonic Toyota Racing F1 - European Exodus
16.09.2007
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Panasonic Toyota Racing left Spa-Francorchamps disappointed today after Ralf Schumacher and Jarno Trulli finished 10th and 11th respectively in the Belgian Grand Prix, the final European race of the season. Both drivers started in the top 10, with Jarno in 8th, two places in front of Ralf, but the order changed on the run to the first corner.
Jarno lost places in th ... mehr |
Two more points for Mark Webber
16.09.2007
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DAVID COULTHARD, (Finish Position DNF, Start Position: 11th)
"I had to stop due to a hydraulic related issue, I lost throttle control and power steering. On Friday the car failed in Eau Rouge, which is never good, but fortunately this time it happened on a straight, so I had more room to manoeuvre my car out of the way of the others. There's no way you can get it b ... mehr |
Scuderia Toro Rosso F1 - 2007 BELGIAN GRAND PRIX
16.09.2007
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CHOCOLATE STEERING
Sebastian's steering system appears to have been made of chocolate today, so have a nice Belgian chocolate with our compliments
Tonio Liuzzi
(STR2-03)
Pos. 12th
"I feel I drove a good race, with some nice passing moves. This weekend started on Friday with several problems, but qualifying went ... mehr |
Etihad Aldar Spyker F1 - Belgian GP review
16.09.2007
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2007 Belgian Grand Prix Race
Adrian Sutil (car 20, F8-VII/03):
14th 1:21:15.180 (+1 lap)
Fastest lap: 1:50.902
Sakon Yamamoto (car 21, F8-VII/04):
17th : 1:21:58.817 (+1 lap)
Fastest lap: 1:51.648
The Etihad Aldar Spyker Formula One Team has secured its most competitive finish yet in today's 44 lap Belgian Gran ... mehr |
ING Belgian Grand Prix results
16.09.2007
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2007 FORMULA 1™
1 6 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari Winner
2 5 Felipe Massa Ferrari +4.6 secs
3 1 Fernando Alonso McLaren-Mercedes +14.3 secs
4 2 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes +23.6 secs
5 9 Nick Heidfeld BMW +51.8 secs
6 16 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota +76.8 secs
7 15 Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault +80.6 ... mehr |
Spa Friday Practice Results
15.09.2007
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2007 FORMULA 1™ ING Belgian Grand Prix
1 1 Fernando Alonso McLaren-Mercedes 1:46.654 29
2 2 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:46.765 0.111 29
3 5 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:46.953 0.299 27
4 6 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:47.166 0.512 26
5 12 Jarno Trulli Toyota 1:47.491 0.837 33
6 11 Ralf Schumacher Toyota 1:47.946 1.292 34 ... mehr |
Spa Friday morning free practice results
14.09.2007
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2007 FORMULA 1™ ING Belgian Grand
1 6 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:47.339 16
2 2 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:47.881 0.542 19
3 1 Fernando Alonso McLaren-Mercedes 1:47.994 0.655 17
4 9 Nick Heidfeld BMW 1:48.052 0.713 20
5 16 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota 1:48.372 1.033 18
6 10 Robert Kubica BMW 1:48.605 1 ... mehr |
Etihad Aldar Spyker F1 - Belgian Grand Prix Preview
13.09.2007
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14 - 16 September 2007
Just one week after the Italian Grand Prix the Etihad Aldar Spyker Formula One Team will be back on track for the last European race of the season, the Belgian Grand Prix. After one year's absence from the calendar, the Spa-Francorchamps circuit makes a popular return to the 2007 championship.
The track is a favourite with drivers for ... mehr |
Vodafone McLaren-Mercedes: Belgian Grand Prix preview
12.09.2007
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The next stop for the 2007 Formula 1 World Championship sees the sport return to the much celebrated and dramatic Spa Francorchamps for the Belgian Grand Prix. Following a sabbatical year due to construction and improvement works, the longest track of the season returns for the final race in Europe, prior to the remaining three fly-aways of Japan, China and Brazil.
Vodaf ... mehr |
Red Bull Racing F1 - Belgian Grand-Prix prixview
12.09.2007
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We are all supposed to be very excited about being back in Spa-Francorchamps for the Belgian Grand Prix for the first time since 2005. Why however remains a mystery.
After all, the fact that the circuit is fantastique is only relevant for the 22 guys who actually get to drive around it.
For the rest of the team members, the best thing about having a race in the Ar ... mehr |
