2012 FORMULA 1 BELGIAN GRAND PRIX - LIVE THREAD

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[Chode]

FORMULA 1 Spa-Francorchamps 2012

Race Date:	02 Sep 2012
Circuit Name:	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
Number of Laps:	44
Circuit Length:	7.004 km
Race Distance:	308.052 km
Lap Record:	1:45.108 - K Raikkonen (2004)
Fri Rain? 17c Sat Sunny 18c Sun Partly Sunny 21c

[Chode]

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vipbox-F1

[Chode]

UP...!!!

[Doogle]

woo hoo...SPA!

[Chode]

gotta love SPA...

[nascarnation]

They’re back from vacation.

I enjoyed the Indy MotoGP locally during the break.

[Chode]

yup, now to the F1 Chase... how was the Moto?

[MtnClimber]

Spa is my favorite F1 track.

[Chode]

ya want on da list?

[truth_seeker]

Television in the US?

Speed?
Fox?
ESPN?
Other?

Time?

[Chode]

i don't have tv so i don't know... i watch live on the vipbox-F1 link in the first post

[MtnClimber]

Ja, pleaase pu me on the list.

[Chode]

done... and welcome to the FReeper F1 Circus

[Elle Bee]

44 Formula 1 Grands Prix have been staged at the legendary Spa-Francorchamps since 1950, although only 36 percent of pole-sitters have been able to convert the top grid slot into race victory. Winners over the years include the only triumph for the Eagle team in 1967 followed by the first of 173 McLaren wins one year later.

Spa-Francorchamps Grand Prix winners:

2011 Sebastian Vettel - Red Bull-Renault *
2010 Lewis Hamilton - McLaren-Mercedes
2009 Kimi Räikkönen – Ferrari
2008 Felipe Massa – Ferrari
2007 Kimi Räikkönen – Ferrari *
2005 Kimi Räikkönen – McLaren-Mercedes
2004 Kimi Räikkönen – McLaren-Mercedes
2002 Michael Schumacher – Ferrari *
2001 Michael Schumacher – Ferrari
2000 Mika Häkkinen – McLaren-Mercedes *
1999 David Coulthard – McLaren-Mercedes
1998 Damon Hill – Jordan-Honda
1997 Michael Schumacher – Ferrari *
1996 Michael Schumacher – Ferrari *
1995 Michael Schumacher – Benetton-Renault *
1994 Damon Hill – Williams-Renault
1993 Damon Hill – Williams-Renault
1992 Michael Schumacher – Benetton-Ford
1991 Ayrton Senna – McLaren-Honda *
1990 Ayrton Senna – McLaren-Honda *
1989 Ayrton Senna – McLaren-Honda *
1988 Ayrton Senna – McLaren-Honda *
1987 Alain Prost – McLaren-TAG
1986 Nigel Mansell – Williams-Honda
1985 Ayrton Senna – Lotus-Renault
1983 Alain Prost – Renault *
1970 Pedro Rodriguez – BRM
1968 Bruce McLaren – McLaren-Ford
1967 Dan Gurney – Eagle-Weslake
1966 John Surtees – Ferrari *
1965 Jim Clark – Lotus-Climax
1964 Jim Clark – Lotus-Climax
1963 Jim Clark – Lotus-Climax
1962 Jim Clark – Lotus-Climax
1961 Phil Hill – Ferrari
1960 Jack Brabham – Cooper-Climax *
1958 Tony Brooks - Vanwall
1956 Peter Collins – Ferrari
1955 Juan Manuel Fangio – Mercedes
1954 Juan Manuel Fangio – Maserati *
1953 Alberto Ascari – Ferrari
1952 Alberto Ascari – Ferrari *
1951 Giuseppe Farina – Alfa Romeo
1950 Juan Manuel Fangio – Alfa Romeo

* Victory from pole position

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[Elle Bee]

Kubica drives Ford rally car in France

Robert Kubica has been continuing his long convalescence by driving a Ford Fiesta World Rally car, according to French publication L’Avenir. This comes just under 19 months after the crash which so nearly took his life in an Italian rally.

The outing came during a four-day Ford WRC test on streets between Reims and Paris. Neither the team nor management of Kubica has commented over the matter.

Kubica has been out of action in Formula 1 since the Skoda rally car he was driving was impaled by a metal roadside barrier during a high-speed accident. Just days earlier in Valencia, the Pole had set the fastest time for Renault in pre-season F1 testing.

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[Moltke]

If you’ve ever stood at the bottom of Eau Rouge and looked up that hill...TV just doesn’t show how steep it is. Amazing track.

I don’t like that summer break they’ve introduced. It detracts from the flow of the season. And they already have all the winter months off anyway. Lazy bastards. LOL.

[MtnClimber]

Most of my attendance at races was when I lived in Florida. I attended the 24 hours of Daytona and 12 hours of Sebring so many times I can’t even estimate. Also many IMSA races at Tampa, Ft Lauderdale and Miami. I did see one Indy race at Indianapolis as well as one F1 race at Indianopolis.

[Elle Bee]

Michael will drive his 300th race in Spa, being only the second driver in the history of F1 to reach that mark

"Spa is like my living room; for me, it's clearly the number one race track in the world. It's uncanny how I always seem to have special moments there - my debut, my first win, a world championship victory and many great races. The fact that I will also take part in my 300th Grand Prix at Spa was somehow almost inevitable and we will have to celebrate it in the right way. I'm proud to be just the second driver in the history of the sport to reach this milestone and there's no question that we are looking to have a particularly nice weekend. We delivered a good performance in Spa last year; I'll be doing everything possible to drive a strong race."

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[Elle Bee]

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[Chode]

impressive list... and poor Kubica still looks like a corpse

[Chode]

Spa is on my bucket list and i don't like the month off either