All Posts Tagged With: "Spa Francorchamps"
Belgium 2009: Qualifying Result
Qualifying has just been completed at the Spa Francorchamps circuit in Belgium, and the session threw up a few surprises. Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button lost out in the second run, failing to progress out of Q2, and Luca Badoer failed to make it out of Q1, backing his F60 in the wall. Giancarlo Fisichella [...]
Belgium 2008: Amended Race Result
After the news that Lewis Hamilton has been handed a 25 second penalty for his battle with Kimi Raikkonen in the final stages of the Belgian Grand Prix, this obviously effects the final outcome of the race. The added 25 seconds puts Hamilton back to third, and promotes Felipe Massa and Nick Heidfeld up the [...]
Belgium 2008: A Sensational Race From Start To Finish
They say Spa Francorchamps has it’s own little micro-climate, throwing up surprising weather conditions and playing havoc with the teams and drivers. And that is exactly what happened during the Belgian Grand Prix today, as incidents were plentiful in the build up to the final lap. On the track, it was Lewis Hamilton who took [...]
Belgium 2008: Race Result
What a sensational race! Lewis Hamilton has won the Belgian Grand Prix after a lot of confusion towards the end – the rain started to fall and overtaking was plentiful. Although Hamilton took to the podium, the stewards are looking into a move between the McLaren driver and Kimi Raikkonen. Hamilton ran wide going through [...]
Belgium 2008: Live Blog
Once again, BlogF1 will be taking part in the Live Blog hosted by F1Fanatic. Along with all the regulars, we’ll be discussing the Belgian Grand Prix as it unfolds before us. With Hamilton on pole but Massa not too far behind, it should be a good race, especially if the weather throws up a few [...]
Belgium 2008: Lewis Hamilton Takes Commanding Pole
Lewis Hamilton has taken pole position at the Spa Francorchamps circuit in Belgium, adding to his previous ten and setting himself up for a good race tomorrow. The session remained dry although the track was a little greasy to begin with. Lewis was pretty confident throughout and along with Heikki Kovalainen, they were enjoying the [...]
Belgium 2008: The Grid
The McLarens line up on the Spa Francorchamps grid one directly in front of the other, as do the Ferraris of Felipe Massa and Kimi Raikkonen. Lewis Hamilton claimed the pole position by some margin, while Heikki Kovalainen displaced Raikkonen with his last gasp attempt in Q3. Felipe Massa splits the McLarens while Kimi rests [...]
Belgium 2008: Qualifying Result
Lewis Hamilton has stormed to pole position at Spa Francorchamps, putting himself in the best possible position for tomorrow’s Belgian Grand Prix. Fellow McLaren driver Heikki Kovalainen lines up drectly behind his team mate in third while a good run from Felipe Massa netted him second. Kimi Raikkonen couldn’t do much better than fourth and [...]