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Belgian GP 2010 - Spa Francorchamps

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Re: Belgian GP 2010 - Circuit de Spa Francorchamps

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Welcome to FP3. I expect that teams will not use any new intermediates. They only have three sets for the weekend and most have trashed one already yesterday. It looks like the inters are only good for 5 laps anyway. This is madness IMO. They should be more durable or drivers should get more sets tyres.

Track is almost dry and Senna does a demo lap on slicks with team radio running all lap for comment.

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FOM's camera ballon. More cost efficient than an helicopter for sure.

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The track is still damp and the white lines are extremely slippery. They are not done in the special paint that is giving high grip. So some teams are waiting for a drier track.

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Schumacher through Pouhon. The F-duct is now knee operated it appears. According to team radio it is working but MSC does not use the hand.

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Vettel pulls 5 g through Eau Rouge and clocks 305 kph

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Heavy rain is expected at 11.45 some 15 minutes before the end of FP3.

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Verstappen and son

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Hülkenberg is the first to use the option tyres

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Re: Belgian GP 2010 - Circuit de Spa Francorchamps

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Webber tops now with 1:44:106s with 20 mins remaining.
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Re: Belgian GP 2010 - Circuit de Spa Francorchamps

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Vettel slows in pit lane, problem? Marshalls pushing him.....
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Re: Belgian GP 2010 - Circuit de Spa Francorchamps

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That was rather a str
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Vettel runs out of gas while it begins to rain. Webber will post the fastest time. Vettel was held up behind traffic from Kobayashi. He did not get a clear lap for his qualifying simulation.

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Webber gets almost stuck behind his team mate but manages to pass in the narrow pit entry.

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Re: Belgian GP 2010 - Circuit de Spa Francorchamps

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No, it seems something other than gas! Mechanics are all over the rear of his car and looking rather worried.....
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I hope it is only gas. If the engine has gone sour he will be in trouble.

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Alguersuari ventures out with inters. His race engineers tells him to take care of the inters.

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Schumacher out on full wets.
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Re: Belgian GP 2010 - Circuit de Spa Francorchamps

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Some drivers out of their cars and removing their racing gear with 10 minutes remaining (Hamilton and Senna) - programme over for them?
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Alguersuari checking track conditions on intermediates; Schumacher follows in full wets. Alguersuari told to 'mind his tyres!'
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Vettel is out on track again. So it was gas or electronics.

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Schumacher checking out grip levels.

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Programme over for many drivers?!?!?!
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Beautiful vortices are seen from the cars' rear wings, with water droplets mixed in them!

FP3 ends with Webber on top with Hamilton second and Vettel third.

Cars doing practice starts on the grid.....

See you in qualifying!
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Button and Hamilton were also checking grip levels and training for the start

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Re: Belgian GP 2010 - Circuit de Spa Francorchamps

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I missed Vettel slowing in the pitlane, but I caught the end of practice though. The commentators were saying that he was told to cut the engine in 1st gear rather than in neutral which is unusual. Possibly and oil pressure problem, but still to be confirmed.
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BBC reported RB saying it was an "air box problem" and they instructed Vettel to shut his engine.
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