2012 Belgian Grand Prix - Spa

[Hail22]

My tips for this weekend:

Qualifying:

1. Alonso
2. Raikkonen
3. Webber


Race:

1. Alonso
2. Raikkonen
3. Hamilton

[FrukostScones]

lovely pics:

http://www.auto-motor-und-sport.de/bild ... 86239.html

[PlatinumZealot]

Track has Mclaren written all over it. Lotus will not have a say in the winners game. It's a red bull Macca fight.

[FrukostScones]

Track has Mclaren written all over it. Lotus will not have a say in the winners game. It's a red bull Macca fight.

strangely I think MSC will win.

[zyphro]

strangely I think MSC will win.

Jolly good .

[marcush.]

strangely I think MSC will win.

I don´t count(due to blurred view .-fanboyism) ...but I have that feeling as well.. we need MORE water.

[dave34m]

Has there been any tweeks to the track this year, last 2 years have seen changes to run off area at La Source, speed bumps added at Les Combes and then removal of sand trap at Rivage (Bruxelles).

[Shrieker]

Went in to have a look at the lap times from past seasons and was shocked to see Massa beating Alonso in q3 not only last year, but also the year before

[zyphro]

Went in to have a look at the lap times from past seasons and was shocked to see Massa beating Alonso in q3 not only last year, but also the year before

I seem to remember him having an absolute shocker in 2010; outpaced by Massa the entire weekend.

[Chuckjr]

Lotus will come right this weekend. I believe KR will see the checker first. RG, if he can make lap one w/o issue won't be far behind. Would be great to see Kimi take his first win of the season at this historically rich track.

[ParanoiD]

Any idea what they were trying to do?

[SBarretta]

Any idea what they were trying to do?

First post in a while, but it seems to me that they're trying to gauge how slippery the curbs are going to be in the wet. What with Sebastian pouring water on the curb, and Pedro checking out the drainage.

Edit: Yeah, in the second photo down, it looks like Seb is rubbing his shoe on the surface where he had previously poured the water, most probably to see how slippery it is.

[raymondu999]

Maybe there is a change to the surface? Perhaps a new bump? Or it could be (rather then testing outrght grip) they could be checking to see how quickly the surface can rid itself of moisture?

[ParanoiD]

Anyone can recognize the corner?

Yeah I have the same thought that they were trying to figure how slippery the white line is. It really looks gonna be wet for some sessions..

[Mr Alcatraz]

Lotus will come right this weekend. I believe KR will see the checker first. RG, if he can make lap one w/o issue won't be far behind. Would be great to see Kimi take his first win of the season at this historically rich track.

Chuckjr you may be right but I think the combination of cool weather, and hard tire compounds will work against them JMHO.