Lotus F1 Team driver Romain Grosjean has been handed a one-race ban following his severe collision at the start of the Belgian GP. The driver has been involved in seven first-lap crashes already this season, surely a metric to have been influential in the decision making of the stewards.
Like last year, McLaren will be nowhere in SPA. They were lucky to win even in Hungary.beelsebob wrote:Even last year the McLaren was generating its DF so much more efficiently than the RBR that they were faster in sector 2. This year I expect a demolition. That said, I do expect Ferrari to challenge. I expect if it's dry, this is Hamilton's race, if it's wet, it's Alonso's.MikeFromCanada wrote:This.beelsebob wrote:[
As we said earlier – because it won't be 40-45°C here, so his car will get him around 4th/5th, rather than around 2nd/1st
The average temperature high in the Spa area is around 18°C for the late summer time into fall.
Frankly I'm having a tough time seeing any car other than the McLaren coming out on top here, at least in a dry qualifying pace. The Red Bull just can't seem to shed enough drag off the car for the straights and I don't see it having enough downforce this time around to make up for it in sector 2.
Missed pole by a smidgen, and ran P2 for quite a bit in the race (possibly could've won with Hamilton, considering Button's pace) - how were they nowhere last year?dxpetrov wrote:Like last year, McLaren will be nowhere in SPA. They were lucky to win even in Hungary.
Lotus was arguably quicker in the race, but that doesn't mean much in Hungary given the "multitude" of ready overtaking opportunitiesSeijaKessen wrote:Hamilton was the fastest man all weekend, and unsurprisingly he won the race.
Mercedes (in Schumacher's hands), won't have problems getting the tyres working in the wet. Red Bull looked good too, but we haven't had a quali or race session, ever since the banning of that engine map. Maybe it'll effect them, maybe not.Chuckjr wrote:Could it be that he's referring to Macca being a poor show in the cold? Macca sucks hard in damp/wet cond. Maybe their update addresses this, but there's no question Spa will be cold and most likely rain laiden so if Hammy / Button have any chance they gotta have resolved that major flaw. It will be interesting to see which teams can get heat in the tires in the cold...we all know Ferrari has no issue with that...but others?
Have you seen Mick perform in the wet the last 2 races. The 'slight scratches' on his ride might suggest he's struggling to get the tyres working?zyphro wrote:Mercedes (in Schumacher's hands), won't have problems getting the tyres working in the wet. .
They had problems in Malaysia which have been resolved - see the wet qualifyings in Silverstone and at Hockenheim.Cam wrote:Have you seen Mick perform in the wet the last 2 races. The 'slight scratches' on his ride might suggest he's struggling to get the tyres working?zyphro wrote:Mercedes (in Schumacher's hands), won't have problems getting the tyres working in the wet. .
, where did you get two from? I don't see how that has any relation to the performance of the car in the wet. I only remember him crashing into a fence in practice sessions.Cam wrote:Not sure, think I saw Mick throw his car into the fence twice in the wet recently?
From all accounts Mercedes (in Schumacher's hands) has ended up in the wall, twice in quick succession. It seems like they're having problems getting the tyres to work. I just wondered why after he smashed his car twice in the wet, you would think they won't have further problems in Spa?zyphro wrote:Mercedes (in Schumacher's hands), won't have problems getting the tyres working in the wet. .
Not really - has he dropped it in quali? Nope. Tbh, this seems like a blatant attempt at flame-baiting. You've been found out and you can stop now =D> .Cam wrote:From all accounts Mercedes (in Schumacher's hands) has ended up in the wall, twice in quick succession. It seems like they're having problems getting the tyres to work. I just wondered why after he smashed his car twice in the wet, you would think they won't have further problems in Spa?zyphro wrote:Mercedes (in Schumacher's hands), won't have problems getting the tyres working in the wet. .
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