2009 Belgian Formula One Grand Prix

[AirWolf]

Belgian Grand Prix - team and driver preview quotes


Formula One racing swaps Mediterranean glamour for the rugged countryside of the Ardennes next weekend, as the teams line up for the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-
Francorchamps - just seven days after the European Grand Prix in Valencia. This ‘natural’ circuit is one of the most challenging on the F1 calendar, and almost universally loved…

Discuss.

Season calendar.

 

[bond007]

yay!! spa! love it, go kimi!!

 

[Creag]

I think Ruebens is on the way back to his best ... and Spa is one of my personal favourite tracks!!! Should be good.

 

[killadoob]

Go rubens, would be insane for him to win a F1 title before he retires.

 

[reddevilandy10]

What does the weather forecast look like? Last year's race was one of the best GP's I've ever seen! Long live Spa!

 

[killadoob]

Well i put belgian brussels in my gadget and it says cloudy over the weekend but no signs of rain.

 

[[OUPA]MrNutz]

http://weather.msn.com/hourly.aspx?wealocations=wc:BEXX0031&q=Spa,+BEL+forecast:hourly&weap=0#day1

 

[reddevilandy10]

http://weather.msn.com/hourly.aspx?wealocations=wc:BEXX0031&q=Spa,+BEL+forecast:hourly&weap=0#day1

Lol....

I'm capped.

 

[HapticSimian]

Well, at least Mr. Badoer improved from last week. Oh, no... wait... still last. Man alive, I enjoy seeing a Ferrari at the back, but this is just sad...

 

[[OUPA]MrNutz]

interesting qualy!

 

[reddevilandy10]

interesting qualy!

Lol... that just made Badoer look even worse!

 

[BigAl-sa]

Waiting for the final weights, but for me this looks like it's going to be a race worth watching.

 

[killadoob]

Should see some interesting superbru picks for tomorrow i reckon .

 

[AirWolf]

Waiting for the final weights, but for me this looks like it's going to be a race worth watching.

Below is the provisional grid for the Belgian Grand Prix with each car's weight.

1. Giancarlo Fisichella, Force India, 648kg
2. Jarno Trulli, Toyota, 656.5
3. Nick Heidfeld, BMW Sauber, 655
4. Rubens Barrichello, Brawn GP, 644.5
5. Robert Kubica, BMW Sauber, 649
6. Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari, 655
7. Timo Glock, Toyota, 648.5
8. Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull, 662.5
9. Mark Webber, Red Bull, 658
10. Nico Rosberg, Williams, 670
11. Adrian Sutil, Force India, 678.5
12. Lewis Hamilton, McLaren, 693.5
13. Fernando Alonso, Renault, 684.4
14. Jenson Button, Brawn GP, 694.2
15. Heikki Kovalainen, McLaren, 697
16. Sebastien Buemi, Toro Rosso, 685
17. Jaime Alguersuari, Toro Rosso, 704.5
18. Kazuki Nakajima, Williams, 706.1
19. Romain Grosjean, Renault, 704.7
20. Luca Badoer, Ferrari, 691.5

Rubens was the lightest and qualified in 4th o_0.

 

[Stokstert]

This race could be one of the most interesting and eventful races of the season.

 

[killadoob]

Shows that force india has out right pace then. Hmmm maybe a force india FTW?

 

[sand_man]

Impossible race to call, absolutely impossible to call. I cannot see Fisi winning it but if not him who? Barri has the ability and the will but doesn't quite have the pace. Trulli perhaps...?? duck knows... tough one to predict...

 

[Thestealth]

Kimi might be able to win this if he's able to drive like he did last week. I'm looking forward to an exciting race!

 

[cfvh600]

Where does all the performance come from all of a sudden from BMW, Toyota and Force India? If I was Fisi or Sutil, I would stay away from Kimi's Ferrari as far as possible! And what's up with Red Bull's Renault engines all of a sudden? Doesn't the Renault team also use the same engines? They don't seem to have any problems.

 

[killadoob]

Yea but renault suck LOL, redbull is always somewhere around the front where as the renault only do so so because they have a very talented driver in alsonso. Could be redbull push the engine harder possible due to their aerodynamic package.

Also does renault really want to see redbull doing so much better i wonder?

Kimi could have a real chance with that special button off the line. I think force india could win but they always have so much bad luck so i doubt it.

BMW toyota and bwm did get some updates but they did not work very well at a track like valencia.

Also this track they separates the men from the boys, so maybe we are seeing who is really talented and who is not.