The 2008 Belgian Grand Prix Thread

[Ed]

Looks like Alonso will remain on top of the timesheets!
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[Snowy]

Fernando stormed that middle sector! I thought he was going to pit straight after but he didn't.
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[Snowy]

Later Ed.
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Session over and the top 8 are: Alonso, Massa, Kovalainen, Hamilton, Raikkonen, Rosberg, Vettel and Sutil.

Full results

Position Driver Team Best Lap/Gap Laps
1 Fernando Alonso Renault 1:48.454 21
2 Felipe Massa Ferrari 0.050 16
3 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 0.286 19
4 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 0.351 17
5 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 0.874 10
6 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota 0.951 17
7 Sebastian Vettel STR-Ferrari 0.973 29
8 Adrian Sutil Force India-Ferrari 1.131 22
9 Jarno Trulli Toyota 1.261 23
10 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 1.271 22
11 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 1.421 22
12 David Coulthard Red Bull-Renault 1.468 20
13 Sebastien Bourdais STR-Ferrari 1.494 20
14 Timo Glock Toyota 1.827 24
15 Kazuki Nakajima Williams-Toyota 1.910 20
16 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India-Ferrari 2.286 11
17 Jenson Button Honda 2.471 19
18 Rubens Barrichello Honda 2.784 22
19 Nelsinho Piquet Renault 2.880 19
20 Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 3.186 7
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[jacfan]

Just get online and I have to go. Darn. Looks like JayVee will be happy.
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Team by team summary following Friday practice (GMM)

FERRARI

Felipe Massa's strong form continues at Spa-Francorchamps, when on Friday he set the fastest lap of the day in the morning before trailing only the light-fuelled Fernando Alonso in the rain-affected second session. Also true to his current form, Kimi Raikkonen proved the slower Ferrari runner, and in the slippery afternoon he crashed at turn 9 and damaged his rear wing. Force India's Giancarlo Fisichella slid on water spilled out of the tyre barriers as a result and also crashed, which brought out the red flags.


MCLAREN-MERCEDES

Solid running for the silver-clad duo, but - as per 2007 at this circuit - the Mercedes powered cars appear slightly outclassed by Ferrari. "Today's times don't mean a lot, but I think we should be in good shape," said team official Norbert Haug.


RENAULT

A good day for Fernando Alonso; the quickest car besides Ferraris and McLarens in the morning, and - albeit with a lighter fuel load - the fastest runner of all in the afternoon damp. Nelson Piquet's Friday was less impressive; nearly a second slower than his teammate in the dry, and nearly last after sliding on a wet white line and damaging his rear wing in the afternoon. "I don't feel perfectly comfortable in the car," the Brazilian said.


RED BULL-RENAULT

Mark Webber was sixth quickest in the morning, but he buried his RB4 in the barriers in the afternoon and watched most of the session from behind the marshals' fence. The highlight of David Coulthard's day was P12 in the afternoon.


TORO ROSSO-FERRARI

The Toro Rossos are still turning heads, after they slotted into the top eight in the dry morning. Sebastian Vettel continued to shine in the afternoon with P7.



TOYOTA

Jarno Trulli's weekend did not start well with a morning electrical problem limiting his track time, but the TF108 again looks like a car good enough for the top ten.


BMW-SAUBER

No BMW runner raced above the top ten practice times throughout Friday's three hours of running in cold Belgium. Robert Kubica then stalled his engine on the grid doing a practice start at the end of the day and helped the marshals recover his car to the pits. Nick Heidfeld is able to look on the bright side, however, because he did not lag his teammate's pace.


WILLIAMS-TOYOTA

Nico Rosberg rose as high as P6 in the damp afternoon with a new front wing design, but he was just thirteenth quickest in the morning dry. Kazuki Nakajima's best effort was P15 in the wet.



FORCE INDIA-FERRARI

Embarrassingly for the hugely-funded Honda team, both Force India runners were ahead of the abysmal RA108s throughout Friday at Spa, and Adrian Sutil was at his characteristic best in the wet afternoon with the eighth quickest time overall. Giancarlo Fisichella slid on Raikkonen's tyre-barrier water at turn 9, bouncing off the arm-co and triggering the red flag delay.


HONDA

The Japanese team's car propelled Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello to clearly the slowest times in the dry morning. "At the moment, it looks like this track and dry conditions will not favour us," said the latter driver, after trailing his British teammate for an improvement to P18 in the wetter second session
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Saturday practice session underway. Air and track temperature are at 16 degrees.

Many drivers go out on the track
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It isn't raining but the track is damp in certain areas
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Button slows and parks his car at the side of the track!
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All the drivers except the 2 Ferrari drivers have completed their installation laps
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Nick Heidfeld returns to the track
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Bourdais also on track
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Heidfeld sets a 2:00.227
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Bourdais sets a 1:59.674.
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