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Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps


Last year's race

Charles Leclerc claims his maiden win in the wake of Antoine Hubert fatal crash

Season Standings
after 6 races

DRIVERS
1   Lewis Hamilton   GBR   MERCEDES   132
2   Max Verstappen   NED   RED BULL RACING HONDA   95
3   Valtteri Bottas   FIN   MERCEDES   89
4   Charles Leclerc   MON   FERRARI   45
5   Lance Stroll   CAN   RACING POINT BWT MERCEDES   40
6   Alexander Albon   THA   RED BULL RACING HONDA   40
7   Lando Norris   GBR   MCLAREN RENAULT   39
8   Sergio Perez   MEX   RACING POINT BWT MERCEDES   32
9   Carlos Sainz   ESP   MCLAREN RENAULT   23
10   Daniel Ricciardo   AUS   RENAULT   20
11   Sebastian Vettel   GER   FERRARI   16
12   Esteban Ocon   FRA   RENAULT   16
13   Pierre Gasly   FRA   ALPHATAURI HONDA   14
14   Nico Hulkenberg   GER   RACING POINT BWT MERCEDES   6
15   Antonio Giovinazzi   ITA   ALFA ROMEO RACING FERRARI   2
16   Daniil Kvyat   RUS   ALPHATAURI HONDA   2
17   Kevin Magnussen   DEN   HAAS FERRARI   1
18   Kimi Räikkönen   FIN   ALFA ROMEO RACING FERRARI   0
19   Nicholas Latifi   CAN   WILLIAMS MERCEDES   0
20   George Russell   GBR   WILLIAMS MERCEDES   0
21   Romain Grosjean   FRA   HAAS FERRARI   0

CONSTRUCTORS
1   MERCEDES   221
2   RED BULL RACING HONDA   135
3   RACING POINT BWT MERCEDES   63
4   MCLAREN RENAULT   62
5   FERRARI   61
6   RENAULT   36
7   ALPHATAURI HONDA   16
8   ALFA ROMEO RACING FERRARI   2
9   HAAS FERRARI   1
10   WILLIAMS MERCEDES   0

Full timetables
all times are local (GMT+2)

THURSDAY 27th AUGUST        
Formula 1   Team Track Walks   09:00 - 12:30
Formula 1   Press Conference   14:00 - 17:35
         
FRIDAY 28th AUGUST        
FIA Formula 3   Practice Session   09:35 - 10:20
Formula 1   First Practice Session   11:00 - 12:30
FIA Formula 2   Practice Session   12:55 - 13:40
Formula 1   Press Conference   13:00 - 14:00
FIA Formula 3   Qualifying Session   14:05 - 14:35
Formula 1   Second Practice Session   15:00 - 16:30
FIA Formula 2   Qualifying Session   17:00 - 17:30
FIA Formula 3   Press Conference   17:45 - 18:15
Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup   Practice Session   17:55 - 18:40
FIA Formula 2   Press Conference   18:15 - 18:45
         
SATURDAY 29th AUGUST        
Formula 1   Team Pit Stop Practice   09:10 - 09:40
FIA Formula 3   First Race (17 Laps or 40 Mins)   10:25 - 11:10
FIA Formula 3   Press Conference   11:25 - 11:40
Formula 1   Third Practice Session   12:00 - 13:00
Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup   Qualifying Session   13:45 - 14:15
Formula 1   Qualifying Session   15:00 - 16:00
Formula 1   Press Conference   16:00 - 17:00
FIA Formula 2   First Race (25 Laps or 60 Mins)   16:45 - 17:50
FIA Formula 2   Press Conference   18:05 - 18:35
         
SUNDAY 30th AUGUST
     
FIA Formula 3   Second Race (17 Laps or 40 Mins)   09:45 - 10:30
FIA Formula 2   Second Race (18 Laps or 45 Mins)   11:10 - 12:00
FIA Formula 2   Press Conference   12:15 - 12:45
Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup   Race (11 Laps or 30 Mins)   12:25 - 13:00
Formula 1   Drivers' Presentation   13:20 - 14:00
Formula 1   End Racism Recognition   14:53 - 14:54
Formula 1   National Anthem   14:54 - 14:56
Formula 1   Grand Prix (44 Laps or 120 Mins)   15:10 - 17:10

after pain in Spain nothing like relaxing at Spa

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Spa's had some pretty ordinary races over the years. Don't rely on this place to deliver.

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That DRS Zone on S/F might be the most useles one of the season. They should do one between 15 and 18.

Not to remove anything from you said, but there is at least one worse DRS zone: Hungary between 1 and 2.

DRS zone should be mandatory to all cars from the end of Source until Combes, to make Eau Rouge a challenge again

plus something to avoid corner cutting

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Models looking good for some rain during the weekend.
So that's a Merc 1-2.

Dibs on the red hats for that

red hats=bridgestone?

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i think the idea there is to create a set-up for the other DRS zone

If the purpose is to create a better race, the backstretch one is even worse as it kills any chance of a great racing spectacle by just handing over overtakes left and right.

Spa is one of the fewest tracks that you can mandate DRS on for the whole race

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Looks pretty wet for Sunday. Then again, this is F1, so probably just 60% chance for the whole race.

No rain.

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It's Spa, it is immune to mere human predictions of what the weather will be like

It might rain, it might not, but it'll definitely be different weather to the other villiages even just 1 mile away.

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considering official forecasts, it'll be bone dry meaning a mercedes 1-2

if it gets mildly wet allowing race will be at least one mercedes in 1st, that the 44

if it gets really wet then is victory of pussyfication

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I doubt we'll see any rain on Sunday at the moment, most rain/showers should be on Saturday. One thing is sure: it will be cool, just about 17°C.
Perfect conditions for Mercedes to kill the field.

JJ cool to see you back, but leave the predictions to the expert.

To get in the zone:

Welcome back JJ!

Latest model run: Friday decent weather, Saturday a stormy afternoon, Sunday could have some showers around like in Budapest.

Budapest? AKA the rain that never arrived

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Exactly