Belgian GP - Ferrari victory!
Spa-Francorchamps, 30th August 2009
Kimi Raikkonen won the Belgian Grand Prix, to give Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro its first win of the season, and Kimi his fourth podium of 2009.Luca Badoer finished 14th. It is the fourth time the Finn has won at this classic track.
Kimi started from the outside of Row 3 and Luca from the back row of what was the most unexpected grid of the year, with the Force India of Giancarlo Fisichella on pole and the Toyota of Jarno Trulli alongside him. It was dry with some sunshine and an air temperature of 17 degrees.
There was drama right after the start, with Kimi going very wide using the run off after the hairpin, but he powered through to second on the run up the hill after Eau Rouge, but then a multiple collision brought out the Safety Car, with four cars already out of the running, Button, Grosjean, Hamilton and Alguersuari.
The order behind the SC was Fisichella, Kimi, Kubica, Glock, Webber, Heidfeld, Rosberg, Vettel, Alonso, with Kovalainen tenth. Then came Buemi, Nakajima, Luca Badoer up to 13th from last on the grid, Trulli, all the way down off the front row after pitting for a new nose, Barrichello, who got bogged down from fourth on the grid and Sutil, 16th and last, having also stopped for repairs.
As the Safety Car came in at the start of lap 5, Kimi swept past Fisichella after Radillon to take the lead, his F60 still evidently working well, despite tangling with another car in the first lap chaos. The only other change being Vettel getting ahead of Rosberg for seventh. Luca then dropped to fourteenth as he was passed by Barrichello, who also passed Nakajima. Luca lost another place on lap 7 when he was passed by Sutil. Pit stops began on lap 12, with Kubica bringing his BMW in from third place and Timo Glock refuelling his Toyota from sixth. At the front, Kimi led Fisichella in the Force India by 1.8. Webber was now third in the Red Bull, 8.9 behind the Ferrari, with Kimi pitting on lap 14, at the same time as Fisichella, Webber and Heidfeld. These last two nearly collided in the pit lane as they drove out and Webber was given a drive through penalty. Lap 15 saw Kimi third behind Vettel and Rosberg, who were yet to stop. Vettel came in next time round, promoting Rosberg to the lead for Williams.
When Rosberg came in on lap 22, Kimi was now back in the lead, still with Fisichella behind him, closer than before in fact, just 0.9 down. Alonso was third but had yet to stop. Luca was fifteenth. Trulli retired his Toyota in the pits on lap 22, the halfway point of the race. The battle at the front was intriguing as Kimi’s Ferrari was not managing to pull away from Fisichella, the gap now 0.8, going down another tenth on lap 23. Alonso finally brought the Renault in for its one stop from third place on lap 24, but all his hard work evaporated as the pit crew struggled for a long time with the left front wheel, after it had been damaged in a collision at the start of the race. He continued for a short while, but the team retired him as the data showed a problem with the left front corner. Luca also pitted his F60 at this point, on a one stop strategy. Kovalainen was the last of the lead group (5th) to pit on lap 26.
As the one-stop drivers finished their visit to pit lane, the two stoppers returned for a final time, Barrichello first in on lap 27 from sixth place. Lap 31 and Kimi and Fisichella made their final stops together, temporarily promoting Vettel to the lead ahead of Heidfeld. The German BMW driver came in next time around, so that Kimi was back in second, 11.1 behind the Red Bull, with Fisichella 0.7 behind the Ferrari. Vettel came in on lap 35 which meant that Kimi and Fisichella were back fighting for the lead again, the gap between them now 0.6, as Kimi had to push the F60 as hard as he could.
From here on in, despite Fisichella’s best efforts, the order remained unchanged, so the order as a delighted Kimi buzzed the pit wall was Raikkonen, Fisichella, Vettel, Kubica, Heidfeld, Kovalainen, Barrichello with Rosberg the last point scorer in eighth place. Luca brought his F60 home in fourteenth and last place.
Kimi Raikkonen won the Belgian Grand Prix, to give Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro its first win of the season, and Kimi his fourth podium of 2009.Luca Badoer finished 14th. It is the fourth time the Finn has won at this classic track.
Kimi started from the outside of Row 3 and Luca from the back row of what was the most unexpected grid of the year, with the Force India of Giancarlo Fisichella on pole and the Toyota of Jarno Trulli alongside him. It was dry with some sunshine and an air temperature of 17 degrees.
There was drama right after the start, with Kimi going very wide using the run off after the hairpin, but he powered through to second on the run up the hill after Eau Rouge, but then a multiple collision brought out the Safety Car, with four cars already out of the running, Button, Grosjean, Hamilton and Alguersuari.
The order behind the SC was Fisichella, Kimi, Kubica, Glock, Webber, Heidfeld, Rosberg, Vettel, Alonso, with Kovalainen tenth. Then came Buemi, Nakajima, Luca Badoer up to 13th from last on the grid, Trulli, all the way down off the front row after pitting for a new nose, Barrichello, who got bogged down from fourth on the grid and Sutil, 16th and last, having also stopped for repairs.
As the Safety Car came in at the start of lap 5, Kimi swept past Fisichella after Radillon to take the lead, his F60 still evidently working well, despite tangling with another car in the first lap chaos. The only other change being Vettel getting ahead of Rosberg for seventh. Luca then dropped to fourteenth as he was passed by Barrichello, who also passed Nakajima. Luca lost another place on lap 7 when he was passed by Sutil. Pit stops began on lap 12, with Kubica bringing his BMW in from third place and Timo Glock refuelling his Toyota from sixth. At the front, Kimi led Fisichella in the Force India by 1.8. Webber was now third in the Red Bull, 8.9 behind the Ferrari, with Kimi pitting on lap 14, at the same time as Fisichella, Webber and Heidfeld. These last two nearly collided in the pit lane as they drove out and Webber was given a drive through penalty. Lap 15 saw Kimi third behind Vettel and Rosberg, who were yet to stop. Vettel came in next time round, promoting Rosberg to the lead for Williams.
When Rosberg came in on lap 22, Kimi was now back in the lead, still with Fisichella behind him, closer than before in fact, just 0.9 down. Alonso was third but had yet to stop. Luca was fifteenth. Trulli retired his Toyota in the pits on lap 22, the halfway point of the race. The battle at the front was intriguing as Kimi’s Ferrari was not managing to pull away from Fisichella, the gap now 0.8, going down another tenth on lap 23. Alonso finally brought the Renault in for its one stop from third place on lap 24, but all his hard work evaporated as the pit crew struggled for a long time with the left front wheel, after it had been damaged in a collision at the start of the race. He continued for a short while, but the team retired him as the data showed a problem with the left front corner. Luca also pitted his F60 at this point, on a one stop strategy. Kovalainen was the last of the lead group (5th) to pit on lap 26.
As the one-stop drivers finished their visit to pit lane, the two stoppers returned for a final time, Barrichello first in on lap 27 from sixth place. Lap 31 and Kimi and Fisichella made their final stops together, temporarily promoting Vettel to the lead ahead of Heidfeld. The German BMW driver came in next time around, so that Kimi was back in second, 11.1 behind the Red Bull, with Fisichella 0.7 behind the Ferrari. Vettel came in on lap 35 which meant that Kimi and Fisichella were back fighting for the lead again, the gap between them now 0.6, as Kimi had to push the F60 as hard as he could.
From here on in, despite Fisichella’s best efforts, the order remained unchanged, so the order as a delighted Kimi buzzed the pit wall was Raikkonen, Fisichella, Vettel, Kubica, Heidfeld, Kovalainen, Barrichello with Rosberg the last point scorer in eighth place. Luca brought his F60 home in fourteenth and last place.
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