Belgian GP - One on Row 1, one on Row 2
Spa-Francorchamps, 6th September
Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro came to Spa knowing that its closest rival would be extremely competitive and, so far this weekend, that has proved to be the case. But the mix of silver and red in the front two rows shows just how close it is, as Lewis Hamilton is on pole, with Felipe Massa alongside him, while the second McLaren-Mercedes of Heikki Kovalainen, who set the fastest lap of the day in Q2 is third, with the F2008 of Kimi Raikkonen outside him in fourth spot. While Massa put in a brilliant lap to ensure his appointment on the front row, Raikkonen unfortunately ran wide at Turn 7 on his last quick lap, which may well have cost him one place. Row 3 sees Nick Heidfeld's BMW-Sauber in fifth spot and Fernando Alonso in the Renault in sixth.
The thirteenth round of the World Championship promises to be a fascinating contest with the top four drivers on the grid all setting their sights on victory, as the championship reaches its crucial and final phase with just six races remaining. The nature of this beautiful road circuit means that overtaking is possible and while strategies will be mainly based on two stops for the top runners, when those stops are made could vary more than at other tracks. And then of course, there's the famous Spa weather, which can turn itself around in a matter of minutes. This afternoon's qualifying session was run in the dry, however, less than an hour later, for the start of the GP2 race, a deluge hit the track forcing the race to be started behind the Safety Car and then, within the space of half an hour, the rain stopped and the circuit was bathed in warm sunshine for the first time this weekend. As Felipe Massa said, "if it rains tomorrow, it can turn the race into a lottery." At the moment, the local Weather Internet site says there is a slight chance of "sprinkles" of rain in the late afternoon. Naturally, the Ferrari men want to do well in terms of the championship, but it would also be a great boost for the Scuderia to arrive in Monza, already next weekend, for its home race the Italian Grand Prix, on the back of a Belgian victory.
Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro came to Spa knowing that its closest rival would be extremely competitive and, so far this weekend, that has proved to be the case. But the mix of silver and red in the front two rows shows just how close it is, as Lewis Hamilton is on pole, with Felipe Massa alongside him, while the second McLaren-Mercedes of Heikki Kovalainen, who set the fastest lap of the day in Q2 is third, with the F2008 of Kimi Raikkonen outside him in fourth spot. While Massa put in a brilliant lap to ensure his appointment on the front row, Raikkonen unfortunately ran wide at Turn 7 on his last quick lap, which may well have cost him one place. Row 3 sees Nick Heidfeld's BMW-Sauber in fifth spot and Fernando Alonso in the Renault in sixth.
The thirteenth round of the World Championship promises to be a fascinating contest with the top four drivers on the grid all setting their sights on victory, as the championship reaches its crucial and final phase with just six races remaining. The nature of this beautiful road circuit means that overtaking is possible and while strategies will be mainly based on two stops for the top runners, when those stops are made could vary more than at other tracks. And then of course, there's the famous Spa weather, which can turn itself around in a matter of minutes. This afternoon's qualifying session was run in the dry, however, less than an hour later, for the start of the GP2 race, a deluge hit the track forcing the race to be started behind the Safety Car and then, within the space of half an hour, the rain stopped and the circuit was bathed in warm sunshine for the first time this weekend. As Felipe Massa said, "if it rains tomorrow, it can turn the race into a lottery." At the moment, the local Weather Internet site says there is a slight chance of "sprinkles" of rain in the late afternoon. Naturally, the Ferrari men want to do well in terms of the championship, but it would also be a great boost for the Scuderia to arrive in Monza, already next weekend, for its home race the Italian Grand Prix, on the back of a Belgian victory.
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