Belgian Grand Prix 2016 Preview: Start Time, TV Info, Weather, Schedule, Odds

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Published: August 24, 2016

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After a four-week break, Formula One returns this week for the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps. The fast, undulating circuit south-east of Liege, near the German border, is a favourite among drivers and about as close as any current track gets to the high-speed layouts of the sport's early years.

Lewis Hamilton, you may remember, won six of the last seven races before the summer holiday to open a 19-point lead over his Mercedes team-mate, Nico Rosberg, in the drivers' standings.

Hamilton won last year at Spa, as well as back in 2010, when he was still racing for McLaren. Among the current drivers, though, Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen has the best record in Belgium, taking four wins in five races between 2004 and 2009 (the Belgian Grand Prix was not held in 2006). In fact, only Michael Schumacher and Ayrton Senna have more wins at Spa, while Jim Clark also has four.

After starting the season with four straight wins, Rosberg has just three podium finishes in the last eight races, despite driving the best car on the grid. He needs to start beating Hamilton again before the gap between them becomes a gulf, as there are only nine races remaining this year.

At the same time, although he needs to push Hamilton, Rosberg must control his aggression, in case it costs him what is perhaps his best shot at an F1 title.

Spa is notorious for rainy weather, which only adds to the spectacle of the most exciting arena in grand-prix racing, but the forecast for this weekend looks hot and sunny, according to F1's official weather partner, UBIMET.

If you are missing the rain at any point this weekend, check out David Coulthard's recollections from the nearly disastrous 1998 Belgian Grand Prix, courtesy of long-time F1 journalist and author Gerald Donaldson.

Also, watch out for Esteban Ocon, who makes his F1 debut this weekend with Manor, replacing Rio Haryanto. Ocon's battle with ...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Formula 1

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