Mark Webber Sets Pace in What Promises To Be a Great Belgian Grand Prix

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Published: August 28, 2010

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What can you say about Spa, eh?

What a brilliant restart to the season we were treated to today.  For the first time in 2010, Q1 was actually worth watching, Q2 provided shocks, and although Q3 was a little flat, it has produced a tantalizing grid! 


Qualifying One

Di Grassi opened the session, followed by almost all the other drivers.  Belgium’s weather has been as unpredictable as ever this weekend and although the track was dryish when the light went green, black clouds loomed over the circuit. 

It didn’t take long for the wet areas of the track (practice three had been wet) to cause havoc! 

Petrov’s Renault went slightly wide and hit a damp patch sending his car spinning out.  The Renault was finished, and I thought so too was Q1...how wrong I was!

The session had to be red flagged as Petrov’s bumble bee car was in a difficult place to salvage.

When the session did restart a few minutes later, Buemi led out the pack as the rain began to fall!

There were spins galore at Turn 14 as many drivers struggled with the dangerous conditions.  These spins will be investigated later today.

Times were set, but everyone darted into the pits for more sensible tyres.



With 11 minutes to go here were the positions:

Hamilton, Button, Massa, Barichello, Rosberg, Webber, Liuzzi, Schumacher, Alonso, Glock, Kobayashi, Hulkenberg, Yamamoto, Kubica, Rosberg, Sutil, Vettel, Senna, Buemi, Alguersuari, Kovalainen, di Grassi, Trulli, Petrov.

As you’ll probably notice, at this point there were new teams in the safe zone!  In fact, at one point, four new cars were safe!

As the session returned to normality, the bigger drivers found crucial speed, and the newer drivers slipped down.  Nevertheless, Spa’s Q1 had been a thrill and most importantl...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Formula 1

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