Sebastian Vettel Takes Pole in Spa After the Best Qualifying Hour Yet

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Published: August 27, 2011

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Regular readers of my stuff will probably know that I haven’t exactly sung the praises of Qualifying in 2011. However, I think you’d need to put me in a mental hospital if I tried to tell you anything other than the fact that Spa 2011 gave us one of the best qualifying shows I can remember in a long time!

Of course, Formula One and controversy go hand in hand, and after the despicable BBC/Sky news before the summer break, I wasn’t surprised to be met with another controversial decision in Spa.

Renault decided to give Bruno Senna a run in Friday Practice back at the Hungarian Grand Prix. Of course, this started rumours rolling that Senna would be in a race seat before long as the Renault team are struggling with cash and the nephew of Ayrton Senna brings with him significant financial backing.

Sure enough, it was announced that Senna would be replacing Nick Heidfeld for at least two races. This made Heidfeld furious, and I must admit I felt the same way!

When Robert Kubica injured himself before the season began Renault tested both Senna and Heidfeld as part of a program to replace Kubica for the 2011 season. This was done way back in March, and Heidfeld was the clear favourite. Since Australia, Heidfeld has been consistent, but he has dropped off the boil slightly in recent races.

Nevertheless, the decision to replace Heidfeld with such a rookie driver seemed to be fueled purely by money (of course, who should be surprised these days that money talks in F1). Heidfeld is taking his team to court over their decision and we wait for the results, but in the meantime, I thought it would be a good idea to pay particular attention to Senna to try and see if money is the only factor.

 

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