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A short pitstop from my side to give you the result of the3rd practice session :

1. Valtteri Bottas - Williams - 1:49.465
2. Daniel Ricciardo - Red Bull Racing - 1:49.733 +0.268
3. Nico Rosberg - Mercedes GP - 1:49.739 +0.274
4. Lewis Hamilton - Mercedes GP - 1:49.817 +0.352
5. Kimi Räikkönen - Ferrari - 1:49.817 +0.352
6. Fernando Alonso - Ferrari - 1:49.890 +0.425
7. Daniil Kvyat - Toro Rosso - 1:49.893 +0.428
8. Jenson Button - McLaren - 1:50.203 +0.738
9. Felipe Massa - Williams - 1:50.423 +0.958
10. Jean-Eric Vergne - Toro Rosso - 1:50.535 +1.070
11. Sergio Perez - Force India - 1:50.592 +1.127
12. Kevin Magnussen - McLaren - 1:50.748 +1.283
13. Sebastian Vettel - Red Bull Racing - 1:50.814 +1.349
14. Nico Hulkenberg - Force India - 1:50.866 +1.401
15. Adrian Sutil - Sauber - 1:50.962 +1.497
16. Romain Grosjean - Lotus - 1:51.509 +2.044
17. Pastor Maldonado - Lotus - 1:51.610 +2.145
18. Esteban Gutierrez - Sauber - 1:51.898 +2.433
19. Jules Bianchi - Marussia F1 Team - 1:52.457 +2.992
20. Max Chilton - Marussia F1 Team - 1:52.984 +3.519
21. Marcus Ericsson - Caterham - 1:54.294 +4.829
22. Andre Lotterer - Caterham - 1:55.008 +5.543

Valtteri Bottas tops final practice for Williams :
Valtteri Bottas went quickest for Williams in a frenzied final few minutes of third practice for Formula 1's 2014 Belgian Grand Prix, outpacing Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo by 0.268 seconds. Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg was the best of the title contenders in third.
Many drivers only had the opportunity to run one or two flying laps on the soft Pirelli tyre at the end of the session, and were thwarted by traffic. After overnight rain a dry line had already formed in some places, thanks to the preceding GP3 qualifying session, as the F1 cars took to the circuit for their installation laps. With the track temperature still hovering around the 16C mark and the surface still mostly wet, there was little activity for the first 30 minutes as most teams - apart from the tail-enders - elected not to risk their machinery. Thus Marussia annexed the top two positions for half the session as Jules Bianchi (2m01.823s), Max Chilton (2m05.120s) and Andre Lotterer (2m07.529s) each essayed a tentative lap before reporting back to the pits. Esteban Gutierrez was the first driver out on slick tyres, half an hour into the session. He instantly took 1.581s out of Bianchi's time, then improved again by over four seconds as his medium-compound Pirellis came up to temperature, and this provided the cue for others to join the fray.
The track evolved quickly over the final 20 minutes as increased activity broadened the dry line, and Ferrari fans will have been heartened by the sight of Kimi Raikkonen bolting on a set of soft tyres and briefly topping the timesheets with five minutes to go.
Bottas, Ricciardo and Rosberg then went faster using the same tyre choice, but Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso were unable to eclipse their team-mates and finished fifth and sixth fastest. Sebastian Vettel finished the session outside the top 10 having done all his running on the medium compound. He has reverted to an older engine after an ignition problem in one cylinder set in motion a failure of his nominated power unit on Friday.

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And also 2nd practice result is here :

1. Lewis Hamilton - Mercedes GP - 1:49.189
2. Nico Rosberg - Mercedes GP - 1:49.793 +0.604
3. Fernando Alonso - Ferrari - 1:49.930 +0.741
4. Felipe Massa - Williams - 1:50.327 +1.138
5. Jenson Button - McLaren - 1:50.659 +1.470
6. Valtteri Bottas - Williams - 1:50.677 +1.488
7. Daniil Kvyat - Toro Rosso - 1:50.725 +1.536
8. Daniel Ricciardo - Red Bull Racing - 1:50.977 +1.788
9. Kevin Magnussen - McLaren - 1:51.074 +1.885
10. Nico Hulkenberg - Force India - 1:51.077 +1.888
11. Jean-Eric Vergne - Toro Rosso - 1:51.383 +2.194
12. Adrian Sutil - Sauber - 1:51.450 +2.261
13. Sergio Perez - Force India - 1:51.573 +2.384
14. Romain Grosjean - Lotus - 1:52.196 +3.007
15. Kimi Räikkönen - Ferrari - 1:52.234 +3.045
16. Jules Bianchi - Marussia F1 Team - 1:52.776 +3.587
17. Esteban Gutierrez - Sauber - 1:53.955 +4.766
18. Max Chilton - Marussia F1 Team - 1:54.040 +4.851
19. Marcus Ericsson - Caterham - 1:54.050 +4.861
20. Andre Lotterer - Caterham - 1:54.093 +4.904
21. Pastor Maldonado - Lotus - no time
22. Sebastian Vettel - Red Bull Racing - no time


Hamilton moves ahead in second practice :
Lewis Hamilton moved to the fore during second practice for the Belgian Grand Prix on Friday afternoon. The Briton lapped six tenths faster than Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg on Pirelli's Soft tyre compound, while Ferrari's Fernando Alonso again finished third. After the early phase of Medium tyre runs, interrupted by two red flags, Hamilton set a 1:49.189 when the switch to the softer rubber arrived. His attempt proved to be considerably faster than Rosberg, whose own best effort was tarnished by a wild moment coming out of Turn 7. Fernando Alonso was just over a tenth further back at the wheel of his F14 T and the last of the drivers to break into the 1m49s bracket. Both Williams machines featured high up the order at the end of the opening day in the Ardennes, with Felipe Massa fourth and Valtteri Bottas sixth – the pair were separated by lead McLaren driver Jenson Button. Toro Rosso rookie Daniil Kvyat followed in seventh position, a couple of tenths quicker than Daniel Ricciardo, who was the sole Red Bull driver in action after team-mate Sebastian Vettel failed to leave his garage. Vettel was forced out of the session after the exhaust problem he suffered in morning practice damaged the internals of his RB10, requiring an investigation and changes that could not be completed in time. McLaren driver Kevin Magnussen and Force India's Nico Hülkenberg rounded out the top 10 runners. Kimi Räikkönen ended the day a lowly 16th, failing to deliver a representative lap time on the Soft tyre after suffering a misfire and complaining of poor rear-end grip when he eventually headed back out for longer runs. Toro Rosso's Jean-Éric Vergne, Sauber's Adrian Sutil, Force India's Sergio Pérez – whose best time came on Mediums – and Lotus driver Romain Grosjean occupied the positions between Hülkenberg and Räikkönen. Jules Bianchi put his Marussia ahead of Sauber driver Esteban Gutiérrez after the Mexican brought out the second of the red flags for spinning at Blanchimont, an incident he quickly attributed to a gearbox problem. Despite being more than a second slower than team-mate Bianchi, Max Chilton – back in action after the early weekend confusion over his seat – was still able to outpace Caterham's Marcus Ericsson and André Lotterer.Lotus driver Pastor Maldonado – who sparked the first red flag period when he hit the barriers after clumsily running over the grass at the exit of Turn 9 – and the aforementioned Vettel brought up the rear.

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Shaky - Schumi


Ps : The sound of the F1 cars is ........sh*t ...it's dammed awful . The GP2 & Porsche Cup cars sounds louder & better than the F1 cars !!!

Back home , so as promised is here the result of the 1st practice session of the Belgian GP

1. Nico Rosberg - Mercedes GP - 1:51.577
2. Lewis Hamilton - Mercedes GP - 1:51.674 +0.097
3. Fernando Alonso - Ferrari - 1:51.805 +0.228
4. Jenson Button - McLaren - 1:52.404 +0.827
5. Kimi Räikkönen - Ferrari - 1:52.818 +1.241
6. Sergio Perez - Force India - 1:52.903 +1.326
7. Kevin Magnussen - McLaren - 1:52.922 +1.345
8. Nico Hulkenberg - Force India - 1:52.937 +1.360
9. Daniel Ricciardo - Red Bull Racing - 1:52.972 +1.395
10. Valtteri Bottas - Williams - 1:53.172 +1.595
11. Sebastian Vettel - Red Bull Racing - 1:53.369 +1.792
12. Daniil Kvyat - Toro Rosso - 1:53.594 +2.017
13. Romain Grosjean - Lotus - 1:53.597 +2.020
14. Adrian Sutil - Sauber - 1:53.703 +2.126
15. Felipe Massa - Williams - 1:53.968 +2.391
16. Jean-Eric Vergne - Toro Rosso - 1:54.189 +2.612
17. Giedo van der Garde - Sauber - 1:54.335 +2.758
18. Pastor Maldonado - Lotus - 1:55.336 +3.759
19. Jules Bianchi - Marussia F1 Team - 1:55.782 +4.205
20. Alexander Rossi - Marussia F1 Team - 1:57.232 +5.655
21. Andre Lotterer - Caterham - 1:57.886 +6.309
22. Marcus Ericsson - Caterham - 1:57.977 +6.400

Rosberg on top as Spa weekend begins :
Nico Rosberg set the standard as the Formula 1 field returned to action during Friday morning's first practice session for the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps. The Mercedes driver edged out team-mate and championship rival Lewis Hamilton by 0.097s, with Ferrari's Fernando Alonso the best of the rest. Continuing their fierce battle from the opening half of the season, the Silver Arrows duo traded fastest times throughout the session. But it was ultimately Rosberg who came out on top with a best effort of 1:51.577, experiencing a smoother run through the final chicane. Buoyed by its Hungaroring showing, Ferrari enjoyed a positive start to the weekend, with the aforementioned Alonso and team-mate Kimi Räikkönen sandwiching the McLaren of Jenson Button in third and fifth respectively. All three drivers suffered issues; Alonso stopped briefly at the side of Eau Rouge, Räikkönen spun coming out of the La Source hairpin before his ERS overheated and Button survived a scare when his DRS jammed open. Sergio Pérez took sixth, ahead of Kevin Magnussen's McLaren and Force India team-mate Nico Hülkenberg. Daniel Ricciardo ensured that Red Bull featured inside a top 10 completed by Williams driver Valtteri Bottas. Reigning World Champion Sebastian Vettel, who first reported gearbox problems before his session came to a premature end as a result of a power unit problem, wound up 11th, while Felipe Massa finished back in 15th. The pair were split by Toro Rosso's Daniil Kvyat, Lotus driver Romain Grosjean and Sauber's Adrian Sutil. Sauber reserve Giedo van der Garde placed 17th on his sixth practice appearance of 2014, six tenths adrift of Sutil after power issues. Outgoing Toro Rosso driver Jean-Éric Vergne put his car just ahead of the Dutchman. Lotus' Pastor Maldonado was the last of the midfield runners, more than a second down on van der Garde. At the back, Jules Bianchi comfortably outpaced fellow Marussia driver Alexander Rossi, who will no longer be making his F1 debut at Spa, while newcomer André Lotterer got the better of Marcus Ericsson at Caterham.

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Shaky - Schumi

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The Belgian Grand Prix - Spa Francorchamps 22-23-24 August
After a summer break the, Formula One is back. Spa Francorchamps, in the Ardennes Mountains, is one of the most legendary circuits of the season and one of the few remaining 'real' racing tracks. it has plenty of exciting corners and long straights. The original layout was formed from public roads between the towns of Francorchamps, Malmedy and Stavelot (more than 14 km) The modern track is much shorter(7 km) but it remains the best circuit of the season and the longest on the F1 calendar.
Pirelli has opted to bring: “medium tyres with white markings” and “soft tyres with yellow markings” A different and softer choice compared to last seasons. In the past two years Pirelli has always used its hardest tyres at Spa-Francorchamps circuit.

2013 winning strategy: 2 pit stops (medium 14 laps – medium 16 laps – hard 14 laps)

2011 Podium: Vettel (Red Bull) – 2° Webber and 3° Button.
Fastest lap: Webber – pole position : Vettel (Red Bull) 1.48.298

2012 Podium: Button(Mc Laren) – 2° Vettel and 3° Raikkonen
Fastest lap: Bruno Senna – Pole position : Button(Mc Laren) 1.47.573

2013 Podium: Vettel (Red Bull) – 2° Alonso and 3° Hamilton
Fastest lap: Vettel – pole position : Hamilton; wet condition

the winners
4 wins: Raikkonen (2004-2005-2007-2009)
2 wins: Vettel (2011-2013)
1 win: Button(2012) Hamilton(2010) and Massa(2008)
0 win for Alonso

pole position:
2 pole: Hamilton (2008-2013)
1 pole: Raikkonen(2007) Vettel(2011) and Button (2012)
0 pole for Alonso

Fastest lap
2: Vettel (2009-2013); Raikkonen (2004-2008);
1: Massa(2007) Hamilton(2010)

Podium(winner+second+third) for current pilots at Spa Franchorchamps
5 (4 win +0 second +1 third) Raikkonen
4 (2+1+1) Vettel
3 (1+0+2) Hamilton
3 (1+0+2) Button
3 (0 +2 +1) Alonso
2 (1+1+0) Massa
Never on podium Nico Rosberg (7 races)

In Spa for Caterham :

no Kamui Kobayashi,but,

Andre Lotterer 32 years old

And no Frijns


schubert

Max Verstappen in an Austrian TV-show




Sorry only in German language

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Shaky - Schumi

I hope you enjoy your weekend and also i hope the weather is more kind for the fans this year, have a safe journey shaky

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'Verstappen jr has already a seat for the F1'


The son of former formule 1-coureur, Jos Verstappen, is driving for Scuderia Toro Rosso, the Italian satellite team of Red Bull Racing, says " De Telegraaf " a broadsheet in the Netherlands.
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Next year 15th of march he should start in the " Grand Prix van Australia " When he is ready, he starts in Melbourne, then he is with 17 jears and 164 days the youngest debutant ever in the "kings Class "

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2014 FORMULA 1 SHELL BELGIAN GRAND PRIX
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Fri 22 August 2014
Practice 1 10:00 - 11:30
Practice 2 14:00 - 15:30
Sat 23 August 2014
Practice 3 11:00 - 12:00
Qualifying 14:00
Sun 24 August 2014
Race 14:00

hey shaky it is you gp

Result of a exciting race :

1. Daniel Ricciardo - Red Bull Racing
2. Fernando Alonso - Ferrari
3. Lewis Hamilton - Mercedes GP
4. Nico Rosberg - Mercedes GP 1:25.724
5. Felipe Massa - Williams
6. Kimi Räikkönen - Ferrari
7. Sebastian Vettel - Red Bull Racing
8. Valtteri Bottas - Williams
9. Jean-Eric Vergne - Toro Rosso
10. Jenson Button - McLaren
11. Adrian Sutil -Sauber
12. Kevin Magnussen - McLaren
13. Pastor Maldonado - Lotus
14. Daniil Kvyat - Toro Rosso + 1 lap
15. Jules Bianchi - Marussia F1 Team + 1 lap
16. Max Chilton - Marussia F1 Team + 1 lap
Did Not Finish :
17. Esteban Gutierrez - Sauber - unknown
18. Kamui Kobayashi - Caterham - unknown
19. Sergio Perez - Force India - crash
20. Nico Hulkenberg - Force India - accident damage
21. Romain Grosjean - Lotus - crash
22. Marcus Ericsson - Caterham - crash

Fastest Lap : Nico Rosberg - 1:25.724
Pitstop Bottas : 3 ( lap 9 - 23 - 59 )
Bat . 2 Teams : Fernando Alonso > Felipe Massa
Grid Pos. Lewis Hamilton : 3rd place

Ricciardo wins dramatic Hungarian Grand Prix :
Daniel Ricciardo claimed the second victory of his Formula 1 career during an incident-packed Hungarian Grand Prix. The Red Bull driver passed Ferrari's Fernando Alonso for the lead late on, while Lewis Hamilton fended off Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg to complete the podium after starting from the pit lane. All 22 drivers started the 70-lap encounter on the Intermediate tyres, with a heavy rain shower hitting the track just before the pit lane opened. When the lights went out, Rosberg kept his lead on the run down to the first corner, while Valtteri Bottas got the better of Sebastian Vettel and Alonso and Jenson Button jumped the slow-starting Daniel Ricciardo. Hamilton was lucky to stay in the race after dropping his Silver Arrow and clipping the barriers at Turn 2. There was plenty of close racing until the Safety Car made its first appearance of the day, when Caterham rookie Marcus Ericsson lost control of his car on the exit of Turn 3 and slammed into the trackside barriers. The stoppage was extended when Lotus driver Romain Grosjean made a similar error shortly afterwards. The top four all missed the chance to pit on the first lap, while those behind made an early switch to slicks. Button – now leading – and McLaren team-mate Kevin Magnussen were the only drivers to stick with Intermediates for the restart, but they soon pitted for Options as the surface dried at a vast rate of knots. While Ricciardo and Felipe Massa charged away at the front of the field, Rosberg began to struggle, dropping behind Toro Rosso driver Jean-Éric Vergne and Alonso's Ferrari, while Vettel and Hamilton closed in. The race was neutralised again when Sergio Pérez hit the pit wall after losing control at the final corner. The dramatic accident came just a couple of laps after the Mexican was hit by Force India team-mate Nico Hülkenberg, who was forced to pull off the track at the final corner with race-ending car damage. During the Safety Car period, Ricciardo pitted for Options, while Massa took on a set of Primes. The rest of the field stayed out, with Alonso assuming the lead, ahead of Vergne, Rosberg, Vettel and the recovering Hamilton. Vettel baulked Hamilton for a considerable number of laps until the reigning World Champion repeated Pérez's full spin at the final corner, but somehow managed to avoid contact with the wall and continue on his way. After this, Rosberg, Vergne and Alonso made stops for fresh Option tyres. Hamilton moved into the lead of the race for a short period, before switching to fresh Primes in what would be his final stop of the afternoon. Hamilton rejoined ahead of team-mate Rosberg, but the latter was quick to close in and sent repeated radio messages requesting his main championship rival to move over – something that Hamilton ignored. Ricciardo led until high tyre degradation forced him to pit for Options on Lap 55, following on from Massa who had to put on more Mediums 10 laps earlier. He came out in fourth, five seconds down on Hamilton. With 13 laps to run, Rosberg made his final pit-stop, again taking on Soft rubber, albeit used. The German returned to the track in seventh, but soon picked off the cars directly ahead of him. He passed Bottas when the Finn pitted, before finding a way past Ferrari's Kimi Räikkönen and the Williams of Massa. While the top three of Alonso, Hamilton and Ricciardo constantly squabbled over position, Rosberg delivered a sequence of rapid laps in clean air, suggesting that he would join the battle before the flag dropped. Ricciardo jumped to second with a sublime move on Hamilton around the outside of Turn 2 and into Turn 3, before getting a run on Alonso – struggling with tyres – along the start/finish straight to take the lead. Ricciardo surged clear to secure the race victory, with Alonso holding on to second and Hamilton narrowly fending off Rosberg, who had latched on to the back of the leading group with a couple of laps to go. The result sees Hamilton trim Rosberg's championship lead to 11 points heading into the summer break. Massa took fifth, ahead of Räikkönen, Vettel and Bottas. Vergne and Button completed the points. Adrian Sutil and Sauber missed out on their first point of the season by just eight tenths of a second. In addition to the aforementioned retirements, Esteban Gutiérrez and Kamui Kobayashi failed to finish.

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Shaky - Schumi

CONSTRUCTORS CHAMPIONSHIP AFTER 11 RACES :

1. Mercedes 393 points
2. Red Bull 219 points
3. Ferrari 142 points
4. Williams 135 points
5. Force India 98 points
6. McLaren 97 points
7. Toro Rosso 17 points
8. Lotus 8 points
9. Marussia 2 points

DRIVERS CHAMPIONSHIP AFTER 11 RACES :

1. N. Rosberg GER Mercedes 202 points
2. L. Hamilton GBR Mercedes 191 points
3. D. Ricciardo AUS Red Bull 131 points
4. F. Alonso ESP Ferrari 115 points
5. V. Bottas FIN Williams 95 points
6. S. Vettel GER Red Bull 88 points
7. N. Hulkenberg GER Force India 69 points
8. J. Button GBR McLaren 60 points
9. F. Massa BRA Williams 40 points
10. K. Magnussen DEN McLaren 37 points
11. S. Perez MEX Force India 29 points
12. K. Raikkonen FIN Ferrari 27 points
13. J. E. Vergne FRA Toro Rosso 11 points
14. R. Grosjean FRA Lotus 8 points
15. D. Kvyat RUS Toro Rosso 6 points
16. J. Bianchi FRA Marussia 2 points