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Alonso: We will have to be clever
Sun, 08/29/2010 - 01:56Felipe Massa is the highest-placed Ferrari on the Spa starting grid, after team-mate Fernando Alonso made a mistake and sunk to tenth on Saturday, although the Brazilian appears to be slightly more apprehensive than the Spaniard heading into the race.
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Williams achieves another double top ten qualifying
Sun, 08/29/2010 - 01:27The Williams-Cosworth cars of Rubens Barrichello and Nico Hülkenberg continued to impress in Belgium as, in seventh and ninth positions on the grid, the pairing notched up their fourth double top ten qualifying result of the 2010 season so far.
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Glock receives penalty as Trulli is fined
Sun, 08/29/2010 - 01:18After registering Virgin Racing’s best ever qualifying result at Spa on Sunday, moving into Q2 and managing 17th place, Timo Glock has been penalised five grid spots for blocking Sakon Yamamoto. Former Toyota team-mate Jarno Trulli is also in trouble with race stewards, handed a 4,400 euro (3,650 pound) fine for pit lane speeding.
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Button starting on clean side of track
Sun, 08/29/2010 - 01:09World Champion Jenson Button hopes that starting on the racing line will be his saving grace in Sunday’s Belgian Grand Prix, having qualified fifth behind Mark Webber, Lewis Hamilton, Robert Kubica and Sebastian Vettel.
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Schumacher disappointed and Rosberg on wet race setup
Sun, 08/29/2010 - 01:03Like Toro Rosso’s Jaime Alguersuari, multiple World Champion Michael Schumacher hopes for more wet weather in the Belgian Grand Prix on Sunday. The German, who picked up both his first race victory and seventh world title at Spa, will start from 21st position due to a 10-place grid drop penalty.
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Petrov had targeted top ten grid slot
Sun, 08/29/2010 - 00:55While Renault team-mate Robert Kubica sets off from third place in Sunday’s Belgian Grand Prix, Vitaly Petrov will start from the tail-end of the grid after committing an unforced error and spinning off the track in Q1 qualifying.
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Hamilton: I’ll be aggressive at the start
Sun, 08/29/2010 - 00:49It was a last-gasp qualifying lap which allowed Lewis Hamilton to pull a rabbit out of the McLaren hat and move up to a front row grid slot in Belgium on Saturday. The 2008 World Champion therefore starts alongside pole man Mark Webber and should be able to challenge the Red Bull as the race begins.
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Alguersuari hoping for more rain on Sunday
Sun, 08/29/2010 - 00:40At the third track on which he has now competed in two Formula 1 events, Jaime Alguersuari qualified 13th quickest on Saturday. However, despite the weather, the leading Toro Rosso runner hopes for more of the same on Belgian Grand Prix race day.
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We’ve been fast all weekend, Kubica warns
Sun, 08/29/2010 - 00:33Robert Kubica may have been demoted to third from second place by Lewis Hamilton in the final moments of Q3 qualifying at Spa although the confident Pole has reminded onlookers that Renault has been on the pace all weekend so far.
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Webber plays down championship pressure
Sun, 08/29/2010 - 00:20Belgian Grand Prix pole-sitter Mark Webber does not believe that he is subject to any more pressure than usual heading into this weekend’s race at Spa.
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Belgian GP: Full Qualifying results
Sat, 08/28/2010 - 23:41Categories: Formula 1
Webber grabs pole in dramatic Spa qualifying
Sat, 08/28/2010 - 23:40Just a day after his 34th birthday, Red Bull’s Mark Webber has seized pole position at Spa-Francorchamps for Sunday’s Belgian Grand Prix. In a qualifying session affected by several rain showers, the Australian saw off a strong late challenge from Lewis Hamilton and McLaren although Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso could manage only tenth.
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Barrichello becomes GPDA Chairman
Sat, 08/28/2010 - 23:26Williams' Rubens Barrichello, the most experienced driver in Formula 1 history, has been elected head of the Grand Prix Drivers’ Association (GPDA) by his fellow competitors.
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Follow Belgian GP Practice LIVE!
Sat, 08/28/2010 - 22:36Categories: Formula 1
Rosberg receives 5-place grid penalty
Sat, 08/28/2010 - 22:35It has been confirmed ahead of qualifying in Belgium that Nico Rosberg will take a 5-place grid drop penalty prior to Sunday’s race.
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Belgian GP: Full Practice 3 results
Sat, 08/28/2010 - 20:38Categories: Formula 1
Webber sets pace in final practice at Spa
Sat, 08/28/2010 - 20:37Red Bull Racing’s Mark Webber was quickest in final practice this morning at Spa-Francorchamps ahead of qualifying for the Belgian Grand Prix.
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Gascoyne: Lotus 'fully focused' on 2011
Sat, 08/28/2010 - 18:50Lotus is now 'fully' concentrating all of its resources on 2011 and trying to close on the established teams, Mike Gascoyne has confirmed ahead of the Belgian Grand Prix.
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Virgin: We are in F1 for long haul
Sat, 08/28/2010 - 18:44Virgin Racing has reiterated that it is in F1 for the long term and has dismissed recent rumours that the squad won’t be around in 2011.
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Sutil: Force India in good shape
Sat, 08/28/2010 - 18:30Force India F1's Adrian Sutil made a very encouraging start to the Belgian Grand Prix weekend on Friday and was second quickest overall in practice.
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