Belgian F1 Grand Prix Results & Review
Hamilton flew into the lead from the very beginning and maintained that lead throughout. Button was close behind at first and it looked like McLaren might celebrate a 1-2 victory until he was gored by Vettel during a light shower in the 16th lap. Vettel managed to get a new nose and continue the race, but Button was out. Massa held firmly in 4th for most of the race, neither shining nor shrinking from the challenging course. Constantly changing weather & tyre choices led to a few dramatic spinouts plus a few epic wrecks. As always, Spa delivered a more exciting race for spectators and drivers alike.
Belgian Grand Prix Final Results
1 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:29:04.268
2 Mark Webber RBR-Renault +1.5 secs
3 Robert Kubica Renault +3.4 secs
4 Felipe Massa Ferrari +8.2 secs
5 Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes +9.0 secs
6 Nico Rosberg Mercedes GP +12.3 secs
7 Michael Schumacher Mercedes GP +15.5 secs
8 Kamui Kobayashi BMW Sauber-Ferrari +16.6 secs
9 Vitaly Petrov Renault +23.8 secs
10 Vitantonio Liuzzi Force India-Mercedes +34.8 secs
11 Pedro de la Rosa BMW Sauber-Ferrari +36.0 secs
12 Sebastien Buemi STR-Ferrari +39.8 secs
13 Jaime Alguersuari STR-Ferrari +49.4 secs
14 Nico Hulkenberg Williams-Cosworth +1 Lap
15 Sebastian Vettel RBR-Renault +1 Lap
As for Rubens Barrichello, perhaps he was too confident because he was celebrating his 300th Grand Prix. Like a birthday boy high on sugar from his own birthday cake, he lost control and plowed into Alonso. Luckily Alonso was able to drive away, but Barrchello didn’t actually finish his 300th GP race. He described the incident, which was reported on Cosworth’s Formula 1 blog:
“It was very difficult to know how wet the track was on the opening lap but it was fully wet when I came into Blanchimont,” Rubens said. “I was closing the door on Nico Rosberg and when I touched the brakes, even though it was quite early, it wasn’t sufficient to stop the car and I went straight on into Alonso, for which I’m sorry. It was also sad for my own team because we’d had such a positive weekend.”
More @ Early exit for Rubens at Spa – Latest News – Cosworth F1.
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