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Post by Hoovie on Feb 20, 2018 16:44:42 GMT
FORMULA 1 2018 BELGIAN GRAND PRIX Spa-Francorchamps Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps First Grand Prix 1950 Number of Laps 44 Circuit Length 7.004KM Race Distance 308.052KM Lap Record 1:46.577 by Sebastian Vettel (2017) Fri 24 Aug – Sun 26 Aug 2018 Practice 1 Fri 11:00 – 12:30 Practice 2 Fri 15:00 – 16:30 Practice 3 Sat 12:00 – 13:00 Qualifying Sat 15:00 – 16:00 Race Sun 15:10 – 17:10  |
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Post by Hoovie on Aug 18, 2018 12:30:31 GMT
Live on Sky Sports F1, Channel 4 and BBC Radio 5 Live
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Post by phaeton on Aug 18, 2018 14:11:51 GMT
Got to suit the Mercedes surely
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Post by phaeton on Aug 24, 2018 10:47:38 GMT
Maybe I'm wrong the Ferrari's seem to have better upgrades, at the moment, but have all the cards been played
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Post by davrav on Aug 24, 2018 10:52:52 GMT
Weather may be a factor. Currently forecast sunny with a gentle breeze on Sunday but there's rain about on Saturday.
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Post by jasehutch on Aug 27, 2018 21:23:03 GMT
What a dull race..
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Post by davrav on Aug 27, 2018 22:29:52 GMT
Could have saved some fuel and just done ten laps. Bottas would'nt have been pleased though. |
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Post by phaeton on Aug 28, 2018 6:17:21 GMT
Ocon shouldn't have lifted, he should have gone for the lead, Vettel, Hamilton, Verstappen & Ricciardo would have, that was a telling difference to me.
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Post by charliefarlie on Aug 28, 2018 6:42:57 GMT
I stand by my previous unwelcome comments.... F1 is as boring as it can possibly be..... |
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Post by phaeton on Aug 28, 2018 7:17:09 GMT
I don't find them unwelcome, I do agree with you to a degree, but I still can't stop watching, just in case,
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Post by davidwilson on Aug 28, 2018 7:33:06 GMT
I still enjoy watching on TV but won't pay to do so next year.
I think if Ocon had been in one of the top 3 teams he wouldn't have lifted.
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Post by phaeton on Aug 28, 2018 8:15:58 GMT
I still enjoy watching on TV but won't pay to do so next year.
I heard that in the commentary does that mean that there will be no Free to Air next year?
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Post by davrav on Aug 28, 2018 8:49:37 GMT
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Post by phaeton on Aug 28, 2018 9:12:02 GMT
MMmm just that the annoying dark haired one, (not Webber) said something when introducing Ocon something along the lines of "Here is Ocon who might not be in the paddock next year, mind you for that matter we might not be as well" I sort of took that as CH4 won't be showing F1 next year, maybe they will just do it all as a studio based highlights show, I have to say I normally skip over all the prerace stuff.
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Post by philip42h on Aug 28, 2018 9:15:25 GMT
That sounds promising. Once again, I switched on a few minutes after the start! Just in time for the restart after the safety car and the ensuing procession. It was a rainy afternoon so I did watch the race, and apart from Bottas and a momentary question as to what might happen as they changed tyres there really wasn't much to see. I generally begrudge the 2 hrs it takes to watch a 'dull' race but I rather like to see the highlights. But I don't agree that F1 is dull - just quite a lot of the actual racing. This years championship is finely poised. As things stand this week Ferrari have the faster, better car so its by no means certain who will win either the drivers or constructors championships. And after a few seasons of total dominance from Mercedes and lacklustre performance from Ferrari this can only be a good thing for the sport. However, it's well overdue time that Maclaren pulled their fingers out and stopped being also-rans, and I'd really like to see Williams competitive again! |
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