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Maldonado: Sixth on grid still good

over 12 years ago

from: Crash.Net

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Pastor Maldonado expects to still be able to push for a 'good result' today in the Belgian Grand Prix, despite his three-place grid penalty. read more »

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McLaren: 'Hamilton capable of winning race'

over 12 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 1689 views )

McLaren aren't ruling out a Lewis Hamilton victory in Belgium despite his lowly seventh place starting position. The second McLaren of Jenson Button will start on pole... read more »

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McLaren not focused on Alonso

over 12 years ago

from: EspnF1.com

( 694 views )

Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button are not putting too much emphasis on beating Fernando Alonso in today's Belgian Grand Prix despite his championship lead read more »

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Di Resta expecting tough race

over 12 years ago

from: EspnF1.com

( 561 views )

Paul di Resta believes he is in for a tough race at Spa despite starting from ninth on the grid because Force India is slow in sector two read more »

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McLaren: Hamilton backed wing call

over 12 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 610 views )

Lewis Hamilton had been in favour of the decision to switch to the higher-downforce rear wing in qualifying for the Belgian Grand Prix - despite the controversy that choice... read more »

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Perez 'not too happy' despite personal best

over 12 years ago

from: Crash.Net

( 627 views )

Sergio Perez says he feels he should have done better than fifth on the grid in qualifying at Spa read more »

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Kovalainen happy with qualifying despite DRS problem

over 12 years ago

from: Crash.Net

( 727 views )

Heikki Kovalainen's qualifying session was impeded by a problem with his DRS system, but he still finished the best of the backmarkers teams behind Nico Rosberg in Q1. read more »

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Marussia to run upgrade despite Friday woes

over 12 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 918 views )

Marussia will press ahead with running its latest upgrade despite admitting they failed to collect any significant data during Friday practice. The first two practice sessions... read more »

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Are Lotus really going to win this weekend?

over 12 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 1275 views )

A lot of the talk coming into the Belgium GP has been about Lotus, Kimi Raikkonen and their double DRS. They have been big favourites going into this event.... read more »

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FP3: Alonso goes quickest in final practice

over 12 years ago

from: MotorSportWeek.com

( 963 views )

Ferrari's Fernando Alonso topped the final practice session for the Belgian Grand Prix, as the sky's finally relented and allowed for some dry running. Kimi... read more »

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Raikkonen: I can still win the title

over 12 years ago

from: Pitpass.com

( 524 views )

Kimi Raikkonen believes he's still got a chance of winning this year's world championship, despite currently sitting fifth in the drivers' standings, 48-points... read more »

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Di Resta positive despite disjointed season

over 12 years ago

from: EspnF1.com

( 1070 views )

Paul di Resta says he doesn't let a lack of Friday running affect him, but admits it has made it difficult to maximise a grand prix weekend read more »

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Marussia to press ahead with upgrade

over 12 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 724 views )

Marussia will run a significant upgrade to its MR01 for the rest of the Belgian Grand Prix weekend despite being unable to gather any data during Friday's two wet free... read more »

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Bottas happy to get wet experience

over 12 years ago

from: EspnF1.com

( 705 views )

Valtteri Bottas said that he was pleased to get experience in a Formula One car in the wet despite the limited running he is able to do read more »

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Toro Rosso pair upbeat in the rain

over 12 years ago

from: Crash.Net

( 716 views )

Despite enduring the same lack of running time that afflicted the rest of the F1 field at a rain-hit Spa on Friday, the Toro Rosso team were upbeat about their wet weather form. read more »

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Belgian GP: Practice notes - McLaren

over 12 years ago

from: Pitpass.com

( 723 views )

Despite the limited running, we were able to conduct a little bit of useful work, evaluating the performance of our aerodynamic upgrades and looking at tyre performance. With... read more »

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Pirelli: No 2011 repeat at Spa

over 12 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 739 views )

Pirelli is confident there will be no repeat of last year's Belgian Grand Prix camber controversy, despite Friday's practice washout. read more »

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McLaren able to complete useful work despite rain

over 12 years ago

from: EspnF1.com

( 401 views )

McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh is confident his team managed to learn something from Friday practice despite very limited running read more »

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Bottas: Wet Friday still valuable

over 12 years ago

from: Autosport.com

( 655 views )

Valtteri Bottas believes that his Belgian Grand Prix practice outing for Williams was still a valuable learning experience despite difficult weather conditions read more »

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Williams optimistic despite disruption

over 12 years ago

from: F1Zone.net

( 907 views )

In spite of the wet weather in Belgian, the Williams team remained upbeat on Friday. Pastor Maldonado was battling Kamui Kobayashi for top spot in FP1, a spar that did not go... read more »

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Hamilton: “I enjoyed every little bit!”

over 12 years ago

from: F1Zone.net

( 865 views )

Despite the wet weather in Spa Francorchamps, Lewis Hamilton was in an upbeat mood following Friday practice. “It’s been incredibly wet today – there were lots of rivers... read more »

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Pic on top in soaked Spa practice

over 12 years ago

from: GPUpdate.net

( 833 views )

At the start of Marussia’s 50th Grand Prix weekend since joining Formula 1 as Virgin Racing, Charles Pic has officially set the fastest time in second practice at... read more »

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Kobayashi fastest in the rain at Spa

over 12 years ago

from: F1Technical.net

( 942 views )

Kamui Kobayashi posted the fastest time in FP1 on Thursday ahead of Maldonado and Ricciardo. Heavy rain fell throughout the session with many teams only posting a few... read more »

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Drivers sceptical on electric cars

over 12 years ago

from: Crash.Net

( 809 views )

Drivers at the Thursday press conference seemed less than thrilled about the prospect of racing fully electrical cars in the future, despite the recent announcement of Formula E. read more »

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Kobayashi quickest as rain hits Spa

over 12 years ago

from: Pitpass.com

( 841 views )

Kamui Kobayashi and Pastor Maldonado lead the way at Spa as the weather frustrates after the long summer break. Suspected engine failure for Massa as rivals keep it on the... read more »