Sebastian Vettel has secured the win at the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps. He passed pole sitter Hamilton in the first lap and did not come under threat at any time. Fernando Alonso finished second while Lewis Hamilton completes the podium in third place.
Not wearing anythingbeelsebob wrote:And what could be more manly than wearing a Kilt?turbofan wrote:Says the person coming from the lands where men traditionally wear skirtsOh come on, the country only exists to have the piss taken out of it, enjoy it
p.s. Tomba, please don't ban me.
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Best beer and race in the worldturbof1 wrote:It is sad that only half of it is good yes; the rest of the world is already mocking us for our geographic size, seperating the good part from the bad part is just asking for more funmaking
I need to go stock up on some belgian beer for the race, now that I think of it... Any favorites? Westmalle tripple and st benardus 12 are a few of mine.
I can agree with you on the best racedren wrote:Best beer and race in the worldturbof1 wrote:It is sad that only half of it is good yes; the rest of the world is already mocking us for our geographic size, seperating the good part from the bad part is just asking for more funmaking
Can't agree with you on the beer though 
It is hard to come by, you need to make a reservation and pick it up yourself at the monestary, but Wesvletere beer is by far the best beer. If you happen to got hold on a crate of it, please don't waste it during the race. Keep it for special occasions.dren wrote:Best beer and race in the worldturbof1 wrote:It is sad that only half of it is good yes; the rest of the world is already mocking us for our geographic size, seperating the good part from the bad part is just asking for more funmaking
FoxHound wrote:Is there anyone from the forum actually going to the GP?
If so, would anyone know whether to recommend a campsite near the track as I have convinced the other half we should make the pilgrimage, and she wants an outdoors holiday.....
http://www.f1technical.net/forum/viewto ... =1&t=15200It's the summer break... nothing's happening ...prince wrote:When did the race thread became "(Un)Dress discussion topic"? Mods u there?
I'm stuck in the states watching on TV. I've had all three Westvleterens before, and yes it's excellent, the yellow cap was the best. It ran me $25 per 12oz bottle, so definitely a celebration beer.turbof1 wrote:It is hard to come by, you need to make a reservation and pick it up yourself at the monestary, but Wesvletere beer is by far the best beer. If you happen to got hold on a crate of it, please don't waste it during the race. Keep it for special occasions.dren wrote:Best beer and race in the worldturbof1 wrote:It is sad that only half of it is good yes; the rest of the world is already mocking us for our geographic size, seperating the good part from the bad part is just asking for more funmaking
For the rest I suggest not to take beer at the circuit stances. They'll most sell Cristal or maes there, which is absolute crap and on top of it expensive. Better to hop in a tavern or cafe and ask for jupiler.
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Meh, rare, yes, the best – no, it's even fairly mediocre by belgian standards, just overrated because of the rarity. Rochefort 10 is actually the one that typically comes out as being "the best".turbof1 wrote:It is hard to come by, you need to make a reservation and pick it up yourself at the monestary, but Wesvletere beer is by far the best beer.dren wrote:Best beer and race in the worldturbof1 wrote:It is sad that only half of it is good yes; the rest of the world is already mocking us for our geographic size, seperating the good part from the bad part is just asking for more funmaking
.The Red Bull, as you may know, has one of the highest downforce cars on the grid, and the necessity for a high downforce car is even further exaggerated in wet/damp conditions even more so than usual, which suits Red Bull. As you said, the low top speed issue for Red Bull's typically short gear ratios is in contrast less exaggerated because of the other teams' need to run a higher downforce set up. This will help them to execute their Plan A of get pole position, use the superior downforce/general speed to blast away out of reach of the others, and win the race. This has been less evident last season and this season so far, due to more competition from rival teams, but an example is in India last year when Vettel, despite the huge back straight, dominated the race, and Webber wouldn't have been far behind him if he hadn't had yet another KERS failure. Anyway, I hope this helpsSamH123 wrote:Forecast is getting wetter at the moment
Why does that seem to suit RB? Is it because all teams have to run more drag, so the disadvantage of RB's short gearing is lessened? Thanks
Also, may I ask as, a general question to everybody, what their preference is on the weekend's weather? I would like a wet practice, showery qualifying and showery race ideally, any other thoughts?
