2013 Belgian GP - Spa

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Traction wrote:
Just_a_fan wrote:Interesting! Hamilton let Alonso past in T1 hoping to take the place back under DRS but the Ferrari was too fast ina straight line.
Fail #-o
It was actually a good idea - but he forgot that he was running more drag than Alonso...
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Haaaaaaaahahahahahhaa Coulthard owned..who said Seb and Lewis would never team up?
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JMN
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What's going on, why are the fans booing at the victory ceremony? More Greenpeace bs?

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You think the results would have varied that much? hmmmm.... :?:
Just_a_fan wrote:I do wonder if Spa shouldn't have DRS, at least not on the Kemmel Straight.

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JMN wrote:What's going on, why are the fans booing at the victory ceremony? More Greenpeace bs?
Booing was for greenpeacers as coulthard explained.

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JMN wrote:What's going on, why are the fans booing at the victory ceremony? More Greenpeace bs?
Yeah, they were on the roof of the winners podium..for once it wasn't Vettel getting booed. :mrgreen:
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I'd have had DRS on the pit straight but not on Kemmel. DRS should be about making a pass possible if the driver really goes for it - it shouldn't be about making the pass as easy as most were at the end of Kemmel.
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muhammadtalha-13 wrote:High downforce setup cost Merc' :(
Mercedes should have used a redbull like rear wing

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So I fell asleep during the Belgian GP...

Congrats to Vettel, RBR, and their fans. Well done.

I am done gnashing my teeth, I don't see the competition challenge them this late in the season.

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Maldonado on the incident said he was going to the pits, how he expects to get into the pits? with three cars on the inside

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zeph wrote:So I fell asleep during the Belgian GP...

Congrats to Vettel, RBR, and their fans. Well done.

I am done gnashing my teeth, I don't see the competition challenge them this late in the season.
Pretty much my thoughts.

I cannot fault Alonso and Vettel for their performances today, both had sterling drivers which I could not critic.

Lewis and Kimi (before he retired) had weaker performances than usual. Lewis beat his teammate at least, but he should have beaten him by more really. Kimi and Lotus had a weekend to forget.

Riccardo upped his stock by scoring and beating JEV in race pace. Button was again quietly solid, and got his team points, there is life in that old dog yet.

The Championship for me now is beyond doubt, bar a minor miracle. I am not a Vettel fan, but this has been his best year and the year I would say he is most worthy of being classified as the worlds best (that is not so say I think he is the outright best)

Overall a dissapointing race for a entertainment stand point, the rain really would have mixed things up.

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RedBull still has more down force than the others even with a mid-low downforce wing. sigh.. 2014 cannot come fast enough!
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What a boring race, roll on 2014.
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n smikle wrote:RedBull still has more down force than the others even with a mid-low downforce wing. sigh.. 2014 cannot come fast enough!
I agree Red Bull had the best car today, heck even Webber if he had not been caught in traffic and had a dog of start would have gotten a podium, but Vettel did drive well today, love him or hate him.

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Again this is the time of the year where RBR will crank up their performance by a notch or 2. I reckon after today race, many teams will decides to abandon their pursue to concentrate on 2014. Perhaps except for Ferrari