Sven
Norm Smith Medallist
After the summer break, the eleventh GP of the year takes us to Spa for the Belgian Grand Prix.
Lewis Hamilton takes us through a lap of the circuit on the Red Bull simulator:
Spa is one of the classic race venues in the world and is a fast flowing circuit with a couple of tight sections, notably in sector 1 and some pretty big elevation changes. The circuit features the famous Eau Rouge section, which is one of the most challenging pieces of race track on the calendar. The track is a definite favourite with both the drivers and Formula 1 fans.
Drivers Championship
Vettel's win in Hungary puts him surprisingly close to Nico Rosberg in 2nd spot in the Championship and Spa will be an important guide to see if Ferrari can compete on the fast tracks.
1 Lewis Hamilton 202
2 Nico Rosberg 181
3 Sebastian Vettel 160
4 Valtteri Bottas 77
5 Kimi Räikkönen 76
6 Felipe Massa 74
7 Daniel Ricciardo 51
8 Daniil Kvyat 45
9 Nico Hülkenberg 24
10 Romain Grosjean 23
11 Max Verstappen 22
12 Felipe Nasr 16
13 Sergio Pérez 15
14 Pastor Maldonado 12
15 Fernando Alonso 11
16 Carlos Sainz Jr. 9
17 Jenson Button 6
18 Marcus Ericsson 6
Constructors Championship
1 Mercedes 383
2 Ferrari 236
3 Williams-Mercedes 151
4 Red Bull-Renault 96
5 Force India-Mercedes 39
6 Lotus-Mercedes 35
7 Toro Rosso-Renault 31
8 Sauber-Ferrari 22
9 McLaren-Honda 17
10 Marussia-Ferrari 0
The tyre choices at Belgium will be the medium and soft compounds.
The development of the Honda engine continues with more engine tokens being deployed at Spa for the McLaren team. Mercedes are also rumoured to be ready to upgrade their engines as well, but the rollout of their upgrades is much more likely to be determined by the need to replace old engines rather than at a particular track. Renault are reportedly not ready to deploy engine upgrades at Spa and we'll have to wait for later in the season for any signs of increased power from Renault.
The good news for those without Foxtel is that the Belgium Grand Prix will be telecast on Sunday night on Channel 10/OneHD.
Lewis Hamilton takes us through a lap of the circuit on the Red Bull simulator:
Spa is one of the classic race venues in the world and is a fast flowing circuit with a couple of tight sections, notably in sector 1 and some pretty big elevation changes. The circuit features the famous Eau Rouge section, which is one of the most challenging pieces of race track on the calendar. The track is a definite favourite with both the drivers and Formula 1 fans.
Drivers Championship
Vettel's win in Hungary puts him surprisingly close to Nico Rosberg in 2nd spot in the Championship and Spa will be an important guide to see if Ferrari can compete on the fast tracks.
1 Lewis Hamilton 202
2 Nico Rosberg 181
3 Sebastian Vettel 160
4 Valtteri Bottas 77
5 Kimi Räikkönen 76
6 Felipe Massa 74
7 Daniel Ricciardo 51
8 Daniil Kvyat 45
9 Nico Hülkenberg 24
10 Romain Grosjean 23
11 Max Verstappen 22
12 Felipe Nasr 16
13 Sergio Pérez 15
14 Pastor Maldonado 12
15 Fernando Alonso 11
16 Carlos Sainz Jr. 9
17 Jenson Button 6
18 Marcus Ericsson 6
Constructors Championship
1 Mercedes 383
2 Ferrari 236
3 Williams-Mercedes 151
4 Red Bull-Renault 96
5 Force India-Mercedes 39
6 Lotus-Mercedes 35
7 Toro Rosso-Renault 31
8 Sauber-Ferrari 22
9 McLaren-Honda 17
10 Marussia-Ferrari 0
The tyre choices at Belgium will be the medium and soft compounds.
The development of the Honda engine continues with more engine tokens being deployed at Spa for the McLaren team. Mercedes are also rumoured to be ready to upgrade their engines as well, but the rollout of their upgrades is much more likely to be determined by the need to replace old engines rather than at a particular track. Renault are reportedly not ready to deploy engine upgrades at Spa and we'll have to wait for later in the season for any signs of increased power from Renault.
The good news for those without Foxtel is that the Belgium Grand Prix will be telecast on Sunday night on Channel 10/OneHD.
