This year's GP of Belgium was a triumph of the Ferrari cars. Nothing went wrong even in the lethal Eau Rouge corner, which is driven through at 300kph, but all drivers made it ok. K.Räikkönen was the first one to start, followed by his teammate F.Massa. Prior to the GP of Belgium a decision was made that Vodafone McLaren-Mercedes is to lose all Constructors points, and therefore it was their drivers‘ mutual competition that came forth. The race went pretty standard way. K.Räikkönen won before Massa (another double for Ferrari), F.Alonso came third. L.Hamilton missed the podium for the first time, however he remained in the lead of the Championship.
Starting grid of the GP of Europe:
| K. Räikkönen |
F.Massa |
| F.Alonso |
L.Hamilton |
| N.Rosberg |
N.Heidfeld |
| M.Webber |
J.Trulli |
| H.Kovalainen |
G.Fisichella |
| R.Schumacher |
D.Couldhard |
| J.Button |
V.Liuzzi |
| R.Kubica |
A.Wurz |
| S.Vettel |
R.Barrichello |
| T.Sato |
A.Sutil |
| A.Davidson |
S.Jamamoto |
There is a lot of speculation among the photographers and journalists as to who would become the World Champion this year. Whether F.Alonso will knock Hamilton out, whether Hamilton wins after all or whether K. Räikkönen will be the last one to laugh. Meanwhile it is clear that F.Massa will not be the Champion, such a difference is out of his reach. The Championship is very dramatic and we will see what will be the end of it all.
Classification after 13 races:
| 1 |
L. Hamilton |
McLaren-Mercedes |
97 |
| 2 |
F. Alonso |
McLaren-Mercedes |
95 |
| 3 |
K. Räikkönen |
Ferrari |
84 |
| 4 |
F. Massa |
Ferrari |
77 |
| 5 |
N. Heidfeld |
BMW Sauber F1 |
56 |
| 6 |
R. Kubica |
BMW Sauber F1 |
33 |
| 7 |
H. Kovalainen |
Renault F1 |
22 |
| 8 |
G. Fisichella |
Renault F1 |
17 |
| 9 |
N. Rosberg |
Williams F1 |
15 |
| 10 |
A. Wurz |
Williams F1 |
13 |
| 11 |
M. Webber |
Red Bull Racing |
10 |
| 12 |
D. Coulthard |
Red Bull Racing |
8 |
| 13 |
J. Trulli |
Toyota |
7 |
| 14 |
R. Schumacher |
Toyota |
5 |
| 15 |
T. Sato |
Super Aguri F1 |
4 |
| 16 |
J. Button |
Honda Racing F1 |
2 |
| 17 |
S. Vettel |
Scuderia Toro Rosso |
1 |
| 18 |
A. Sutil |
Spyker |
0 |
| 18 |
A. Davidson |
Super Aguri F1 |
0 |
| 18 |
V. Liuzzi |
Scuderia Toro Rosso |
0 |
| 18 |
C. Albers |
Spyker |
0 |
| 18 |
S. Speed |
Scuderia Toro Rosso |
0 |
| 18 |
S. Yamamoto |
Spyker |
0 |
| 18 |
M. Winkelhock |
Spyker |
0 |
| 18 |
R. Barrichello |
Honda Racing F1 |
0 |
Start 1 |
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Start 2 |
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Start 3 |
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Winners |
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K. Räikkönen |
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