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PostPosted: Sun Aug 22, 2010 9:31 pm 
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Mattzel89 wrote:
it'll be a chaotic race and Michael Schumacher will be the race winner


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phil1993 wrote:
Probably the 300th time he's gonna moan about Schumi


If this counts, it is his 3.000th GP start... :8:


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Mattzel89 wrote:
it'll be a chaotic race and Michael Schumacher will be the race winner.

Everyone in the stands and around the track will be very happy and leave the track with a smile on their faces, even cheever.


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rain or no rain Spa always puts a good show, but i think Mattzel doesnt want to bring a umbrella to the circuit :p


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PostPosted: Sun Aug 22, 2010 10:44 pm 
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It will rain.

Oh shit jinxed, Mods please delete this post and every record of it ever being posted.

You better call God to fix my memory too.


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PostPosted: Mon Aug 23, 2010 8:22 am 
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alex1369 wrote:
rain or no rain Spa always puts a good show


2007. That was dull.

The key to the weekend will be Pouhon. Everyone knows McLaren will be fast in S1 and S3 because of the long straights, whilst corners like Eau Rouge and Blanchimont will be flat out for all the top teams. If McLaren can take Pouhon flat out then they'll be the ones to beat but if they can't it'll be close. Not to mention that Ferrari should have a good package as well. Remember that in 2009 Red Bull were much better on circuits like Silverstone etc but at Spa they weren't so great...

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PostPosted: Mon Aug 23, 2010 8:43 am 
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nurburgring 1999 weather please


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PostPosted: Mon Aug 23, 2010 9:40 am 
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2007 wasn't dull as long as you just ignored the top 4. Behind them the racing was pretty frenetic. I remember Sutil punching way above his weight that year.


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PostPosted: Mon Aug 23, 2010 12:05 pm 
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Well I jinxed it, rain the previous two sundays at Spa, sunny weekend next week.


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The BBC's weather guy has now got twitter :)

http://twitter.com/fergieweather

Friday: dry
Saturday: Light rain
Sunday: wet


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That is perfect for McLaren :D

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PostPosted: Mon Aug 23, 2010 3:28 pm 
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I predict the weather predictions will change every day.

The weather will be very unpredictable this weekend, that I'm sure of.


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PostPosted: Mon Aug 23, 2010 4:04 pm 
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Here's what Autosport says:

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Weather patterns have been inconsistent across Europe over the last two months to say the least. The heatwave that central Europe enjoyed during the British, German and Hungarian rounds has long gone, replaced by endless low pressure systems interspersed with a few fine days in between.

This trend is set to continue in the lead up to the Belgian Grand Prix, as an intense 990 millibar area of low pressure makes the familiar trek during midweek, across the Atlantic on a north-east track, covering the UK and off towards southern Scandinavia. The Wallonia region of Belgium is in a knife-edge location, as showers may clip the circuit from time to time throughout the weekend - particularly in the evenings.

Early Forecast On Thursday evening, light or possibly moderate rain will pass through Belgium as much heavier rain skirts past to the north. Conditions will dry out overnight, leaving a dry first practice session on Friday morning. Light showers are possible towards the end of the afternoon, but temperatures will be low at just 17 degrees.

Saturday morning practice is expected to be dry but - towards the end of qualifying and during the GP2 main race - showery outbreaks of rain are set to develop once again. Temperatures will rise slightly to 18 Celsius.

A second area of low pressure will move south east from Iceland during the course of Saturday night and throughout Sunday, across the UK and towards the low countries. Sunday will start dry, but further showers could break out during the afternoon as the leading edge of this next band of rain sweeps in from the north west of Belgium. Temperatures will suffer with a maximum of just 17 degrees Celsius.

So a cool and possibly blustery weekend in store for the teams as Formula 1 hits the road again. Add in the micro-climate that Spa and the Ardennes is famous for and on paper we could be set for a thrilling weekend.

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PostPosted: Mon Aug 23, 2010 5:19 pm 
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No way that Pouhon will be flat out, even for Red Bull


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Rain please. My grandstand is under cover ;)


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PostPosted: Mon Aug 23, 2010 6:16 pm 
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speaking of grandstands, will there be full access to all grandstands on friday again? I know there wasn't last year, hopefully they thought about that


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PostPosted: Mon Aug 23, 2010 7:40 pm 
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i really think that spa is like nurburgring, you can watch the weather report. But there's like a "micro climat" out there, so that the weather is often unpredictable.
and in that case, the word is still the same : expect the rain 8)


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This is as long as I have followed, rain at Spa what I can recall.

1993: no rain
1994: both qualifyings
1995: Friday all wet, Saturday qualifying started dry but turned wet very soon, Sunday wet for second half of the race
1996: some rain in qualifying
1997: downpour before the start
1998: whole Sunday very wet
1999: no rain
2000: Sunday started as wet, drying, race started on damp track
2001: Saturday wet, drying towards the end of qualifying
2002: no rain
2003: no race
2004: Saturday wet
2005: Friday mostly wet, Sunday very wet early, drying towards the end of the race
2006: no race
2007: no rain
2008: some showers on Friday, early and late race
2009: rain in FP1


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It rained ever so slightly before Quali last year, like just a 30 second sprinkle

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