Spa Francorchamps. No comments: Post a comment. WEC Qualifying: Alonso Inherits Pole at Spa, Ford Nabs GTE-Pro Front Row The 2018/2019 FIA World Endurance Championship 'Super Season' starts with this weekend's Six Hours of Spa. We just need to give him time.'. NEW TRACK RECORD Kimi clocks a 1:41.627s(Previous best: 1:42.553s HAM, 2017) #BelgianGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/PCg3uYPIx7. #98 Aston Martin Racing Aston Martin Vantage (Dalla Lana/Lamy/Lauda) + 3.412s13. The total or partial reproduction of text, photographs or illustrations is not permitted in any form. Game on. Video: Will Lewis Hamilton really quit Mercedes and walk away from F1? Then Vettel goes fastest with a 2:02:446. When you cross the line there are 16 people quicker than you! Verstappen will be first to set a time it seems as he posts a 2:02:849 which is the provisional pole with five minutes to go. #92 Porsche GT Team Porsche 911 RSR (Christensen/Estre) + 0.405s5. 'I didn't make the decision because in Q3 or Q1. Spa Thursday Qualifying Highlights. Bottas bizarrely makes it into the top 10. The Pit Stop: Who gets the Red Bull F1 seat for 2021? ': Man United's two-goal hero McTominay gets a new nickname from Bruno Fernandes after netting twice in the opening three minutes to spark Leeds rout, Jake Paul reveals he has sent Conor McGregor's team proof of funds for $50m fight offer as outspoken YouTube boxer says the Irishman's representatives 'put their tail between their a**' when they realised 'this kid ain't playing', Sam Allardyce threatens to STRIP Jake Livermore of the West Brom captaincy after furiously condemning his red card for a 'reckless' tackle on Jack Grealish during their 3-0 defeat by Aston Villa. ': Fans hail PSG defender Presnel Kimpembe's INCREDIBLE last-ditch challenge on Lille's Burak Yilmaz... despite pulling his hamstring as he chased after FOUR Lille stars in on goal! 2018 Spa Qualifying . All comes down to tyre selection before the weather changes. 8. … ': Fans hail PSG defender Presnel Kimpembe's INCREDIBLE last-ditch challenge on Burak... 'Scott McTominay's turned into Paul Scholes and Roy Keane! #81 BMW Team MTEK BMW M8 GTE (Tomczyk/Catsburg) + 2.195s10. Special Protection Areas (SPAs) Guidance ... conversely, areas which despite being within 20km of a goose SPA have no connectivity with the qualifying interests. Mercedes chief Toto Wolff provided a brief update during a pre-qualifying interview which is encouraging. - Pitpass.com #71 AF Corse Ferrari 488 GTE Evo (Rigon/Bird) + 2.157s8. Been a pleasure to take you through what turned into a rather dramatic qualifying session. Lewis Hamilton took pole position after a rain shower hit Spa-Francorchamps in the latter stages of qualifying for the Belgian Grand Prix. Based on the season so far we would expect McLaren and Williams to struggle in this first eliminating round but we will soon find out. Far too slippy to stay out on softs or super softs. #88 Dempsey-Proton Racing Porsche 911 RSR (Al Qubaisi/Roda/Cairoli) + 3.821s16. Farm Heroes Saga, the #4 Game on iTunes. #31 DragonSpeed Oreca 07 Gibson (Gonzalez/Maldonado/Berthon) + 8.837s12. Only time will tell which tyres are the best ones for race pace. Kimi Raikkonen posted the fastest time in second practice for the Belgian Grand Prix, offering Ferrari further encouragement after teammate Sebastian Vettel was quickest earlier Friday. UPDATE: @ValtteriBottas has been issued a reprimand following the incident involving Vandoorne in #FP3. Not promising for Red Bull as they finish P7 AND P8 but that is outstanding from Hamilton. ': Gary Neville hails Man United's unlikely hero... Roy Keane claims he could see the 'relief' in Daniel James' celebration against Leeds after Manchester... Jurgen Klopp quips 'getting this in Manchester is even sweeter' as Liverpool boss is named Coach of the Year... 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When the two Ferraris and Lewis Hamilton’s Mercedes were separated by 0.137s after the final practice session this morning at Spa-Francorchamps, everyone expected qualifying to be a gripper. Sportscar365 Staff. Alonso is leaving F1 at the end of the season for a new challenge and who can blame him? Raikkonen back in the garage which suggests his session is done. Editor. Raikkonen is still fastest followed by Hamilton, Vettel and Verstappen. #90 TF Sport Aston Martin Vantage (Yoluc/Hankey/Eastwood) + 4.680s17. Sebastian Vettel's effort during Belgian Grand Prix qualifying means a Formula 1 car has reclaimed the fastest unofficial lap of Spa-Francorchamps from Porsche's 919 Hybrid LMP1 'Evo' machine result Comb. 10 drivers out there. Renault gambling that Nico Hulkenberg will be safe. Play it now.
#50 Larbre Competition Ligier JSP217 Gibson (Creed/Ricci/Canal) + 11.156s15. Verstappen usually revels in the rain and he's flying round the track. Friday, 12 October 2018. Perhaps full wets would have been better than the inters? 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Welcome to a Formula 1 legend: the Spa-Francorchamps. – Listen to Michelin Le Mans Cup 2018: Spa qualifying by RadioLeMans.com instantly on your tablet, phone or browser - no downloads needed. Encouraged by the success of the Blancpain Endurance Series, world-renowned Swiss watch manufacture Blancpain and the SRO Motorsports Group decide at the end of 2013 to extend their partnership to the Sprint series, previously promoted as the FIA GT Series, offering teams and drivers the opportunity to compete for an overall Blancpain GT Series title, linking sprint and endurance. Nightmare and with two minutes to go he will likely get one more flying lap. The 2018 Belgian Grand Prix (formally the Formula 1 2018 Johnnie Walker Belgian Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held on 26 August 2018 at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Stavelot, Belgium. Belgian Grand Prix – Here are the results from the qualifying hour ahead of round 13 of the 2018 Formula 1 championship from Spa-Francorchamps. #86 Gulf Racing Porsche 911 RSR (Wainwright/Barker/Davison) + 3.787s15. #77 Dempsey-Proton Racing Porsche 911 RSR (Ried/Andlauer/Campbell) + 3.410s - GTE-Am12. A Ferrari lock-out on the front row unless Hamilton can find something special. Having taken the new engine he could be holding his cards close to his chest. Posted by 711. Chadwick Boseman, who has died aged 43 from cancer, became a star after playing the titular role in the 2018 film Black Panther. Hankook 12H SPA 2018 - Qualifying. Part... Marcus Rashford honoured for his efforts to end child food poverty with a 'Panel Special Award' during BBC's... Belgian Grand Prix, LIVE - Latest F1 updates as Hamilton looks to repeat win. #54 Spirit of Race Ferrari 488 GTE (Flohr/Castellacci/Fisichella) + 5.970s19. #7 Toyota Gazoo Racing Toyota TS050 Hybrid (Conway/Kobayashi/Lopez) 1:54.583 - LMP12. Times from today's qualifying session for the Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Grave concerns now for the Williams and McLaren pairs as we suggested earlier. We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. Now told a 90 per cent chance of rain which would see teams turn to intermediate tyres but cross that bridge if it comes to it. Both Lance Stroll and Sergey Sirotkin have set times and are slowest with 1:45:593 and 1:45:850 considerably slower than their rivals. All eyes on likes of Gasly, Leclerc and Grosjean as a number of drivers aim to make it to Q3 and be the 'Best of the Rest'.... SAI "I had no grip, it's incredible. Hulkenberg vs. Perez. Serious questions in the paddock as to how McLaren finished last with Vandoorne and his team-mate Alonso also eliminated in Q1. It's in Lewis Hamilton's hands as he currently has four pole positions in Belgium. The Finn is serenely navigating this track and, as of yet, he is avoiding errors that have cost him in previous qualifying sessions. Nightmare for the Renault but a surging run from Marcus Ericsson saved him from elimination right at the end. The inters have found some grip and Hamilton goes third fastest temporarily before Ricciardo returns to that position. This car is all over the place. To download high resolution images, click on the logo that is located in the lower right corner of each picture . #82 BMW Team MTEK BMW M8 GTE (Blomqvist/Felix da Costa) + 1.070s6. As the rain that’s been threatening all weekend finally arrived at Spa-Francorchamps, Lewis Hamilton mastered the difficult conditions to take pole for Mercedes ahead of his main title rival, Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel, while Esteban Ocon and Sergio Perez completed a dream day for the new-look Force India by locking out the second row of the grid. No rain as of yet to really mix it up and cause some havoc. Charles Leclerc produced an almost perfect lap in the shoot-out for the top ten grid places, to set the fourth fastest time to start on the second row of the grid, equalling his best performance from three other races, Great Britain, Eifel and Portugal. Related Topics Video 24h spa. #6 CEFC TRSM Racing Ginetta G60-LT-P1 Mecachrome (Rowland/Brundle/Turvey) no time, 1. Lewis Hamilton proved himself the master of the wet yet again by conjuring a lap from nowhere to take pole position for the Belgian Grand Prix. #51 AF Corse Ferrari 488 GTE Evo (Pier Guidi/Calado) + 1.438s7. Three elimination spots here as Bottas and Hulkenberg won't come out as they start back of the grid. Go to parent category . Stunning. Not totally clear why he is out, maybe he is assessing something on the car but either way the Finn is out. Two chances to get it probably. View Rachel Craig’s profile on LinkedIn, the world's largest professional community. Daniel Ricciardo can't slow down and goes straight over the chicane. Full results from qualifying for the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps, round one of the 2018/19 FIA World Endurance Championship season.FIA WEC 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps - Qualifying Results(bold #11 SMP Racing BR Engineering BR1 AER (Aleshin/Petrov) + 3.664s6. It was what we expected and next week in Monza will be tough. Newer Post Older Post Home. 2018 TCR Europe Spa, 35 Munkong Sathienthirakul. Everyone looks sharp and refreshed from the cockpit to the engineers to the fans in the grandstand. 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