Spa predictions/weather etc - F1 is back on!

Yes finally we enter the race week again!!!

I got Hungary right as Daniel won!

Sutil has news about what Eau Rouge might be like with the new cars:
Eau Rouge may not be flat out in 2014 - Adrian Sutil | Belgian Grand Prix | Formula 1 news, live F1 | ESPN F1

Weather: Spa Weekend Weather Forecast - weather.com
Cool but over all dry. In a place with such a variable climate who knows what it will really be!

-Qual-
Nico
LH
Massa

-Race-
LH
Nico
Vettel

 

If nothing goes wrong for the merc boys:

Q:
Nico
LH
Bottas

R:
Nico
LH
Bottas

Not going to lie...I've put Nico higher because I want him to finish there.

I do think that Williams will be VERY strong here and could actually cause a significant upset. With a bit of luck Bottas might even challenge for his first ever win.

If they improved the front end of the Ferrari Raikkonen might beat Alonso.

 

predictions:

all fans will be happy to see racing again
Mercedes continues to dominate
Marussia continues their dominating 9th place drive over Sauber and Caterham!

 

Q:
Nico
LH
Bottas

R:
LH
Nico
Bottas

 

At last…! It'a about time we got back to racing and arguing…

Race division 1 - LH for pole and the win. Nico DNF.
Race division 2 - Alonso 1, Bottas 2.

 

I like that!

 

Ferrari will not to well here due to their significant power and aero deficit. They will need all the Mercs, Red Bulls and Williams to DNF to have a shot at winning IMO...

 

One sure thing...Hamilton will either be VERY happy or VERY upset at some point during the weekend.

 

haha...+1

I say Massa on podium.
It has to happen some day.

 

Turn one is tricky. He might end up doing a somersault again...

Massa is so unlucky and S1 (actually the entire first lap) has many ''incident zones'', I haven't my hopes high for the little Brazilian unfortunately!

 

Kimi will smoke them all......he rules out there....

 

The only thing the Ferrari smokes this year are its tires unfortunately.

 

Williams will be awesome here. MB will be tough to beat though. Lewis I give the edge

 

I'd love nothing more than that to happen but realistically all we can hope for is that he beats alonso this weekend.

 

Ferrari will have its first win of the season

 

I certainly hope so. It will be my birthday this Sunday. I'd like to see the Kimster on the top step

 

Happy birthday for Sunday regardless. I'm with you on Ice, but TBH I'd be almost as happy if it were Fred at this point....

Turns out I'm going to be (pretty much) out of range of TV technology from Friday thru Monday. Could check in here, but not sure I want to, at least before the I've seen the race. I guess FP & qualy is no big deal these days though. I'll see how it goes.

Cheers,
Ian

 

I've had that twice this season now...Suddenly have to be very careful where you visit on the web so as to not get any results!

 

I'd prefer the Kimster to take the win. At least the team will build the car more around him as well, and not just Fred. Plus, it will be massive confidence booster for him.

 

I always either download the race or dvr and watch it at night. I completely steer clear of fchat or anything sports related until ive seen the race. I even do this for qualifying but for practice i dont care.

 

Weather update - Spa Weekend Weather Forecast - weather.com

Could be a wet qualy but overall dry but cool. Williams will like this as they seem to do well in cool temps tire wise as in Austria.

 

Absolutely; most sources says that there is a probability of light rain during qualy.
Sunday should be dry, even if rain showers cannot be totally excluded (well, it is Spa after all), overcast but with some apparitions of the sun, and very cool for the season (12°c, which is 53 F).
Not good for those whose tyres like warm tarmac...

Rgds

 

Possibly my most favorite track.

Hoping for a great race, with the Merc boys having no walk in the park to win.

Hard racing on a tricky track.

 

I have been to spa on 2 occasions and it peed down with rain on race and qualifying days,
So it will be sunny with heavy showers, as normal for spa.
Although it's a great place,to watch motor racing.

 

+1

Spa and Suzuka are -by far- my 2 favourite tracks. Real drivers' tracks. Mindblowing fast too!