2011 Belgian Grand Prix (August 26-28)

Schumacher kicks off his 20th anniversary celebrations in style by topping the first practice:

Pos Driver Team/Car Time Gap Laps
1. Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1m54.355s 13
2. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1m54.829s + 0.474s 15
3. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 2m02.740s + 8.385s 8
4. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 2m03.752s + 9.397s 10
5. Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 2m04.301s + 9.946s 7
6. Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 2m04.663s + 10.308s 18
7. Felipe Massa Ferrari 2m04.728s + 10.373s 10
8. Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 2m05.391s + 11.036s 12
9. Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso-Ferrari 2m06.583s + 12.228s 16
10. Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 2m06.886s + 12.531s 15
11. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 2m07.055s + 12.700s 12
12. Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari 2m07.481s + 13.126s 15
13. Jarno Trulli Lotus-Renault 2m08.233s + 13.878s 14
14. Sebastien Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari 2m08.239s + 13.884s 14
15. Pastor Maldonado Williams-Cosworth 2m08.918s + 14.563s 10
16. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 2m09.792s + 15.437s 8
17. Timo Glock Virgin-Cosworth 2m12.278s + 17.923s 13
18. Tonio Liuzzi HRT-Cosworth 2m12.389s + 18.034s 10
19. Jerome D'Ambrosio Virgin-Cosworth 2m12.772s + 18.417s 13
20. Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 2m13.058s + 18.703s 8
21. Karun Chandhok Lotus-Renault 2m13.090s + 18.735s 11
22. Vitaly Petrov Renault 2m13.601s + 19.246s 10
23. Bruno Senna Renault 2m14.340s + 19.985s 7
24. Daniel Ricciardo HRT-Cosworth 2m14.933s + 20.578s 11

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Rivage has been altered.

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It's a shame they added another tarmac run-off area.

Alguersuari will start from 6th. Maybe he can drive after all...

Also, occasional raining should be mandatory for all F1 weekends.

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Also, occasional raining should be mandatory for all F1 weekends.[/quote]

QFT.....

Of all the Eccelstone crazy idea, that one carries the most weight....

Mercedes is still proving that the spirit of BAR/Honda F1 is alive and well within the team...

Wow, can't believe Alonso let Vettel through.

Schumacher showing a bit of class, Red Bulls on another league, Ferrari would be better off if they used a Fiat Punto...

Not a bad race, but rain was missed.

Shame about Senna crashing into Alguersuari in the first corner, I really wanted to see what could he do.

Really happy for MSC to pull that 5th off....and finished in front of his teammate who qualified 5th.....not bad for a 42 year old....Interested to see how Mercedes will do at Monza where its another track with good emphasis on straight line speed, which is the only thing their car have...

RBR is as fast as ever and gotta be disheartening for Ferrari and McLaren to see the pace they clawed back before the summer is gone again....

I read somewhere that Ferrari has already given up on 2011 and is working in the 2012 car. So not much suprise for them here. McLaren on the other hand...

A silly move by Hamilton ruining another potential good performance.