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What stand? I am starting to think it is easier to catch an Asian race. I really want to catch a last OS race of Webber. Singas I imagine is rubbish for spectating.

Plus, your life will never be the same after a trip to the right places in Singapore :)

Turn1/2 cant quite remember. But you get to walk around wherever you want.

I am thinking outside the square a little here. i wonder if there is a touch of RBR putting ff the decision to see the pack of media descend on Dan and for the RBR gang to sit back and see how he handles the media and how he strings the weekend together.

Since Silverstone he has been questioned repeatedly...but post summer break and his RBR test the media this weekend will be all over him....and i am guessing its in part yet another little test for him

good news!

Suzuka will remain on the Formula One calendar until 2018 after signing a new deal with Bernie Ecclestone.

http://www.planetf1.com/driver/18227/8884956/Suzuka-extends-F1-contract

p1 Times (wet/dry track).
01 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:55.198 11 laps
2 Paul di Resta Force India 1:55.224 0.026 10 laps
3 Adrian Sutil Force India 1:55.373 0.175 11 laps
4 Sergio Perez McLaren 1:55.518 0.320 14 laps
5 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:55.614 0.416 10 laps
6 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 1:55.636 0.438 14 laps
7 Esteban Gutierrez Sauber 1:55.954 0.756 18 laps
8 Nico Hulkenberg Sauber 1:56.110 0.912 11 laps
9 Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso 1:56.770 1.572 14 laps
10 Valtteri Bottas Williams 1:56.858 1.660 18 laps
11 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:56.863 1.665 10 laps
12 Pastor Maldonado Williams 1:57.081 1.883 14 laps
13 Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso 1:57.084 1.886 17 laps
14 Jenson Button McLaren 1:57.281 2.083 14 laps
15 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:57.358 2.160 10 laps
16 Heikki Kovalainen Caterham 1:57.821 2.623 16 laps
17 Giedo van der Garde Caterham 1:57.887 2.689 16 laps
18 Max Chilton Marussia 1:58.600 3.402 14 laps
19 Mark Webber Red Bull 1:58.929 3.731 12 laps
20 Jules Bianchi Marussia 1:59.209 4.011 12 laps
21 Kimi Raikkonen Lotus 1:59.441 4.243 11 laps
22 Romain Grosjean Lotus 2:03.176 7.978 15 laps

http://www.planetf1.com/driver/3213/8884181/Prac-One-Alonso-P1-in-changing-conditions

p2 Times (dry).
01 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 1:49.331 22 laps
2 Mark Webber Red Bull 1:49.390 0.059 34 laps
3 Romain Grosjean Lotus 1:50.149 0.818 34 laps
4 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:50.164 0.833 27 laps
5 Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso 1:50.253 0.922 28 laps
6 Kimi Raikkonen Lotus 1:50.318 0.987 33 laps
7 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:50.510 1.179 21 laps
8 Sergio Perez McLaren 1:50.536 1.205 27 laps
9 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:50.601 1.270 33 laps
10 Paul di Resta Force India 1:50.611 1.280 27 laps
11 Adrian Sutil Force India 1:50.629 1.298 30 laps
12 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:50.751 1.420 27 laps
13 Nico Hulkenberg Sauber 1:50.972 1.641 33 laps
14 Pastor Maldonado Williams 1:50.991 1.660 28 laps
15 Jenson Button McLaren 1:51.195 1.864 28 laps
16 Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso 1:51.447 2.116 26 laps
17 Valtteri Bottas Williams 1:51.568 2.237 28 laps
18 Esteban Gutierrez Sauber 1:51.644 2.313 26 laps
19 Giedo van der Garde Caterham 1:53.157 3.826 21 laps
20 Charles Pic Caterham 1:53.251 3.920 29 laps
21 Jules Bianchi Marussia 1:53.482 4.151 28 laps
22 Max Chilton Marussia 1:54.418 5.087 12 laps

vettel had a tyre failure and lost out on the last 20 minutes of p2 and van der Garde crashed at Paul Frere curve when he lost control.

http://www.planetf1.com/news/3213/8884889/Prac-Two

Lotus is set to drop its passive drag reduction system for the rest of the Belgian Grand Prix weekend because of a lack of dry running on Friday.

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/109400

Kimi Raikkonen has no idea where he stands in Red Bull F1 talks

Raikkonen said he was bemused by the situation.

"I had no answer from them," he told reporters in the paddock. "We will see what happens.

"You have to ask them what they will do. I don't know any better than you guys."

"We never heard anything for a while, which is not the ideal situation, but that's how it is."

"There is no different answer I can give you," said Raikkonen.

"Until there is anything 100 per cent sure, I've nothing to tell.

"There is a lot of talk I'm supposed to go to McLaren, I read somewhere, then there's Ferrari, and then there's Lotus.

"I still don't have a contract so what else can I say?

"Until I can tell you anything 100 per cent, you keep asking and I keep saying the same things.

"We will not get anywhere and then there is a lot of bullshit in the papers about the different options, that this will happen, that this guy said that.

"There must be much more interesting things to write about and tell people than the same things over and over again."

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/109406

100% kimi :laugh:

Anybody else notice that many of the classic race tracks are making a comeback, and that the Tilke-dromes are falling by the way side one by one

Once Austria replaces either India or Korea, the calendar is starting to slowly resemble that of the late 90's

awesome ay.

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