Belgian GP
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
Good afternoon from Spa-Francorchamps! Welcome to live coverage of the Belgian GP on the McLaren.com Pitwall.
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That's the end of our qualifying coverage on the McLaren.com Pitwall. Tune in tomorrow for the 44-lap Belgian GP!
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Lewis jumps out of the car in Parc Fermé to reveal his dazzling Hugo Boss Dress Me For The Finale overalls. How cool does he look in them?
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The top 10 for you: 1) VET 2) HAM 3) WEB 4) MAS 5) ROS 6) ALG 7) SEN 8) ALO 9) PER 10) PET.
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To remind you: Lewis is second on a 1:48.730s and Jenson is 13th on 2:05.150s. The track conditions improved a lot during Q3.
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Pit » HAM: "Great job, great job. Vettel just pipped us at the end. We're P2."
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Pit » HAM: "You are now P2, 0.1s off."
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Pit » HAM: "You have 0.5s to find in the first sector and 0.2s in the middle sector. You set the fastest last sector of anyone. You're currently P3."
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Hamilton: "What are my sectors?"
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Lewis is on his first flying lap of Q3...
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Pit » HAM: "A reminder that we're on dry tyres and DRS is available."
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Pit » HAM: "There is going to be traffic around you when you join the circuit. Please let Massa through."
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Pit » HAM: "No, we think that's it for the session. The track's only going to get faster."
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Hamilton: "Is there any more rain coming?"
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Pit » HAM: "Massa's just gone off."
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Pit » HAM: "Vettel, Webber, Massa and Alonso all on options. I think we should go option as well."
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And Q3 is go!
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Lewis is ready to go out and the sun is shining again in the pitlane. What chance a run on dry tyres at the end of Q3?
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Pit » HAM: "With the conditions as they are, would you agree it's inters again in Q3?"
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The boys notice a bit of damage on Lewis's front wing, so they change it ahead of Q3.
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Unfortunately, Jenson is P13. He jumps out of his car and begins debriefing with his engineer.
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Hamilton: "I've just been hit by another car. He cut across me and did it deliberately."
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Pit » HAM: "We are P1. We are safely through."
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Pit » HAM: "Pace is good, Lewis. You must complete this lap."
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Pit » BUT: "We're currently P3. Vettel is quickest on a 2:03.317s."
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Pit » BUT: "The car behind is Lewis. He's on a timed lap."
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Pit » HAM: "Yes Lewis, we're down to P9."
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Hamilton: "Are other cars going faster?"
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As Lewis said, there's a dry line appearing. And the sun's now out, so lap times are set to improve.
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Pit » HAM: "In that case, we need to get a good gap. The car in front is Barrichello."
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Hamilton: "It's drier than it was before."
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Pit » BUT: "You've got a seven-second gap to the two Red Bulls behind."
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Pit » BUT: "Watch out for the red light at the end of the pitlane."
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Pit » BUT: "We'll be going back out and we'll have time for two timed laps once the session re-starts. We're in good shape."
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Pit » HAM: "1.5 minutes until the re-start."
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Hamilton: "The car's a bit snappy through Eau Rouge."
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Pit » HAM: "You are fastest in sectors 1 and 3. You're losing time in the middle sector."
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Pit » HAM: "We are P4 at the moment. We believe there will be some more rain in the next minute or so. We will go out again on this set."
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There are still seven minutes of Q2 remaining, which is plenty of time for the guys to get back out there.
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And the session is red flagged.
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First flying laps done. Jenson is P1, Lewis P2.
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Q2 here we go. You can feel the tempo gently rising in the pit garage as qualifying progresses...
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Judging by the brollies around the track, the rain has spread from the pitlane to the rest of the circuit. More inters for both drivers...
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Both drivers are safely through, Jenson P1, Lewis P3. The fallers are: Schumacher, Ricciardo, Liuzzi, d'Ambrosio, Glock, Trulli, Kovalainen.
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Lewis and Jenson are back in the pits. Lots of steam coming off the intermediate tyres. They've been working hard out there...
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Pit » BUT: "Lewis is second, followed by Vettel, Alonso, Webber, Buemi, Senna, Petrov. There is light rain falling in the pitlane."
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Pit » HAM: "Gap ahead of Liuzzi is six seconds. Try and overtake him and use that gap."
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Pit » HAM: "You have a lot of traffic ahead."
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The sun has gone, the wind has increased... Everyone in the pit garage is looking towards the sky. Who's going to feel the first raindrop?
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Pit » BUT: "Finish this lap, Jenson, then there's time for one more timed lap before the rain."
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With seven minutes to go, Lewis is P1 and Jenson is P3. Nice.
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Pit » HAM: "Good lap, you are currently P1."
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Pit » HAM: "Your pace this lap is very good. Keep going."
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Hamilton: "How's my pace?"
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Pit » BUT: "We are expecting more light rain at the end of Q1."
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Pit » BUT: "As you probably saw, Schumacher is out of the session and we're only competing against the guys at the back of the field."
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Pit » BUT: "That was a good lap. We are currently P2."
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Pit » HAM: "Behind Perez we have an eight-second gap to Alonso. We can use that gap."
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Every car, except Schumacher's, is on track. Traffic not too bad, however, because Spa is the longest circuit on the calendar.
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As the first lap times of the session are posted, Lewis jumps straight to the top of the timesheets with a lap of 2:09.506s.
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Trouble for Michael Schumacher in sector 2. Yellow flags Turn 8.
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And Q1 is go. Lewis and Jenson join the queue at the end of the pitlane, both of them on inters.
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Lewis and Jenson are in their cars, ready to go.
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Bright sunshine in the Spa... How long will it last?
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Welcome to the McLaren.com Pitwall for live coverage of qualifying for the Belgian Grand Prix!
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"An eventful hour - but we're one of the quickest around here"
Lewis Hamilton, Jenson Button and Martin Whitmarsh on qualifying at Spa
P2 in Belgium: Jenson 3rd (1:50.770s), Lewis 4th (1:50.838s)
Full results from P2 at Spa-Francorchamps
P1 in Belgium: Jenson 3rd (2:02.740s), Lewis 5th (2:04.301s)
Full results from P1 at Spa-Francorchamps
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