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Sebastian Vettel
2.17%
Daniel Ricciardo
2.17%
Lewis Hamilton
41.30%
Nico Rosberg
36.96%
Fernando Alonso
0
0%
Kimi Raikkonen
0
0%
Romain Grosjean
0
0%
Pastor Maldonado
2.17%
Jenson Button
0
0%
Kevin Magnussen
2.17%
Nico Hulkenburg
2.17%
Sergio Perez
0
0%
Adrian Sutil
0
0%
Estaban Gutierrez
0
0%
Jean-Eric Vergne
0
0%
Felipe Massa
0
0%
Valtteri Botas
6.52%
Jules Bianchi
0
0%
Max Chilton
0
0%
Takuma "Eau Rouge Flat Out" Sato
4.35%
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2014 Belgian Grand Prix

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Old 08-19-2014, 11:17 AM
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After a looooong break F1 is back.

Who will win?
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I was trying to pick Keke Rosberg and quickly realized I am getting old... not that old as I was just a wee lad when Keke was racing...

I settled for picking his son to win.
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I'm picking Botas.
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my absolute favourite race track.........cant wait for the action to start.

Botas for the win
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Originally Posted by the flyin' scotsman
my absolute favourite race track.........cant wait for the action to start.
I am going to start a company that provides a service to ensure your ashes are paved into Eau Rouge after you pass away... Who is with me?
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Lower downforce, higher horsepower - eau rouge will be interesting this year.

I like your eau rouge ashes idea but I am having my ashes divided up and scattered on the lawns of people I know don't like me. A week after I am dead they will receive a post card telling them what was done. They can either move or think about me every day when they walk out their front door. Even in death I want to screw with people.
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Originally Posted by LuigiVampa
Lower downforce, higher horsepower - eau rouge will be interesting this year.

I like your eau rouge ashes idea but I am having my ashes divided up and scattered on the lawns of people I know don't like me. A week after I am dead they will receive a post card telling them what was done. They can either move or think about me every day when they walk out their front door. Even in death I want to screw with people.
Unless these folks say, "Thanks, I like watching my dog take a dump on you every day." Just saying'...
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Originally Posted by LuigiVampa
Lower downforce, higher horsepower - eau rouge will be interesting this year.
Higher horsepower??? More torque maybe coming off turn 1 but I'm taking an educated guess that by the time they get down the hill before eau rouge, those rear lights are going to start flashing indicating that the car is losing speed due to this new fangled "power unit" and then increase again going up hill and then back to flashing red lights all the way down the kamel straight.... It's going to be interesting to see what the lap times are compared to previous years. If dry, I'm guessing 3-4 seconds slower per.
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Deep breaths.

It's probably the best track on the planet, and will be a great race. In any car.

Kemmel.



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Originally Posted by CCA
Unless these folks say, "Thanks, I like watching my dog take a dump on you every day." Just saying'...
I'd be OK with that. Either way they are thinking about me. Plus I love dogs so a little dog $hit wouldn't bother me.
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If there is a track for Kimi to take the fight to Alonso it should be this one. I hope he can break the streak here.
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I can't wait for the race this weekend...
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Originally Posted by Ray S
If there is a track for Kimi to take the fight to Alonso it should be this one. I hope he can break the streak here.
+1. Kimi is a 4 time winnner at this track where Alonso has never won here, even in his championship years (although Spa did not host a race in 2006)
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You can take Max Chilton off the list and add the American Alexander Rossi. Hope he has a good showing.
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And Andre Lotterer for Caterham!


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