0:01:04 > 0:01:08most famous views in Formula One, the famous Eau Rouge corner at Spa
0:01:08 > 0:01:12in Belgium. This season has been dominated so far by Sebastian
0:01:12 > 0:01:18Vettel. You get the feeling that with eight races left this year, if
0:01:18 > 0:01:28anybody is going to challenge him, they need to start right now. And
0:01:28 > 0:01:35
0:01:35 > 0:01:4285 point lead over Mark Webber, his teams, the constructors'
0:01:42 > 0:01:46championship. Red Bull has dominated this season, but will
0:01:46 > 0:01:56they dominate this weekend? All the reaction from the rays coming your
0:01:56 > 0:01:58
0:01:59 > 0:02:03way. But we know that Red Bull love Santon -- Saturdays. Rain or shine,
0:02:03 > 0:02:07Spa always throws up some surprises. Nobody expected a shock quite so
0:02:07 > 0:02:11soon in qualifying. Michael Schumacher's car shared a wheel as
0:02:11 > 0:02:15he left the pit lane, leaving him with no control as he smashed into
0:02:15 > 0:02:22the barriers. There is no reason to blame anybody. We all try our best
0:02:22 > 0:02:26and we are all humans. Paul Di Resta was also left as a spectator
0:02:26 > 0:02:30and not a happy one. The team chose to bring me in and said that we
0:02:30 > 0:02:34were safe and we should box. I got back to the pit stop and they told
0:02:34 > 0:02:41me that somebody was quicker. They called me back to the pit. I am not
0:02:41 > 0:02:46aware of the situation, I just do what I am ordered. Adrian Sutil
0:02:47 > 0:02:50made the smallest of errors, with the biggest of consequences. Debris
0:02:50 > 0:02:54on the track saw the red flag come out, but with only six minutes on
0:02:54 > 0:02:58the clock, there was everything to play for. Jenson Button got his
0:02:58 > 0:03:06timing is wrong and was the next big name to fall.
0:03:06 > 0:03:11misunderstanding. I did my first lap. Then I called the tyres, not
0:03:11 > 0:03:17knowing I had no more laps left. That must have been very
0:03:17 > 0:03:21disappointing and a big shock. an incident between Lewis Hamilton
0:03:21 > 0:03:25and Pastor Maldonado, with their own versions of what happened.
0:03:25 > 0:03:29what I saw in the car it was quite dangerous. I have never seen that
0:03:29 > 0:03:34happen and never had that experience since I have been racing
0:03:34 > 0:03:39since I was in go-karts. I need to look at the footage. I don't know
0:03:39 > 0:03:44whose fault it was and whether anybody is to blame. Lewis Hamilton
0:03:44 > 0:03:50said that you swiped across the front of him. Do you agree? I don't
0:03:50 > 0:03:55know. The stewards decided to give Pastor Maldonado a five grid
0:03:55 > 0:04:00penalty and reprimanded Lewis Hamilton. He managed to put his car
0:04:00 > 0:04:05in second place on the grid for the third qualifier. Fernando Alonso
0:04:05 > 0:04:09could only manage 8th behind the Renault of Bruno Senna. Oh it was
0:04:09 > 0:04:14really good and we were really happy. I was expecting top 10 in
0:04:14 > 0:04:17qualifying. The conditions helped a lot. I was pushing very hard and I
0:04:17 > 0:04:27managed to do the lap faster than one it was drier. Another driver
0:04:27 > 0:04:31that was smiling was Jaime Alguersuari. I am happy for my team.
0:04:31 > 0:04:36I am happy to bring the points home and to carry on fighting in the
0:04:36 > 0:04:40championship. The track dried out quickly as the cars went round and
0:04:40 > 0:04:44pole position was traded between the usual suspects. Mark Webber was
0:04:44 > 0:04:48kept off the front row of the grid by Lewis Hamilton and his team-mate
0:04:48 > 0:04:54Sebastian Vettel managed his 9th pole position of the season. I am
0:04:54 > 0:05:00very pleased. In the years before I messed up. I was not really happy
0:05:00 > 0:05:06after qualifying. Today, the lap came together well with no mistakes
0:05:06 > 0:05:09and everything was right. Sebastian Vettel detained at Spa to get the
0:05:09 > 0:05:17top spot. There is Hamilton was alongside with Mark Webber looking
0:05:17 > 0:05:21for his first win of the year in third. Jaime Alguersuari got a
0:05:21 > 0:05:27career-best 6th place. Sergio Perez has never started so high in the
0:05:27 > 0:05:37grid in 9th. Jenson Button will be hoping for rain. He starts in 13th
0:05:37 > 0:05:37
0:05:37 > 0:05:45with Barrichello alongside. Pastor Maldonado's 5 place penalty meant
0:05:45 > 0:05:50that he started 21st. Of the 20th anniversary of his debut in Formula
0:05:50 > 0:05:53One, Michael Schumacher props up the grid. They have put on a
0:05:53 > 0:06:00different engine mapping to spend those rear wheels up and get a
0:06:00 > 0:06:07maximum temperature into the rear tyres. Ready to launch their 640
0:06:07 > 0:06:13kilogram cars plus fuel. We have a lot of smoke going on. I think that
0:06:13 > 0:06:16is the Mercedes. The drivers have made the way through the valleys to
0:06:16 > 0:06:22the harder earned grids lots. It is narrow and short on the pit
0:06:22 > 0:06:28straight. Five lights and then the hairpin awaits the Grand Prix.
0:06:28 > 0:06:34Under way. Sebastian Vettel gets away well. Mark Webber just did not
0:06:34 > 0:06:39get going again. Felipe Massa into second place now. Contact behind.
0:06:39 > 0:06:43That is a Toro Rosso. I think the two Lotus has got together. The
0:06:43 > 0:06:48second Ferrari of Fernando Alonso coming back onto the track from the
0:06:48 > 0:06:53run-off area. Sebastian Vettel leads from the immensely fast start.
0:06:53 > 0:06:59Nico Rosberg and Ben Lewis Hamilton. Lots of contact that the first
0:06:59 > 0:07:06corner. We have to see the replay. That is Nico Rosberg going around
0:07:06 > 0:07:09the outside of Sebastian Vettel in to turn one. Nico Rosberg takes the
0:07:09 > 0:07:16lead in the Grand Prix with amazing straight-line speed. What bravery
0:07:16 > 0:07:24from him in the first few corners. Looking to lead. Jenson Button is
0:07:24 > 0:07:30up to 12th place on the grid. Mark Webber is between the Saubers. He
0:07:30 > 0:07:37is in 8th place. As he did last year, and absolutely dismal start
0:07:37 > 0:07:42for Mark Webber. Felipe Massa ahead of followers Hamilton. Yellow flags
0:07:42 > 0:07:50out, presumably in the first corner. I will give you a quick run-down.
0:07:50 > 0:07:56Nico Rosberg leads, Sebastian Vettel, Lewis Hamilton, Mark Webber
0:07:56 > 0:08:02in eight. Jaime Alguersuari got that broken track run at the first
0:08:02 > 0:08:07corner and the broken front wing. Michael Schumacher already up to
0:08:07 > 0:08:1515th from the 24th grid slot. He manages to stay clear of the
0:08:15 > 0:08:22trouble. Some very good starts. Bruno Senna dropping down to No. 14.
0:08:22 > 0:08:32Lewis Hamilton is defending from Fernando Alonso, I think. Fernando
0:08:32 > 0:08:50
0:08:50 > 0:08:55Alonso on the attack. Felipe Massa Barrichello. The HRT team in 17th.
0:08:55 > 0:09:01Fernando Alonso is so much faster. He steams past the McLaren. There
0:09:02 > 0:09:08has Hamilton fancies looking back. Fernando Alonso defence well. No
0:09:08 > 0:09:13DRS at this point of the Grand Prix. The speed that he has. It looked
0:09:13 > 0:09:21like he had deployed DRS and the car was going 15 kilometres per
0:09:21 > 0:09:29hour faster. A new nose fitted there after that contact. Not a
0:09:29 > 0:09:39great start to the Grand Prix for him. There was so much contact at
0:09:39 > 0:09:40
0:09:40 > 0:09:48turn one. Cava Linehan has pitted and well. -- Heikki Kovalainen.
0:09:48 > 0:09:56Felipe Massa is hanging on very well. That bodes well. Fernando
0:09:56 > 0:10:00Alonso is past Lewis Hamilton. Lewis Hamilton down to 5th place.
0:10:00 > 0:10:08Sebastien Buemi looks next up after Lewis Hamilton. The yellow flags
0:10:08 > 0:10:11are out. Alguersuari returns the car. This might not be bad for
0:10:11 > 0:10:16Sebastian Vettel, to be held to that slower pace behind Nico
0:10:16 > 0:10:23Rosberg. Any fear of overheating the front tyres is kept at bay.
0:10:23 > 0:10:26That car is not as fast as it would normally go. I expect with DRS
0:10:26 > 0:10:36going to be available within the one-second window, he should be
0:10:36 > 0:10:41
0:10:41 > 0:10:47able to pull if he is sliding around in that turbulence,.
0:10:47 > 0:10:52going to be able to ball past Rosberg. Not if he is going to be
0:10:52 > 0:10:58in that turbulence. Sebastian Vettel has the speed at the top of
0:10:58 > 0:11:08the hill. He takes the lead comfortably. Sebastian Vettel back
0:11:08 > 0:11:08
0:11:09 > 0:11:13in front. DRS is enabled, as we know. Look at the top four, covered
0:11:13 > 0:11:18by under two seconds. Hamilton struggling to hold on. Mark Webber
0:11:18 > 0:11:24just did not get away. It looks like he got into anti-stall again.
0:11:24 > 0:11:29This is the action at the first corner. Bruno Senna has gone in.
0:11:29 > 0:11:33Fernando Alonso was attacked as well. Bruno Senna went into deep on
0:11:34 > 0:11:43the brakes. He hit the Toro Rosso of Jaime Alguersuari. They almost
0:11:44 > 0:11:46
0:11:46 > 0:11:51connected with Fernando Alonso. I anti-stall, just as you said. That
0:11:51 > 0:11:55is to stop the engine dying, but then he had to pull the clutch in
0:11:55 > 0:12:04again, but by the time he had done that he had been swamped. This is
0:12:04 > 0:12:08Bruno Senna, a little bit race rusty. Alguersuari is minding his
0:12:08 > 0:12:17own business in the middle of the track. He got a proper thumbed
0:12:17 > 0:12:20there. It has broken his suspension. Jenson Button's front wing is
0:12:20 > 0:12:30damaged, so much so that they are bringing him in for a pit stop to
0:12:30 > 0:12:37
0:12:37 > 0:12:45put a new nose on. The softer tyres fastest lap of the race. Jenson
0:12:45 > 0:12:51Button is getting his new knowns as well. Sebastian Vettel does 55.7.
0:12:51 > 0:13:01Two seconds quicker. Fernando Alonso is looking at Felipe Massa
0:13:01 > 0:13:03
0:13:03 > 0:13:08but it does not work out. Felipe Massa has DRS available. Fernando
0:13:08 > 0:13:18Alonso is getting 20 kilometres. It is stalemate. Fernando Alonso must
0:13:18 > 0:13:20
0:13:20 > 0:13:25be putting double DRS. Up to 18,000 revolutions. This is only lab four
0:13:25 > 0:13:30and so much chaos. Everywhere you looked there was a different
0:13:30 > 0:13:38accident going on. Absolutely extraordinary. I wonder if there
0:13:38 > 0:13:46will be a replay of what the radio message said! It is there to give
0:13:46 > 0:13:50team instructions. It looks like Fernando is the faster Ferrari.
0:13:50 > 0:13:55Bull are in trouble with their tyres. Trouble for Mark Webber to
0:13:55 > 0:14:00come in there and put on the median tyre. McLaren not so. Jenson Button
0:14:00 > 0:14:04able to run on that tyre. They are discussing in the pit whether they
0:14:04 > 0:14:14need to bring in Sebastian Vettel. When are the blisters going to get
0:14:14 > 0:14:15
0:14:15 > 0:14:25bad enough? His pace is good but surely it is just a matter of time?
0:14:25 > 0:14:40
0:14:40 > 0:14:45the moment. They seem to have stabilised. You can only see your
0:14:45 > 0:14:55front tyres in the slow corners, can't you? Fernando Alonso in the
0:14:55 > 0:15:03
0:15:03 > 0:15:10them. It is a better run. And he has gone into deep! Can Felipe
0:15:10 > 0:15:16Massa come back underneath? Lewis Hamilton surely has a chance? And
0:15:16 > 0:15:22he does! He comes off the corner much better and has to almost touch
0:15:22 > 0:15:29the grass. And smoke coming off the back, at Felipe Massa challenging
0:15:29 > 0:15:34for second place, but he goes down to fifth place in three corners.
0:15:34 > 0:15:40open race for Ferrari. A great move from Fernando Alonso pushing his
0:15:40 > 0:15:43team-mate as wide as he could. That almost ended in tears for them. A
0:15:43 > 0:15:49golden opportunity for Lewis Hamilton because it looked like he
0:15:49 > 0:15:54was struggling to keep pace with the Ferraris for a few laps. This
0:15:54 > 0:15:59is the replay, Fernando Alonso comes hard off the top of the hill
0:15:59 > 0:16:07and down on the inside. That used to be gravel! Last year he would
0:16:07 > 0:16:15have been bouncing through it. Lewis Hamilton would have deployed
0:16:15 > 0:16:19KERS. And that is as aggressive as Felipe Massa can get away with.
0:16:19 > 0:16:24they are putting on another set of the fresh tyres, and that is
0:16:24 > 0:16:30different to what happened with Mark Webber, is it not? We think
0:16:30 > 0:16:40they put them the a gym compound on Webber's car, but they have put the
0:16:40 > 0:16:45soft ones on. So Sebastian Vettel pits early to put on second tyres,
0:16:45 > 0:16:53so Nico Rosberg it is in the lead. A broken gear wing on the Toro
0:16:53 > 0:17:02Rosso as he is going through and they have to radio and immediately.
0:17:02 > 0:17:07-- rear. It is so dangerous. And they have to call him in. Sergio
0:17:07 > 0:17:16Perez has already pitted with no front wing. So much action going on
0:17:16 > 0:17:21a off-screen up. This is for the lead. -- off-screen. How long will
0:17:21 > 0:17:25they keep their tyres going for? It does seem these blistered tyres
0:17:25 > 0:17:30have really heard Red Bull at the moment more than anybody else,
0:17:30 > 0:17:34which is why I am sure the likes of McLaren and especially Ferrari are
0:17:35 > 0:17:38saying, if you cannot let them change their suspense and -- best
0:17:38 > 0:17:45suspension tyres. It is questionable if fresh tyres are
0:17:45 > 0:17:49less likely to blister. Red Bull do not need to win this Grand Prix to
0:17:49 > 0:17:55win the Championship, so maybe they are just being cautious and have
0:17:55 > 0:18:05listened to the driver saying for tyre was opening up, and that could
0:18:05 > 0:18:06
0:18:06 > 0:18:13be... That is Fernando Alonso. Nico Rosberg has great top speed. Even
0:18:13 > 0:18:20with the KERS available, they are not making much headway. A drive
0:18:20 > 0:18:25through for Bruno Senna and for Timo Glock, so two drivers having
0:18:26 > 0:18:35already pitted for damage have to drive through there pit at a cost
0:18:36 > 0:18:37
0:18:37 > 0:18:42of about 16 seconds. -- the pit. Once you have got a momentum, add
0:18:42 > 0:18:47nothing else for the other driver to do except try view of the road
0:18:47 > 0:18:55and that is not an option at 200 miles per hour. Fernando Alonso
0:18:55 > 0:18:57weeds the Belgian Grand Prix on lap 7. I am enjoying this, tremendous!
0:18:57 > 0:19:04-- Leeds the Belgian Grand Prix. He started in eighth place on the grid
0:19:04 > 0:19:14and already has a comfortable lead. There is a long way to go in this
0:19:14 > 0:19:21
0:19:21 > 0:19:28race. Jenson after that pit stop... That is normally when that the
0:19:28 > 0:19:33blisters, the rubber will erupt. -- the blisters. The right side is
0:19:33 > 0:19:38also blistered and he will fear that. This is quicker than Nico
0:19:38 > 0:19:42Rosberg, but he is driving a fantastic defensive race and I do
0:19:42 > 0:19:51not think they expected to read this Grand Prix after Friday and
0:19:51 > 0:19:59Saturday. -- to lead. Lewis Hamilton having to get out of the
0:19:59 > 0:20:03throttle. His old karting team mate, Nico Rosberg, ahead of him.
0:20:03 > 0:20:09almost thought he was heading for the pits, he took such a tight turn
0:20:09 > 0:20:18to the right! And wondered if he would sell him a dummy, but he went
0:20:18 > 0:20:28left early. I have seen worse blisters than that on tyres, but
0:20:28 > 0:20:29
0:20:29 > 0:20:37they are new to Formula One and you do not know what they will do. And
0:20:37 > 0:20:40surely Lewis, with that wing wide- open, will go down the outside? And
0:20:41 > 0:20:47he is into second place. About his front tyres will not feel so bad
0:20:47 > 0:20:51now! That will make his car feel a lot better. This is interesting,
0:20:51 > 0:20:57only 9.6 seconds off the lead is Sebastian Vettel in sixth place
0:20:57 > 0:21:07having made that pit stop, that cost him about 20 seconds. And we
0:21:07 > 0:21:08
0:21:08 > 0:21:15watch him passing Kamui Kobayashi. He is now in fifth place. What you
0:21:15 > 0:21:19said it is interesting, David. Red Bull are not under pressure to win
0:21:19 > 0:21:23everything, they might be taking a more cautious approach. But having
0:21:24 > 0:21:27made that pit stop, Sebastian Vettel is looking a handy and is
0:21:27 > 0:21:37less than 10 seconds away from this battle for the lead, and they have
0:21:37 > 0:21:38
0:21:38 > 0:21:43yet to stop. We can expect them to come in the next two, 5 laps.
0:21:43 > 0:21:49Getting to the end of the usable life of those tyres. Felipe Massa
0:21:49 > 0:21:58shaping up on Nico Rosberg or who is losing a lot of pace and a lot
0:21:58 > 0:22:08of position. -- Nico Rosberg. And that is the last 60 mile an hour
0:22:08 > 0:22:10
0:22:10 > 0:22:15she came. -- chicane. Lewis Hamilton leads now. Soft tyres are
0:22:15 > 0:22:23going on. The same concept they are using with Sebastian Vettel. They
0:22:23 > 0:22:27have new tyres available as they only used once set. -- one that set.
0:22:27 > 0:22:33And he comes out just in front of Mark Webber so it has worked out
0:22:33 > 0:22:41well for Webber, and he fancies a run a. And they are so close, and
0:22:41 > 0:22:46along so had to yield, and just as well he did! -- and Fernando Alonso.
0:22:46 > 0:22:53I thought that was going to be an almighty coming-together!
0:22:53 > 0:22:59Incredibly moved from Mark Webber. He was 35 -- he is 35 years old and
0:22:59 > 0:23:04he was not moving. He goes down the inside and he is not going to give!
0:23:04 > 0:23:11They did any retouch, that is incredible! Ahmad -- Fernando
0:23:11 > 0:23:15Alonso saved from an almighty accident. The throttle pedal was
0:23:15 > 0:23:20not coming up for Mark Webber. Lewis Hamilton is going to pit.
0:23:20 > 0:23:24They do not look too bad. There was some blistering around the outside
0:23:24 > 0:23:29edge, I do not think they are concerned about construction, but
0:23:29 > 0:23:36when you start to break that surface, they just do not know.
0:23:36 > 0:23:42Very high which -- average speed, so you do not want to experiment
0:23:42 > 0:23:51too much. So they are being cautious. Nico Rosberg is now in
0:23:51 > 0:23:58the pits. That was long, wasn't it? It seemed that way. He has gone to
0:23:58 > 0:24:04the soft tyre, but if they are blistering, why are they not going
0:24:04 > 0:24:11to the more Secure compound? Because of a lap time of said. But
0:24:11 > 0:24:17-- the option tyre is over a second quicker. Blistering is a concern,
0:24:17 > 0:24:22but not for our overall lap time. You do not want to give away that
0:24:22 > 0:24:26performance of running on the other tyre for too long. That was a past
0:24:26 > 0:24:36for position as he -- and he is in fourth place, passing Kamui
0:24:36 > 0:24:38
0:24:38 > 0:24:45Kobayashi. -- a pass for position. He can use the DRS because he was
0:24:45 > 0:24:49it -- he was within his second... And contact! Lewis Hamilton into
0:24:49 > 0:24:55the barriers! Kamui Kobayashi came back on the outside of him and
0:24:55 > 0:24:58Lewis clearly not a way he -- clearly not aware he was there.
0:24:58 > 0:25:02Lewis Hamilton out of the Grand Prix! He thought he had completed
0:25:02 > 0:25:07the past but Kamui Kobayashi was coming back at him, and he still
0:25:07 > 0:25:13had the DRS wide open. Bizarre Kamui Kobayashi had so much top
0:25:13 > 0:25:20speed, he did not have his DRS open because he could not, he was being
0:25:20 > 0:25:27passed by Lewis. I am sure Lewis will be all right, no big impact.
0:25:27 > 0:25:34The safety car is out. Very bad news for Lewis Hamilton. Good news
0:25:34 > 0:25:41for all the runners concerned about blistering tyres. It does not -- it
0:25:41 > 0:25:48just does not seem to be lucky this year for them. I do not think he
0:25:48 > 0:25:53was at fault. This is a replay. has already made the move. Going
0:25:53 > 0:26:01down the hill, he thinks he has the move done, but he goes over to take
0:26:01 > 0:26:07his normal racing line. A big initial impact. I agree with you,
0:26:07 > 0:26:11he should not be too seriously injured. And Red Bull are using for
0:26:11 > 0:26:17safety car opportunity to make what could be effectively a free pit
0:26:17 > 0:26:23stop out of them losing track position. Having seen it again, how
0:26:23 > 0:26:27do you apportion blame and that incident? It did not look like
0:26:27 > 0:26:34Lewis was moving back across the left so he was still giving him
0:26:34 > 0:26:40space. That is the Red Bull team. It looked like Kamui Kobayashi
0:26:40 > 0:26:46started to to an end before Lewis had started to turn in, and you
0:26:46 > 0:26:53cannot do that. -- to turn in a. I think we need a few more camera
0:26:53 > 0:26:57angles. But not a good afternoon for Lewis Hamilton. It seemed as if
0:26:57 > 0:27:01Lewis had not recognised Kamui Kobayashi was coming back at him, I
0:27:01 > 0:27:06think he thought he had passed him. I do not understand why Kamui
0:27:06 > 0:27:11Kobayashi thought he could go round the outside of him, he would have
0:27:11 > 0:27:15to filter in. So I think he will think it was a missed opportunity.
0:27:15 > 0:27:20So why was Kamui Kobayashi but in his car there in the first place
0:27:21 > 0:27:24and not falling into line? If you would lose less time. When you are
0:27:24 > 0:27:31overtaken can make you accept that and try and minimise the time masts,
0:27:32 > 0:27:35because if you can not lose time, that could be crucial to pass the
0:27:36 > 0:27:43guy again for maybe win the race. But a barrier has separated the
0:27:43 > 0:27:48front of that car, it has made impact. Lewis is looking right at
0:27:48 > 0:27:53the Apax, he's not looking in his left hand mirror. -- the apex. He
0:27:53 > 0:28:00thinks he is ahead. But he was not moving to the left, Kamui Kobayashi
0:28:01 > 0:28:07started to move in. We need to say that -- to see that again. What is
0:28:07 > 0:28:17the direction of travel relative to the inside of the track for name of
0:28:17 > 0:28:18
0:28:18 > 0:28:25-- for Lewis? That is why those noses are so heavily crash tested.
0:28:25 > 0:28:33They do what they should, to absorb the energy. This is the 10th
0:28:34 > 0:28:41Belgian Grand Prix at Spa that has recent think. A high-speed nature
0:28:41 > 0:28:46means when you do have an accident, it is serious. But that line is
0:28:46 > 0:28:50before the first corner and you can overtake over that, and it will be
0:28:50 > 0:28:58a drag race down to the first corner. And Sebastian Vettel is
0:28:58 > 0:29:01going up the inside of Mark Webber. Webber maintains position as we
0:29:01 > 0:29:06seen Spain -- as we see Sergio Perez on the inside, and Vitaly
0:29:06 > 0:29:12Petrov. No contact this time around. And Fernando Alonso comfortably
0:29:12 > 0:29:17leads from the two slightly squabbling Red Bulls. A
0:29:17 > 0:29:21reinvigorated Nico Rosberg with fresh tyres. Adrian Sutil behind
0:29:21 > 0:29:26him, Nico Rosberg did keep his position. And Nico Rosberg goes
0:29:26 > 0:29:32down the outside of Felipe Massa, the two Red Bulls very close to the
0:29:32 > 0:29:39Ferrari. Jenson Button now in tenth place having passed Rubens
0:29:39 > 0:29:46Barrichello, but still a long way to go, as his engineer told him.
0:29:46 > 0:29:56Fernando Alonso, Sebastian Vettel, Webber. Vettel has made his way
0:29:56 > 0:30:04
0:30:04 > 0:30:10past his team-mate and Nico Rosberg those fresher tyres. He will be
0:30:10 > 0:30:17lined up to pass Fernando Alonso in this lap. Michael Schumacher is now
0:30:17 > 0:30:22in 9th place. He started 24th on the grid. Michael Schumacher making
0:30:22 > 0:30:27his way through and staying out of trouble, it must be said. He has
0:30:27 > 0:30:37pitted twice, Sebastian Vettel has pitted twice and so has Jenson
0:30:37 > 0:30:38
0:30:38 > 0:30:48Button. There was a clash at Blanchmont in the Grand Prix last
0:30:48 > 0:31:11
0:31:11 > 0:31:17Fernando Alonso. Vitaly Petrov has to get out of here! Sergio Perez
0:31:17 > 0:31:21loses two places. Sebastian Vettel is down the outside of Fernando
0:31:21 > 0:31:28Alonso. Will he be able to break around the outside? He does.
0:31:28 > 0:31:31Fernando Alonso being kind, I think. They are both using KERS, if we
0:31:31 > 0:31:41believe the graphic. On the straight, diminishing returns at
0:31:41 > 0:31:45high speed. Lewis Hamilton sadly becomes a spectator. Four
0:31:45 > 0:31:51retirements from the race. I wonder how he sees that incident with
0:31:51 > 0:31:55Kobayashi. What about this? Sebastian Vettel over the top of
0:31:55 > 0:32:03the hill. He is so happy with the grip of these tyres. Wheel-to-wheel
0:32:03 > 0:32:09action. He left Fernando Alonso a bit of room in case he was thinking
0:32:09 > 0:32:14of coming back up the inside. scenario at Ferrari is that they
0:32:14 > 0:32:17believe they can make one last stop than Sebastian Vettel. That is
0:32:17 > 0:32:22reflected in the fact that Fernando Alonso seems to be doing pretty
0:32:22 > 0:32:29well in these tyres. They are quite old now. His flat tyres are very
0:32:29 > 0:32:33good. 52.9, comparable to Sebastian Vettel. They tell me their other
0:32:33 > 0:32:38advantage is that when Sebastian Vettel runs out of soft tyres,
0:32:38 > 0:32:48Fernando Alonso will have another set. So Sebastian Vettel will have
0:32:48 > 0:32:48
0:32:48 > 0:32:58to go on to the medium its lower tier faster. While you -- that slow
0:32:58 > 0:33:03
0:33:03 > 0:33:06Felipe Massa. We have heard about the incident between Hamilton and
0:33:06 > 0:33:10Kobayashi and it will not be investigated. We have found him to
0:33:10 > 0:33:14hear his side of the story. don't like talking to you while the
0:33:14 > 0:33:24race is going on. What happened from your point of view? I am not
0:33:24 > 0:33:29sure, to be honest. I hit the wall pretty hard. The team is in a good
0:33:29 > 0:33:35position. It was unfortunate. As far as I was concerned, I was ahead
0:33:35 > 0:33:40of whoever I was racing, then I got hit by them and my race was over.
0:33:40 > 0:33:44There have been a lot of races that we have not finished this year, so
0:33:45 > 0:33:52this is just another one. dejected Lewis Hamilton. Jenson
0:33:52 > 0:33:58Button is sailing past. Jenson Button is looking quite strong if
0:33:59 > 0:34:04he can keep these tyres intact. No markings on his front tyres on the
0:34:04 > 0:34:09inside. You can see those darker grey patches, they are the giveaway.
0:34:09 > 0:34:17When you slow down into a corner then you can look down yourself to
0:34:17 > 0:34:24have a look, even your rear tyres in the mirror. Look how close
0:34:24 > 0:34:30Jenson Button is to Felipe Massa. He has got through. Another brave
0:34:30 > 0:34:36and sensational move from Jenson Button, to take over a 5th place
0:34:36 > 0:34:42from Felipe Massa. Good sportsmanship from Felipe Massa.
0:34:42 > 0:34:48Butter and put total trust in Felipe Massa there, -- Jenson
0:34:48 > 0:34:51Button. That is the respect between the drivers. Jenson Button did well
0:34:51 > 0:34:55on the brakes and trusted Felipe Massa absolutely. If I was wearing
0:34:55 > 0:35:01a hat I would take it off to both of them because that was great
0:35:01 > 0:35:06racing from them both. We must not discount Mark Webber. 7.4 seconds
0:35:06 > 0:35:16off the lead at the moment. He has got Bahadur tyre out of the way, of
0:35:16 > 0:35:17
0:35:17 > 0:35:27course. -- there harder tyre. We will keep a close eye on the
0:35:27 > 0:35:29
0:35:29 > 0:35:33evolution of the track. This is at number 25. Ted? I will try to say
0:35:33 > 0:35:37something without somebody overtaking something else. On tyres,
0:35:37 > 0:35:47Fernando Alonso was saying we are reaching for his two, which is
0:35:47 > 0:35:51
0:35:51 > 0:35:56Ferrari code for they are starting to go off. Let's have it. INAUDIBLE.
0:35:57 > 0:36:00OK, I think they are thinking about another stop. The message from
0:36:00 > 0:36:06Sebastian Vettel was at the front left was blistering again. There we
0:36:06 > 0:36:12go. You can see it clearly in that slow motion. Sometimes they look
0:36:12 > 0:36:17uglier than that, the tyres. This is Jenson Button again, taking a
0:36:17 > 0:36:24lot of chances. Don't take one too many because you on for a great
0:36:24 > 0:36:31result at the moment. Nico Rosberg is in 4th place, by 0.1 of a second.
0:36:31 > 0:36:37Nico Rosberg rightly takes up his position to drive into this hairpin.
0:36:38 > 0:36:47Nico Rosberg must have made a mistake in that lap. Jenson Button
0:36:47 > 0:36:51did a 53.2. This Mercedes is massively fast in a straight line.
0:36:51 > 0:37:01Jenson Button has got the real winner Wide Open and job done, I
0:37:01 > 0:37:01
0:37:01 > 0:37:04think. Nico Rosberg's tyres of fading quite quickly. I thought it
0:37:04 > 0:37:10was interesting that Lewis Hamilton said whoever he was racing with
0:37:10 > 0:37:17added did not know who it was. he also thought to had not finished
0:37:18 > 0:37:21lots of races but actually it is only the second of the season.
0:37:21 > 0:37:25is one of the easier passes that Jenson Button has made this
0:37:25 > 0:37:30afternoon. He thinks about going up the inside and Nico Rosberg covers
0:37:30 > 0:37:35it but he does not care. We will look at that on the red button
0:37:35 > 0:37:39afterwards. He pulls into the slipstream at Eau Rouge. Benny
0:37:39 > 0:37:49pulled back into the slipstream Soviet does not catch him too early
0:37:49 > 0:38:09
0:38:09 > 0:38:16for activating DRS. -- so that he a different strategy, the media of
0:38:16 > 0:38:22the two compounds. -- the medium. He is hoping that will get into the
0:38:22 > 0:38:28end of the Grand Prix. He will be slower than a new set of options,
0:38:28 > 0:38:33of course. Let's see how his pace is. He rejoins the track nicely in
0:38:33 > 0:38:39front of Nico Rosberg. Blistering on his left front wheel again.
0:38:39 > 0:38:49Jenson Button only 15 seconds off the lead and motoring along. Very
0:38:49 > 0:38:57
0:38:57 > 0:39:07and will go on to the medium compound tyre this time. These boys
0:39:07 > 0:39:07
0:39:07 > 0:39:11are ready. A nice straight in approach. You don't have to duck in.
0:39:11 > 0:39:19Straight into the pit Ltd, which you only switch off as you cross
0:39:19 > 0:39:27the white line at the end. -- limiter. That was a reasonable pit
0:39:27 > 0:39:37stop, 3.8 seconds, but he has 50 kilos of fuel. Jenson Button going
0:39:37 > 0:40:02
0:40:03 > 0:40:12in front of Sebastian Vettel. The 3.64 Felipe Massa in the pit stop.
0:40:13 > 0:40:24
0:40:24 > 0:40:33back. Rubens Barrichello finds himself in the middle of that.
0:40:33 > 0:40:37obviously had a moment at Eau Rouge. Jenson Button moves into the lead
0:40:37 > 0:40:47of the Grand Prix. I would have thought he would put the option on.
0:40:47 > 0:41:03
0:41:03 > 0:41:10Ms Mark Webber is traditionally pace when he is up against drivers
0:41:10 > 0:41:16on fresher tyres. That is an alarm call for McLaren, surely? If they
0:41:16 > 0:41:23are struggling that much compared to people on brand new tyres.
0:41:23 > 0:41:33this is the replay. Absolutely flat through Eau Rouge. Timed to
0:41:33 > 0:41:39
0:41:39 > 0:41:44perfection. Pushes the button. is on board with Felipe Massa. Down
0:41:44 > 0:41:48to Eau Rouge. That is why it is critical not to lose one tenth of a
0:41:48 > 0:41:56second. If you pick and come out, that is exactly what you could be
0:41:56 > 0:42:05faced with. -- if you pit stop. Michael Schumacher shaping up there,
0:42:05 > 0:42:11and ride behind him is the Renault. Sebastian Vettel leads the Grand
0:42:12 > 0:42:16Prix. But what will they do? They have to bid stop him. And you have
0:42:16 > 0:42:21also got Fernando Alonso doing the fastest lap of the Grand Prix on
0:42:21 > 0:42:29the harder tyre. If they can push that to the end, with the
0:42:29 > 0:42:33temperature, and they are putting some of tyres on him. Because he
0:42:33 > 0:42:38did not get through the qualifying three, he has a brand new set of
0:42:38 > 0:42:43soft tyres available. Will that bring him into contention? He is
0:42:43 > 0:42:46one pit stop behind Sebastian Vettel. He will be at least 20
0:42:46 > 0:42:55seconds behind Sebastian Vettel but he is right in there for a podium
0:42:55 > 0:43:01place. 3.4 stop. How much time when he find on these? Will they give
0:43:01 > 0:43:09him 11 laps of life as he is pushing like crazy? Felipe Massa or
0:43:09 > 0:43:18goes into the pit for the final time. Felipe Massa makes his way
0:43:18 > 0:43:26out of the pit stop. Mark Webber is flying on track as well. These
0:43:26 > 0:43:32times get better and better. Felipe Massa's third stop for tyres. He
0:43:32 > 0:43:42heads into Eau Rouge. He had just pitted before that, hadn't he?
0:43:42 > 0:43:47a couple of laps before. We are getting the news that Felipe Massa
0:43:47 > 0:43:54had a puncture and had to come back in again. He finds himself behind
0:43:54 > 0:44:00the Sauber. Down in 12th. Very costly. He has done back-to-backs
0:44:00 > 0:44:10stops, which put in 40 seconds behind. Felipe Massa went into the
0:44:10 > 0:44:13
0:44:13 > 0:44:19pit stop on 30 and 32. Mercedes are 5th and 6th now. Michael Schumacher
0:44:19 > 0:44:24at 18,000 revs, but enough speed to clear the force India comfortably.
0:44:24 > 0:44:30Michael Schumacher having a fine afternoon. I spoke to Jenson Button
0:44:30 > 0:44:40on the grid about standing on that podium and he has got a chance, no
0:44:40 > 0:44:41
0:44:41 > 0:44:45doubt about it. Mark Webber and Jenson Button cadging -- catching
0:44:45 > 0:44:55Fernando Alonso, as you say. Jenson Button not really under pressure at
0:44:55 > 0:44:56
0:44:56 > 0:45:06the front. Saving pays. He needs to win a Grand Prix. The last time the
0:45:06 > 0:45:07
0:45:07 > 0:45:17won was at the European, did not win at Silverstone, Valencia,
0:45:17 > 0:45:21
0:45:21 > 0:45:29Nurburgring. Wanting to get that this harder tyre, they were faster
0:45:29 > 0:45:34with the soft option tyre. They are not making this tie work, what does
0:45:34 > 0:45:41that tell us? By it is quite a struggle in qualifying because they
0:45:41 > 0:45:47cannot heat their tyres up -- that is why they struggle. Maybe they
0:45:47 > 0:45:52are not generating the heat the need. These tyres are wearing four
0:45:52 > 0:45:58times less than the yellow a soft tyres we saw before. There is a big
0:45:58 > 0:46:08difference. So why not run the option tyre? Softer, more movement,
0:46:08 > 0:46:09
0:46:09 > 0:46:18more temperature? He has got tyres left. Maybe we will get an engineer
0:46:18 > 0:46:26and ask them that. Do you think you will pass this lap, Martin? He has
0:46:26 > 0:46:30got a chance. He has already passed him once earlier in the Grand Prix.
0:46:30 > 0:46:35I am looking forward to seeing that again. He gets in the slipstream
0:46:35 > 0:46:39and opens the rear wing, I do not think Fernando Alonso will fight
0:46:39 > 0:46:46that too hard because he has not had the grip to stay with that Red
0:46:46 > 0:46:56Bull. In the second place man in Mark Webber. 1 anti-4 Red Bull.
0:46:56 > 0:46:56
0:46:56 > 0:47:06Sebastian Vettel leads over this man. A one and two for the Red Bull
0:47:06 > 0:47:08
0:47:08 > 0:47:18team. Extra bonus 1 -- extra bonus points. The Red ball-boys fully
0:47:18 > 0:47:19
0:47:19 > 0:47:29appreciating that. -- the red ball- boys. This is Button on top of
0:47:29 > 0:47:36
0:47:36 > 0:47:44Alonso! And butter is up onto the podium! -- Button And I am sure
0:47:44 > 0:47:49Fernando Alonso is dejected. And look how far he came back from!
0:47:49 > 0:47:53Jenson Button just helps himself to a little bit of slipstream, and a
0:47:53 > 0:47:57lot more speed. And that is not an aggressive, but his submissive
0:47:57 > 0:48:06Fernando Alonso. And Michael Schumacher gets a run on his team
0:48:06 > 0:48:16mate. And surely he will take fifth place? He does indeed. He is now
0:48:16 > 0:48:23
0:48:24 > 0:48:33head. Two important race changes. There was a race going on in 15th
0:48:33 > 0:48:41and 16th place between at Rubens Barrichello and Heikki Kovalainen.
0:48:41 > 0:48:51Struggling for quick, track temperature is up. -- struggling
0:48:51 > 0:48:51
0:48:51 > 0:48:57for the grip. Everybody up until Bruno Senna Inter -- in 13th place
0:48:57 > 0:49:04has been lapped. And the safety car shuffled them back together again
0:49:05 > 0:49:11when we had that incident after lap 13. Michael Schumacher, a very good
0:49:11 > 0:49:16drive from last on the grid. He has kept his tie is intact. Your driver
0:49:16 > 0:49:24of the day, David? There was blistering on the rear tyre of
0:49:24 > 0:49:29Michael Schumacher, it looked like. But you have got to give it for
0:49:29 > 0:49:38Michael Schumacher who was last on the grid, in his two hundredth
0:49:38 > 0:49:47Grand Prix. And Jenson Button has certainly been a past master. Sell
0:49:47 > 0:49:52a mixture of the two Ford driver of the day. -- so a mixture. -- for
0:49:52 > 0:49:58the driver of the day. The reigning champion takes victory at the
0:49:58 > 0:50:03Belgian Grand Prix, he can handle anything, tyres, safety cars, and
0:50:03 > 0:50:08Webber comes in second position. And a brilliant position for Jenson
0:50:08 > 0:50:12Button on the podium for McLaren, from 13th place on the grid. He
0:50:12 > 0:50:16steered clear of the dramas with brilliant overtakes. Fernando
0:50:16 > 0:50:23Alonso would not give up and brought the car home in fourth
0:50:23 > 0:50:30place. Michael Schumacher is top dog at Mercedes today, he beat the
0:50:30 > 0:50:35young Nico Rosberg. It is a win -- it is a win at number 17 for
0:50:35 > 0:50:40Sebastian Vettel. Red Bull have first and second place. Jenson
0:50:40 > 0:50:44Button gave them the best challenge he could, but on the day, they had
0:50:44 > 0:50:49too much pace and we did not get the chance to find out just what
0:50:49 > 0:50:55Lewis Hamilton could have done at the front of the field.
0:50:55 > 0:51:00So this is the result of the 2011 Belgian Grand Prix and it is yet
0:51:00 > 0:51:03another win for Sebastian Vettel. His team-mate Mark Webber behind
0:51:03 > 0:51:08him and a strong drive from Jenson Button. And Michael Schumacher will
0:51:08 > 0:51:12be delighted, he celebrated in -- he celebrated 20 years in Formula
0:51:13 > 0:51:18One this weekend and finishes in fifth place. What does that mean
0:51:18 > 0:51:23for the Championship? No change at the front. But a lead is even
0:51:23 > 0:51:30bigger, it is now 92 points. Lewis Hamilton in fifth place after his
0:51:30 > 0:51:36accident. And Michael Schumacher is now in 8th place. The Constructors'
0:51:36 > 0:51:40Championship is all about Red Bull at the moment, 131 points ahead of
0:51:40 > 0:51:44McLaren. Let's hear from the main players in what was a pretty
0:51:44 > 0:51:52exciting building Grand Prix. And enjoyable weekend for your
0:51:52 > 0:51:55first F1 race at Spa? What lessons can be learned? It is a great track
0:51:55 > 0:51:59and the experience has been fantastic. It shows when he
0:51:59 > 0:52:04qualified at the back with the mistakes we made yesterday, it is
0:52:04 > 0:52:08pretty difficult to return. We came in the hope of scoring a lot of
0:52:08 > 0:52:13points and Adrian has done that, but there is not a lot I could have
0:52:13 > 0:52:16done after the first corner today. You should be smiling on this
0:52:16 > 0:52:22anniversary because that was a great drive. At least something
0:52:22 > 0:52:26worked out this weekend! It was exciting, a lot of bits and pieces
0:52:26 > 0:52:31flying at the first corner. Unlucky I was not -- I was lucky I was not
0:52:31 > 0:52:37in the middle and after that, a great strategy. The boys did a
0:52:37 > 0:52:43fantastic job. I am happy with the result.
0:52:43 > 0:52:47At which point today did you think, in podium is definitely on here?
0:52:47 > 0:52:53After the safety car when I started overtaking people, I thought, the
0:52:53 > 0:52:59pace is pretty good considering of the damage we have. And most cars
0:52:59 > 0:53:06have to pit and put Primes on but we have options. Is soft and better
0:53:06 > 0:53:10tyre. So it was exciting. We passed a Renault and a Sauber and I passed
0:53:10 > 0:53:15both down the outside. But then you have the problem with the Diarra s,
0:53:15 > 0:53:23so I had them both behind trying to get passed on the straight -- the
0:53:23 > 0:53:28DRS. But I was able to key positions. If UN race. Little Miss
0:53:28 > 0:53:32-- it was a good race. Little mistakes we have to stop happening
0:53:32 > 0:53:39because we are quick enough. I am very confident in the car and feel
0:53:39 > 0:53:42the best I ever have in Formula One, so we can get good races. And Monza
0:53:42 > 0:53:47is hopefully a race that will be competitive.
0:53:48 > 0:53:55The safety car came out and I had a fight with Fernando. I think the
0:53:55 > 0:54:00safety car wanted me to pit. But I got the instruction to put the car
0:54:00 > 0:54:05in some of the modes for the pit stop but I was on the wrong side of
0:54:05 > 0:54:10the war and did not here properly. So that was a worry. I thought, I
0:54:10 > 0:54:15am on of -- I am on all tyres and everybody has stopped except
0:54:15 > 0:54:22Fernando. But I kept going. The car behaved well, and was happy with
0:54:22 > 0:54:26how I drove to get a good result from what was probably one of the
0:54:26 > 0:54:32team's best first and second positions ever. Congratulations, is
0:54:32 > 0:54:40your happiness mixed with relief you are back on the top? I mean, I
0:54:40 > 0:54:43am very happy. I think it was a very good race for us. Not easy
0:54:43 > 0:54:47because of the tyres, quite difficult to manage. And at the
0:54:47 > 0:54:53beginning, it was more about research and science rather than
0:54:53 > 0:54:57racing. We sacrificed a lot stopping early but we had a good
0:54:57 > 0:55:05feeling. And they came in again after the safety car came out to
0:55:05 > 0:55:08look at the tyres -- I came in. I can judge a bit from the inside but
0:55:08 > 0:55:14when you do 300, you see the tyres spinning rather than stopping and
0:55:14 > 0:55:18you cannot take the time to look. So it was crucial to come back in
0:55:18 > 0:55:26and have a closer look and we knew that from then on, we only had one
0:55:26 > 0:55:30set of soft tyres left and the soft tyre was quicker. But I know the
0:55:30 > 0:55:34outcome now so I am very happy and obviously it is a big relief after
0:55:34 > 0:55:39all the discussions we had a straight after qualifying and this
0:55:39 > 0:55:43morning before going into the race, so I am very happy.
0:55:43 > 0:55:48We are here at Spa and they are queuing up for Monza for the next
0:55:48 > 0:55:54Grand Prix. David's thoughts on that race, Spa did not disappoint,
0:55:54 > 0:55:59did it? A great race, a wet and dry at the end. A fantastic pole
0:55:59 > 0:56:05position 4 Sebastian Vettel. And unpredictable race with tyres
0:56:05 > 0:56:09playing a big part, could the options withstand the blistering? A
0:56:09 > 0:56:13strong Ferrari in the early part of the race, a fantastic comeback for
0:56:13 > 0:56:18Michael Schumacher from 24th to fifth place, but it was Sebastian
0:56:18 > 0:56:28Vettel again at the chequered flag. So how do you pick a driver of the
0:56:28 > 0:56:31day? They were all exceptional drivers. But in commentary, I said
0:56:31 > 0:56:36you have to choose Michael because of the significance of the history,
0:56:36 > 0:56:40a 20 years since he made his Grand Prix debut, and Jenson Button,
0:56:40 > 0:56:45whose passing was Supreme. And the biggest disappointment Lewis
0:56:45 > 0:56:50Hamilton. He was getting too close to cars on track but it was
0:56:50 > 0:56:55questionable how much of the blame you could apportioned to Lewis, but