The Belgian Grand Prix

:00:20. > :00:24.Well! This is fabulous stuff! What a start to the season! Fantastic!

:00:24. > :00:34.What entertainment! We have a race on our hands.

:00:34. > :00:34.

:00:34. > :01:28.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 53 seconds

:01:28. > :01:34.race back, you promised he would sort out the accommodation, and

:01:34. > :01:39.there is no sign of it. You said it would be here before sundown.

:01:39. > :01:48.Choke! I said at Silverstone that we would have a nice walk to the

:01:48. > :01:53.circuit, and we did, or on the wing of a plane. Exactly! This time, I

:01:53. > :02:03.am going to go one better. I will get your transport and

:02:03. > :02:14.

:02:14. > :02:24.Impressive! This is bigger than my house! All aboard, boys! I want a

:02:24. > :02:26.

:02:26. > :02:31.seat at the back of the bus! I like your skills. I came here in the

:02:31. > :02:37.mid-70s in Formula Three, it was a motor home in a different guise.

:02:37. > :02:47.was a transit van! I was so passionate, I did not care. I know

:02:47. > :03:00.

:03:00. > :03:05.ludicrous! This track is a legend on the Grand Prix calendar. Racing

:03:05. > :03:15.fans come here in their droves, not corporate people, not big sponsors.

:03:15. > :03:30.

:03:30. > :03:36.Anything can happen here. Jordan my son! I'll be lost?! You are

:03:36. > :03:41.always told me you know this place like the back of your hand. We are

:03:41. > :03:48.back at the bar! We are governed the scenic route! We have made it!

:03:48. > :03:54.What is your greatest moment here? 1998, first and second, Damon Hill,

:03:54. > :04:01.Michael Schumacher. Eddie Jordan, at last, after all of his efforts!

:04:01. > :04:08.It is easy. David Coulthard wins! My all-time high. Goodnight. Good

:04:08. > :04:18.night. Goodnight. It could night. Good night. Good night. Could you

:04:18. > :04:56.

:04:56. > :05:00.What is going on?! It is a racing to the action!

:05:00. > :05:05.The action does not come faster or more breathtaking or more the sort

:05:05. > :05:10.of around this place. Spa- Francorchamps for the 20 top Grand

:05:10. > :05:15.Prix. Next time you sort out the accommodation, something with three

:05:15. > :05:23.bedrooms! I did the best that I could. I think we should give this

:05:23. > :05:31.a way! You could look very good in a tie get fed! Enjoy that! It was a

:05:31. > :05:35.bit of fun, but there is a serious point, that is how it used to be,

:05:35. > :05:39.with you watching this race. This is a proper racetrack. This is not

:05:39. > :05:45.a place for the major corporates, this is where the fans finish their

:05:45. > :05:49.summer holidays. They come here in their droves, they make this a

:05:49. > :05:56.special... It is a shrine, almost. It is these guys that make the

:05:57. > :06:01.atmosphere. Everywhere we went, we were hounded, but in a nice way,

:06:01. > :06:07.everybody wanted to be part of the action, they like the BBC, they

:06:07. > :06:12.like us getting a mugs the people, and they made sure we knew that we

:06:12. > :06:19.were appreciated. If we take a look at the calendar, the important

:06:19. > :06:24.thing is that this was one of only four seconds left that was around

:06:24. > :06:30.when the racing first started in 1950. You can feel the romanticism,

:06:30. > :06:35.you could almost hear the echoes of the old engines. Picking up on what

:06:35. > :06:42.we were seeing, we saw a lot of Union Jacks, but because of its

:06:42. > :06:48.location, we have a lot of Germans, Dutch, Belgians, obviously, and the

:06:48. > :06:54.BBC, and a lot of them are watching the BBC feed. They are multilingual.

:06:54. > :07:00.Of course! It is a lovely place today. This is the way that 2012

:07:00. > :07:06.shapes up. The other three races from 1950, do you know the others?

:07:06. > :07:16.I thought you might talk to me. Monza, the British Grand Prix, Spa-

:07:16. > :07:16.

:07:16. > :07:19.Francorchamps, and... Monaco! Of course! 62 years ago, for the first

:07:19. > :07:29.time, Formula One drivers turned up here, and all of these years later,

:07:29. > :07:44.

:07:44. > :07:51.they are still to win that. turning appear? Was there an

:07:51. > :07:58.element of nerves? I grew up watching on the TV, I raced here in

:07:58. > :08:02.1990, I sat at Eau Rouge in 1991, I watched Ayrton Senna and Nigel

:08:02. > :08:11.Mansell, I had the fourth and experience, and then I would hear.

:08:11. > :08:16.It is an awesome experience. It is a roller-coaster ride, the average

:08:16. > :08:22.speed is 220 kilometres an hour, so it is when a racing car comes alive.

:08:22. > :08:29.Michael Schumacher arrives for his 300 or two Grand Prix. His first

:08:29. > :08:35.was here for you in 1991. Did you honestly realise the talent that

:08:35. > :08:40.you had that weekend? We tested for the first time in Silverstone on

:08:40. > :08:44.the Tuesday, he was remarkable, there was only one other driver who

:08:45. > :08:51.could fill the kind of excitement that he failed, and that was Ayrton

:08:51. > :08:54.Senna. These are brilliant people. He goes down as the greatest

:08:54. > :08:59.ambassador, seven times the world champion, you cannot not admire

:08:59. > :09:05.what he has done. The team have created a special front wing it,

:09:05. > :09:13.you did almost two Hu Jia and 50, how much of an achievement is this

:09:13. > :09:17.-- you did almost 250? The only person who did more is Rubens

:09:17. > :09:23.Barrichello, and if he carries on next year, he would beat him. He

:09:23. > :09:27.would have every record in 4 min one. It is quite a special thing. I

:09:27. > :09:32.am sure that front wing will end up hanging in his living room. They

:09:32. > :09:36.have got a normal one for the race, that was just for him. The bad news

:09:36. > :09:42.for him, they have to change his engine earlier, and when they

:09:42. > :09:50.started the car, his KERS unit packed up. This is the work going

:09:50. > :09:59.on. They are hoping to repair it, so he can make his way out. For

:09:59. > :10:03.Michael, bases and to forget so far, but for you, a season to remember.

:10:03. > :10:07.The season opened in Australia, and it was Jenson Button that took the

:10:07. > :10:12.first victory and the early lead in the championship. That was

:10:12. > :10:17.fantastic, a great race. As the weather changed, so did the picture

:10:17. > :10:20.in the championship. Sergio Perez was stunning in second in Malaysia,

:10:20. > :10:26.but Fernando Alonso took the victory. You have got to love this,

:10:26. > :10:32.it is only the second Grand Prix! Nico Rosberg took his first ever

:10:32. > :10:35.victory in China. The first victory for Mercedes since 1955!

:10:35. > :10:39.Consistency was elusive, and Lewis Hamilton led the points, despite

:10:39. > :10:44.failing to win a Grand Prix this year. We headed to the deserts of

:10:44. > :10:50.Bahrain, and despite two previous winners fighting it out, Sebastian

:10:50. > :10:57.Vettel became the fourth winner this season. It is the first Red

:10:57. > :11:01.Bull winner of 2012, and the first podium for the Lotus in a long time.

:11:01. > :11:06.Formula One headed back into Europe, and Barcelona was the scene of the

:11:06. > :11:10.shock result so far. Pastor Maldonado wins in Spain, the first

:11:10. > :11:15.and a Venezuelan to do that, the fifth driver to do with this year,

:11:15. > :11:20.what a start! After his glory in Spain, he failed to impress in

:11:20. > :11:26.Monaco, in a race that belonged to Mark Webber. He becomes the sixth

:11:26. > :11:31.different winner in 2012. Monaco victories, two impressive

:11:31. > :11:35.celebrations. Every phrase had seen a different winner, and the trend

:11:35. > :11:41.continued in Canada, as Lewis Hamilton past Fernando Alonso.

:11:41. > :11:44.Lewis Hamilton becomes the seventh different winner of 2012 off.

:11:44. > :11:50.reclaimed his lead in the championship. Sergio Perez proved

:11:50. > :11:55.his podium in Malaysia was not just a one-off, third place. In Valencia,

:11:55. > :12:01.Sebastian Vettel had a commanding lead. But a mechanical error cost

:12:01. > :12:04.him the race. Pastor Maldonado grinned Lewis Hamilton's Chancellor.

:12:04. > :12:08.That meant Fernando Alonso took an emotional victory and became the

:12:08. > :12:13.first repeat winner of the year. Silverstone saw him continue to run

:12:13. > :12:18.at the front, but ultimately, he could not fend off Mark Webber. The

:12:18. > :12:23.Australian got his second win of the season, but this marked a low

:12:23. > :12:27.point for McLaren, and in the eighth place and tenth place. In

:12:27. > :12:34.Hockenheim, Fernando Alonso Bostel the man to beat. Jenson Button good

:12:34. > :12:39.fight at the front with Sebastian Vettel. All four wheels off.

:12:39. > :12:43.Sebastian Vettel was the motive for the past. Fernando Alonso took the

:12:43. > :12:51.victory. Lewis Hamilton accused the upgrades in Hungary to fend off

:12:51. > :12:57.Kimi Raikkonen. Fernando Alonso has a commanding lead as we headed into

:12:57. > :13:02.the mid-season break. I am sure you are delighted the

:13:02. > :13:12.mid-season break is over. It has been exciting so far. We have nine

:13:12. > :13:19.

:13:19. > :13:29.his 4-point gap. But Red Bull will be aware that those 246 points can

:13:29. > :13:37.be gobbled up. Lewis Hamilton has got his sunglasses on, he is a

:13:37. > :13:43.rock'n'roll star! Ross Brawn has said he thinks it has been too

:13:43. > :13:46.unpredictable this season. Can you relate to that? It can never be too

:13:46. > :13:52.unpredictable. The re-emergence of Williams into the winner's circle

:13:52. > :13:57.cap it all, it was fascinating, because nobody expected that so

:13:57. > :14:02.quickly after the season they had last year. That was capitalised

:14:02. > :14:07.upon by Sauber. What they are to win, it is amazing. They are right

:14:07. > :14:13.in the mix, against the big teams. A lot of people are hoping they can

:14:13. > :14:19.spring a big surprise. regulations have been stable, the

:14:19. > :14:25.double diffuses have gone out, people are understanding the tyres,

:14:25. > :14:31.so the Grid has become a lot closer. 1% covers the top 10, a small

:14:31. > :14:35.amount. You would want that. But in terms of pace, and depending on the

:14:35. > :14:42.racetrack, different cars are ushering form. Sauber in qualifying

:14:42. > :14:47.have taken a step forward this weekend. Come with me, let's walk

:14:47. > :14:52.to Jenson Button's garage. It is lovely here with the sun out. You

:14:52. > :14:58.might not even be aware, but since he arrived at McLaren, it has not

:14:58. > :15:05.picked up a pole position. His last one was in 2009, in Monaco.

:15:05. > :15:08.Yesterday, could he write a few wrongs?

:15:08. > :15:13.Jenson Button took his first pole position in Formula One in some 60

:15:13. > :15:17.Grand Prix races, his first since joining McLaren. He did it in style,

:15:17. > :15:21.the fastest time in each of these sessions, to earn his first top-

:15:21. > :15:25.three start since ran to in Malaysia. Sauber had one of their

:15:25. > :15:35.best ever sessions, Kamui Kobayashi on the front row for the first time.

:15:35. > :15:37.

:15:37. > :15:40.Sergio Perez will start in fourth sixth. Webber has a five-place

:15:40. > :15:46.penalty due to an unscheduled gearbox change. Of the other

:15:46. > :15:56.leading contenders, Raikkonen is best placed in third. His last win

:15:56. > :16:28.

:16:28. > :16:33.in Formula One came at Spa. That face at the front. Jenson Button,

:16:33. > :16:38.for the first time in a long time, walks into the garage in pole

:16:38. > :16:40.position. What a dominant weekend for him so far. We spoke to Martin

:16:41. > :16:48.Whitmarsh before qualifying and they didn't expect they have that

:16:48. > :16:53.kind of pace. When he is comfortable with the car, he takes

:16:53. > :16:58.it forward. He was Supreme in qualifying. The team didn't know

:16:58. > :17:03.that was his first pole position for them. Very emotional day for

:17:03. > :17:07.him. There's only one bit of bad news on pole position and that is

:17:07. > :17:14.that you have 23 cars behind you. Eddie is chatting to a couple of

:17:14. > :17:19.guys who will be chasing Jenson. I am joined by a couple of heroes of

:17:19. > :17:26.the hour. First time on the front row. Talk us through how your

:17:26. > :17:34.heartbeat will be. Something very exciting. I always wanted it, but

:17:34. > :17:39.of course in Spa it is something very special. This was a team job

:17:39. > :17:43.and the team had a really Gate -- built a really great car. I'm very

:17:43. > :17:47.happy. Finally we've made it. Having nobody in the front is

:17:47. > :17:51.something special, but at the moment I have no idea what I will

:17:51. > :17:56.do. Sergio, your best-ever qualifying, you must be eyeing up

:17:56. > :18:03.your team-mate. Have you thought about how the team should be formed

:18:03. > :18:10.and not getting each other's way? We always have respect for each

:18:10. > :18:17.other. We are in a great position for the team and we want to race

:18:17. > :18:22.for our team, try to maximise the result. We have very little data of

:18:22. > :18:26.what to expect from the race today. We have raised in high fuel with

:18:26. > :18:32.these conditions. The most important thing for the team is to

:18:32. > :18:37.maximise the potential. If we have the pace to win, we should take the

:18:37. > :18:41.win or finish as high as we can. want to presuppose something. You

:18:41. > :18:48.are running first and second, you're on the last lap and you're

:18:48. > :18:55.going up the hill from Eau Rouge, who gives way? It will depend who

:18:55. > :18:59.has the position. We will fight hard, but we will have respect for

:18:59. > :19:03.the team. At the end of the day, it is important for the team to get

:19:03. > :19:08.the wind if possible. Her that says it all, fantastic day yesterday,

:19:08. > :19:14.let's hope it continues. Come graduation situ Sauber, but

:19:14. > :19:18.that they belong to Button. -- congratulations to Sauber. Either

:19:18. > :19:28.side of Button, some very large wing mirrors and he might need them

:19:28. > :19:30.

:19:30. > :19:35.today. Plenty of people will be coming. You were in your twenties

:19:35. > :19:41.for your last pole position, correct? I was, actually! A little

:19:41. > :19:50.while ago. It means a lot to do it around Spa. It was impressive, the

:19:50. > :19:57.way you did it. You had been fast rule qualifying from Q1. Year, the

:19:57. > :20:02.first running Q1 -- Q1, I had a bit of understeer. From the word go,

:20:02. > :20:08.and the car felt reasonably good. Braking into the first turn, a lock

:20:08. > :20:15.up front write a little bit, which didn't cost me any time. Now the

:20:15. > :20:20.run down to Eau Rouge, which is seventh gear. Pretty easy if you

:20:20. > :20:26.position the car right. It looks amazing on-camera. An amazing

:20:26. > :20:30.experience and it is quicker than it looks on TV. Up the straight,

:20:30. > :20:34.seventh gear. I hit the limit or a little bit early and it is third

:20:34. > :20:38.gear for the first day pigs, third gear again, and then you go up

:20:38. > :20:44.through the gears down the hill. A little bit of oversteer on the exit,

:20:44. > :20:49.but not too bad. Front right lock- up on the bumps, but positioned

:20:49. > :20:59.nicely for the apex and in good traction. Third gear and the left-

:20:59. > :21:07.hander. Downhill into Pouhon, fifth gear for me. Then you're using DRS

:21:07. > :21:12.through here, which is quite a tight corner. Up to fourth gear for

:21:12. > :21:16.the left-hander, trying to catch the apex and run as wide as you can.

:21:16. > :21:21.You're always used as much of the circuit as you can, use the kerb.

:21:21. > :21:26.Smooth as you can through here. If you get over steered through there,

:21:26. > :21:29.you lose a lot of time from Blanchmont. There wasn't too bad.

:21:29. > :21:33.Flat on the DRS here through Blanchmont. Always scary because

:21:33. > :21:41.you have such low downforce when you use DRS that the corners are

:21:41. > :21:47.scary. Down to first gear for the hairpin. It was all about traction

:21:47. > :21:53.and getting a good exit for the end of the lap. It felt like a good lap.

:21:53. > :21:56.For me the Q2 lap was a better lap. I had better balance, but all in

:21:56. > :22:02.all, a great qualifying session and consistency through the sessions as

:22:02. > :22:06.well, which was really important. What a great pole position. The

:22:07. > :22:11.cars are making their way out of the garages. Less than half an hour

:22:11. > :22:16.until the start of this race. As Button will explain, you get no

:22:16. > :22:20.points for being on pole position. His problems this season have been

:22:20. > :22:25.about tyres. He has struggled to look after them and that is because

:22:25. > :22:35.Pirelli wasn't working so hard to spice up the racing. We had unique

:22:35. > :23:07.

:23:07. > :23:11.every year. They are looking for more performance, they are looking

:23:11. > :23:15.for less decoration, more assistance and they are obviously

:23:16. > :23:24.looking for different compounds, different working Rangers. So many

:23:24. > :23:28.things to develop in Formula One. Programme for today, looking at new

:23:28. > :23:35.compounds in the morning. You then go into a new construction in the

:23:35. > :23:45.afternoon. Total runs for the day is 19, 117 laps. Not too bad.

:23:45. > :23:45.

:23:45. > :23:49.Plenty of work to do. You see every race, teams trying one stock, two

:23:49. > :23:53.stops. They misunderstand the compound, the track temperature. It

:23:54. > :24:03.is not an easy job. I think they struggle to maximise the potential

:24:04. > :24:04.

:24:04. > :24:07.of their car, to maximise the efficiency of the tyre. This camera

:24:07. > :24:14.monitors the front and rear tyres and the information tells us how

:24:14. > :24:19.the tyres are operating. We have these sensors on the front tyres.

:24:20. > :24:29.That gives us a temperature range during every single part of the

:24:30. > :24:42.

:24:42. > :24:48.still very, very important, especially on a tyre test like that.

:24:48. > :24:52.The feeling of the driver is what is most important. He my job is to

:24:52. > :25:02.drive the car quickly, but consistently. To provide reliable

:25:02. > :25:21.

:25:21. > :25:25.up a form giving information about the tyres, how are they at high

:25:25. > :25:34.speed, low-speed, medium speed, how you feel they are working depended

:25:34. > :25:41.on that compound of a construction. Consistency, a good warm-up.

:25:41. > :25:47.Especially at the front. We went faster. Like most things in Formula

:25:47. > :25:48.One, the testing of tyres is conducted in secrecy. In a season

:25:48. > :25:53.where understanding tyre performance has become more

:25:53. > :25:57.important than ever, Pirelli must treat all the teams equally so

:25:58. > :26:02.despite having provided the car for the test, the Lotus Renault team

:26:02. > :26:05.and not given any details about the tyres that will be used. The only

:26:05. > :26:12.thing they know is that the tyres are black and round. They don't

:26:12. > :26:18.know the price fault, the construction or even the compound.

:26:18. > :26:28.We are the anyone's that know that. Probably they will have something

:26:28. > :26:41.

:26:41. > :26:47.they all end up. Fantastic in sight. Pirelli are keeping Formula One

:26:47. > :26:51.guessing. The cars are making their way out of the grid. Michael

:26:51. > :26:54.Schumacher moments ago left his garage to start his 300th Grand

:26:54. > :26:59.Prix weekend and before he got there, Ali Mackenzie caught up with

:26:59. > :27:04.him. The sun is shining, you're at one of your favourite circuits and

:27:04. > :27:08.you're about to start your 300th Grand Prix, does it feel special?

:27:09. > :27:13.It is a beautiful day. A little bit unfortunate because in our

:27:13. > :27:17.situation we would love to have mixed conditions. What is it about

:27:17. > :27:23.Spa that is so special? He described it as your living room.

:27:23. > :27:27.It is the nature of corners, the layout, the flow of the high-speed

:27:27. > :27:32.content, the up and down, for history. A mixture of speciality

:27:32. > :27:37.and good reason to love that track. You've had a few unfortunate BNFs

:27:37. > :27:42.this season, but a few highs as well. He is the hunger and love for

:27:42. > :27:49.Formula One as high as ever? enjoying it. Have a great race.

:27:49. > :27:54.Thank you. Pastor Maldonado is making his way past us. Interesting

:27:54. > :27:56.for Michael Schumacher when asked if he does still loving Formula One.

:27:56. > :28:01.Before we care Monet, Eddie sat down with Bernie Ecclestone and

:28:02. > :28:07.this is what he said about Bernie Ecclestone Bosc -- Michael

:28:07. > :28:13.Schumacher's future. I'm sorry that he is leaving us not being a winner.

:28:13. > :28:20.He is a winner. You obviously know something we don't know, it is he

:28:20. > :28:25.about to announce his retirement? don't know. I don't. He says I

:28:25. > :28:30.don't know. His sudden -- he was not speaking like a man who didn't

:28:30. > :28:35.know. That seemed quite a confident quote. He believes Michael is off.

:28:35. > :28:39.In a wasn't definite, but it was a clear indication. I've never seen a

:28:39. > :28:43.clearer indication of my life. I would say he knows something about

:28:43. > :28:48.Michael is leaving at the end of the season. What would you expect

:28:48. > :28:54.Michael to do? He has retired from six out of 11 races this year. He

:28:54. > :28:58.hasn't had the luck. You make your own luck. He has made a lot of luck

:28:58. > :29:04.in his earlier days and at the moment, he just can't grasp of the

:29:04. > :29:08.former glory. It is concerning not just to him, but to his team, and

:29:08. > :29:13.us also. It is no pleasure to see what is going on at the moment. If

:29:13. > :29:18.he decides to go, he will leave with an unbelievable legacy. What

:29:18. > :29:24.would that legacy be? Seven times world champion. The best ambassador

:29:24. > :29:31.we've ever had. The best ambassador? The best ambassador.

:29:31. > :29:38.He's been here for 21 years. He has ever done that before? Who has ever

:29:38. > :29:42.won seven world titles? The guy is a legend. You can never take what

:29:42. > :29:48.he has it -- he has achieved. That achievement has to be regarded, he

:29:48. > :29:50.is super. What about the car itself? He says the best he can do

:29:51. > :29:55.at the moment is just about making it through to the final part of

:29:55. > :30:00.qualifying. The car doesn't seem to have a lot of pace. You have to

:30:00. > :30:04.look at both drivers and when you look at where Nico Rosberg is, and

:30:04. > :30:08.he is certainly no slouch, Michael can only do the best he can. The

:30:08. > :30:14.car is not good enough for up what is going on here? Richard Branson

:30:14. > :30:17.working up what seemed he would like to buy next. Let's talk about

:30:17. > :30:22.Lewis Hamilton. Something strange is going on around Spa where

:30:22. > :30:29.people's tweets keep getting deleted. Mainly Lewis's. Where is

:30:29. > :30:32.his head this weekend? If it is true that the trace of his laps

:30:32. > :30:37.yesterday when Tel... It is disturbing because if I was the

:30:37. > :30:47.team boss, I would be crazy with him. These are private matters that

:30:47. > :30:48.

:30:48. > :30:53.the teams have to discuss happy with the set-up of his car.

:30:53. > :30:57.He has a different real wind from Lewis Hamilton -- from Jenson

:30:57. > :31:03.Button. This man knows what it takes to win around here, David

:31:03. > :31:08.Coulthard. You are looking calm. A last minute

:31:08. > :31:14.conversation, everything feel OK? Yes, as you know, it is never the

:31:14. > :31:19.perfect balance, but it feels all right, everything is fine, there

:31:19. > :31:23.are no issues. I will focus on the first corner. I was going to ask

:31:23. > :31:28.about strategy, but I have been following your team mate on Twitter,

:31:28. > :31:33.so I do not have to! I will have to try something different now!

:31:33. > :31:41.thing I did spot, it looks like this is a drag strip off the pole

:31:41. > :31:45.position, a lot of extra rubber. hope it is rubber, not oil! Indeed!

:31:45. > :31:53.A great pole position yesterday, a great way to celebrate 50 races

:31:53. > :32:00.with McLaren. I do not know if you did Pickup, look at the amount of

:32:00. > :32:05.rubber from pole position. A short run to the first corner. It is 250

:32:05. > :32:11.metres down to La Source. I think Usain Bolt might have a run at that,

:32:11. > :32:16.he would do it in about would be five seconds. If you would care to

:32:16. > :32:21.join me, I will see if we can grab a word with the other store of

:32:21. > :32:27.qualifying, Kamui Kobayashi. I would expect him to be pretty busy

:32:27. > :32:34.on his front row. Where would I find him? Is he around? He is just

:32:34. > :32:38.coming out? A quick word, you are responsible for the health and

:32:38. > :32:44.fitness of the drivers, have you had a special talk with Kamui

:32:44. > :32:51.Kobayashi? I will tell you afterwards! Let's hang in there, we

:32:52. > :32:57.will get a word with Kamui Kobayashi. He is popular right now.

:32:57. > :33:05.I know you are covering your Faulds, but a great qualifying yesterday,

:33:05. > :33:09.or you feeling calm? It is good to start from second place. It is the

:33:09. > :33:15.first time in a former No 1. One will try to be quiet and get as

:33:15. > :33:21.much as we can. If we do a get a job, we could get on the podium or

:33:21. > :33:27.when. Most importantly, we need to do our best. You say you are

:33:27. > :33:34.relaxed about winning your first Grand Prix! It might be amazing,

:33:34. > :33:37.but I want to get excited after the race, not now! Wise words! I am

:33:37. > :33:42.just come in to grab a word with Gary Anderson. One thing that is

:33:42. > :33:45.different ahead of Jenson Button and Kamui Kobayashi, because of the

:33:46. > :33:51.wet weather, you have raised a point that they have not had a

:33:51. > :33:58.chance to get their start sorted out. Because the pit lane is very

:33:58. > :34:03.narrow, the FIA did not allow you to do so -- to do practise starts,

:34:03. > :34:07.but they will allow you to do some on the way out of the pit lane. It

:34:07. > :34:15.is quite tricky, because it is a pill, if you get too much slippage,

:34:15. > :34:21.it ends up overheating. That is what Michael Schumacher had in 1991.

:34:21. > :34:27.Who do you think that favours? The who will suffer the most?

:34:27. > :34:32.biggest team will always be the best, because they will have some

:34:32. > :34:39.things that are ready. The smaller teams are not quite so organised.

:34:39. > :34:44.Sauber might struggle a bit. There is the front of the Sauber of Kamui

:34:44. > :34:50.Kobayashi. How relaxed is he! His best ever qualifying, he is not

:34:50. > :35:00.fazed at all. I was extremely nervous when I had my first poor

:35:00. > :35:01.

:35:01. > :35:06.position. Another thing to point out, this great his appeal to La

:35:06. > :35:13.Source. When the drivers are hot on the grid, they have to hold the

:35:13. > :35:18.brake on, and that affects the whole preparation. Bernie

:35:18. > :35:22.Ecclestone having a word with the FIH to words. He was recently

:35:22. > :35:26.married, Bernie Ecclestone, perhaps we should congratulate him, but now

:35:27. > :35:32.might not be the appropriate time. Lewis Hamilton, you will have seen

:35:32. > :35:38.his tweets that have been going on. As soon as they have been put up,

:35:38. > :35:43.they have been removed. Paul di Resta, we will see if he is around,

:35:43. > :35:52.because that was a pretty good qualifying for Force India. We hear

:35:52. > :35:58.he is in his garage. Can you give us a few of the cockpit? He is a

:35:58. > :36:04.tall driver, he has to squeeze in. The seat is cut away in that emir,

:36:04. > :36:09.that is the chassis that is exposed. These cars are fitted to every part

:36:09. > :36:16.of his body. You can see the controls on there. We do not want

:36:16. > :36:22.to get in the way of the mechanic! Can you get the camera down at the

:36:22. > :36:32.driver height? You can see the view he will have. The Grid golden not

:36:32. > :36:34.

:36:34. > :36:41.be there! -- Grid girl! His focus will be on the lights up. Red Bull

:36:41. > :36:49.are out of position, they are not used to be this far down. It seemed,

:36:50. > :36:56.looking at your speed, you lose the speed into the Fifth corner. Have

:36:56. > :37:03.you said the car up for this? are better with the wind closed. If

:37:03. > :37:07.you have got it open, it can be quoted Celtic, so be a rock -- it

:37:07. > :37:17.can be quite a penalty, so hopefully we will be more

:37:17. > :37:23.competitive. A bit surprised for the people at home, the cars were

:37:23. > :37:27.struggling. Have you looked at any of the analysis or tracking to see

:37:27. > :37:35.where Jenson Button made the big jumper? We had a look at Lewis

:37:35. > :37:39.Hamilton's tweet, that showed their laps. But no, we had good pace

:37:39. > :37:43.yesterday morning, we struggled in the afternoon, and we do not

:37:43. > :37:51.understand why. It will be important for us to make progress

:37:51. > :38:00.in the early laps. Give us a good race, we would love to see that. We

:38:00. > :38:05.can see the Ardennes forest behind us, that is where Eau Rouge is.

:38:05. > :38:09.Eau Rouge is right behind us there. As much as we were talking about

:38:09. > :38:16.the drivers at the front, it was good to hear from Christian Horner,

:38:16. > :38:23.because Red Bull will feel they are out of position. In qualifying, we

:38:23. > :38:28.do not see the best of Red Bull. But in the race, as it unfolds,

:38:28. > :38:34.they are absolutely there, like tigers, chasing down the leader. I

:38:34. > :38:44.expect the same sort of thing this weekend. What awaits them? We have

:38:44. > :38:44.

:38:44. > :38:54.been taking a look. Now, motor racing. What makes Spa-

:38:54. > :38:57.

:38:57. > :39:03.Francorchamps so special? The weather. And its unpredictability.

:39:03. > :39:12.When it rains, it comes down absolutely in buckets. It is hugely

:39:12. > :39:16.demanding at the corners, and it is dangerous. Into the wall! A track

:39:16. > :39:24.of the old school, much revered by the drivers and the fans alike.

:39:24. > :39:30.Grand Prix track is the fastest in the world. A track where all the

:39:30. > :39:40.greats of the sport have been victorious. Michael Schumacher

:39:40. > :39:44.wins! I might be biased, but no track has been kinder to me.

:39:44. > :39:49.unbelievable win! Most importantly, probably the best chips in the

:39:49. > :39:53.world! We shall be indulging again this

:39:53. > :39:58.evening, having done that for the past three days. My favourite

:39:58. > :40:03.statistic, 14% off the lap is on the brakes, that is how fast it is.

:40:03. > :40:07.You have got everything, there are lots of statistics. It has

:40:07. > :40:15.everything for the modern driver and the or the driver, they have

:40:15. > :40:21.got a love affair with this place. It is very special. It has so many

:40:21. > :40:24.ranges, corners, hatpins, fast corners, undulating up-and-down, it

:40:24. > :40:28.is a roller-coaster from start to finish, the drivers fancied this

:40:28. > :40:33.place. Let's ride the roller- coaster, because Jenson Button

:40:33. > :40:39.showed us how you drive around this place. The question is, how fast

:40:39. > :40:45.can you be? He was in first place, and this is how he compares to

:40:45. > :40:50.Lewis Hamilton. Lewis Hamilton is not entirely

:40:50. > :40:56.settled at the start. You position the car for the best braking into

:40:56. > :41:06.La Source. Lewis Hamilton runs wide. Even by the time they are in fourth

:41:06. > :41:07.

:41:07. > :41:17.gear, he is 1.5 lengths behind. On the run down to Eau Rouge, flat-out,

:41:17. > :41:21.180 mph. The gradual rise along the Kemmel Straight, 200 miles per hour,

:41:21. > :41:29.by the time they hit the brakes. Listen to them buzzing into the

:41:29. > :41:36.limiter, with the DRS Open. A slight hesitation, a lot of

:41:36. > :41:44.understeer for Jenson Button. A small lock-up for Jenson Button,

:41:44. > :41:48.but he gets back for his apex, and he is on the power early. Under the

:41:48. > :41:54.bridge, you can see that Jenson Button has opened the gap, three

:41:54. > :41:57.carp lakes. This is the area where, with less downforce, you would

:41:57. > :42:02.expect Jenson Button to struggle, but with Lewis Hamilton unhappy

:42:02. > :42:08.with the balance, you can see a small correction of oversteer from

:42:08. > :42:18.Lewis Hamilton. He manages to get back online, but the gap again is

:42:18. > :42:20.

:42:20. > :42:24.open further, for car lengths. -- four collects. 180 mph, DRS Open.

:42:24. > :42:30.One of the fastest sections of the track, the run to Blanchmont. They

:42:30. > :42:35.approach at just under 200 miles per hour, the DRS is open. This is

:42:35. > :42:42.brave from both drivers. The last big decision, the braking into the

:42:42. > :42:48.chicane. Jenson Button, committed early. He is tidy on the exit. At

:42:48. > :42:54.the end of the lap, Jenson Button is 0.8 seconds faster. A great way

:42:54. > :42:59.to celebrate his 50th Grand Prix for McLaren.

:42:59. > :43:04.It has been an amazing weekend so far, it is only Delyn to get better.

:43:04. > :43:08.The race is just moments away. You can press the red button or go to

:43:08. > :43:13.the BBC Sport website for the driver Tracker. This is a great

:43:13. > :43:18.place to ride on board. There is also the pit lane feed, and you

:43:18. > :43:23.will hear team radioed for the duration of the Grand Prix. You can

:43:23. > :43:31.keep across all of this via your mobile and the BBC Sport website.

:43:31. > :43:35.If you miss a trick, you can check out the iPlayer. We are getting

:43:35. > :43:38.close to the start of the race, we have spoken a lot about the men at

:43:38. > :43:42.the front, but what about Paul di Resta? He will be looking for

:43:42. > :43:47.something special. There are a couple of things, it is at the

:43:47. > :43:53.crucial time to get noticed for next year. He could either continue

:43:53. > :43:58.with Force India or look... He is widely thought about at Mercedes.

:43:58. > :44:03.It depends on what Michael Schumacher does. Pastor Maldonado

:44:03. > :44:08.qualified in third place, but he got demoted three places. He will

:44:08. > :44:15.be frustrated, another penalty. Williams are furious with this,

:44:15. > :44:20.they think it was not deserved. You are cutting this fine, so we

:44:20. > :44:25.will do this walking. You are starting in sixth place after the

:44:25. > :44:31.penalty, how did you feel? A bit disappointed for the penalty, but

:44:31. > :44:36.it is not the end. There is still a race to do, 44 laps. I am looking

:44:36. > :44:41.forward to it. No points since Spain for Pastor

:44:41. > :44:47.Maldonado. Daniel Ricciardo getting strapped in. Toro Rosso having

:44:47. > :44:52.their worst season. I am surprised, I have huge expectation for B-team.

:44:52. > :44:58.I like the way they have run in the past. But they made a big change,

:44:58. > :45:03.they sacked both drivers last season, and I cannot understand why.

:45:03. > :45:08.Romain Grosjean sitting inside his Lotus. There is Pastor Maldonado.

:45:08. > :45:14.One word, give us a winner. It is hard to see anybody other than

:45:14. > :45:18.Jenson Button, he has been brilliant. Two frustrated Red Bull

:45:18. > :45:21.drivers and a fired-up Lewis Hamilton, a blisteringly quick Kimi

:45:21. > :45:26.Raikkonen and Jenson Button nerving that pole position needs to become

:45:26. > :45:30.victory if he has designs on the title, and that is before we throw

:45:30. > :45:40.one of the world's greatest tracks into the mix. It is the 2012

:45:40. > :45:46.

:45:46. > :45:49.Belgian Grand Prix, live from the circuits in the world. Michael

:45:49. > :45:59.Schumacher wins and becomes the most successful Grand Prix driver

:45:59. > :46:00.

:46:00. > :46:10.of all time. David Coulthard slides the McLaren through the bus stop.

:46:10. > :46:28.

:46:28. > :46:31.The fastest drivers driving the favourite for drivers and

:46:32. > :46:36.enthusiasts an today this ribbon of tarmac winding its way over the

:46:36. > :46:40.Ardennes hills looks resplendent. The second chunk of the season

:46:40. > :46:45.starts think in the south-eastern corner of Belgium, close to the

:46:45. > :46:50.border with Luxembourg and Germany. Uneasy run from the UK as well. We

:46:50. > :46:55.have fans from all over Europe here today. This is what they come to

:46:55. > :47:01.see. A 4.3 mile track wickets experiences and elevation change of

:47:01. > :47:09.100 metres, corners taken at 180 mph, and also has some major

:47:09. > :47:13.overtaking opportunities. The lap is split into three distinct

:47:13. > :47:17.sectors. The first and last but a premium on low downforce and high

:47:17. > :47:21.speed, but the middle sector rewards are high downforce set-up

:47:21. > :47:28.and that is why on the grid today, we have different approaches being

:47:28. > :47:31.taken by the teams in how they set up their cars, and even within the

:47:31. > :47:36.same team, like Jenson going one way with a low downforce, and there

:47:36. > :47:41.was going with high downforce. We could see high contrast in the race.

:47:41. > :47:48.This is going to be a race of discovery. Every single Grand Prix

:47:48. > :47:53.is that. What makes this particularly tricky a run this

:47:53. > :47:57.circuit is McLaren have done a long run of four laps on Saturday. We

:47:57. > :48:01.are hearing that most of the top teams are suffering with some

:48:01. > :48:06.inside shoulder blistering on the front tyres. They don't know how

:48:06. > :48:10.far they can go. The top 10 are or have to start on the tyres they

:48:10. > :48:16.qualified on so they have a minimum of three laps on those tyres

:48:16. > :48:21.already before going off the grid. With fuel as well as the difference

:48:21. > :48:26.in wing set ups between Lewis Hamilton and his team-mate Jenson

:48:26. > :48:30.Button. Jenson going for a low downforce set-up. That will make

:48:30. > :48:34.him struggle in the middle sector, which is where the terms are, and

:48:34. > :48:39.Hamilton going for a high downforce set-up where it should gain him lap

:48:39. > :48:43.time in the middle sector. Many other stories of comes just --

:48:43. > :48:48.contrasting set out across the grid. Sergio Perez lining up in fourth

:48:48. > :48:54.place, his best ever slot. A fantastic opportunity to score well

:48:54. > :49:00.for Sauber. Kimi Raikkonen, with a penalty for Maldonado, he lines up

:49:00. > :49:04.third on the grid. His first -- best grid position for Lotus. A

:49:04. > :49:07.real opportunity when you look at how hard he has challenged for

:49:07. > :49:13.victory a couple of times this season from further back on the

:49:13. > :49:18.grid. Kobayashi is right next door to Jenson Button on the front row.

:49:18. > :49:26.Only the second time the Japanese driver has been on the front row.

:49:26. > :49:36.Takuma Sato managed it in 2000 far -- 2004. Let's take a look at the

:49:36. > :49:36.

:49:36. > :50:27.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 53 seconds

:50:27. > :50:31.long straight, back down towards ready on and Eau Rouge. Look at the

:50:31. > :50:35.fans on the side of the roads. There have been a lot of incidents

:50:35. > :50:39.in some of the support races. There was a big incident in the Porsche

:50:39. > :50:44.as Super Cup race along that section. Let's hope for a clean

:50:44. > :50:49.first lap. A love those images of the fans on the banking. They are

:50:49. > :50:53.just using the natural topography given to them around this circuit.

:50:53. > :50:59.They have turned out in their tens of thousands. Formula One is in

:50:59. > :51:05.rude health. Kimi Raikkonen is going through a bite. Find

:51:05. > :51:11.procedure to bed in the clutch. -- byte point find procedure. The

:51:11. > :51:21.teams have had little opportunity to get the bike points properly

:51:21. > :51:23.

:51:23. > :51:29.brand new set of option tyres. We are also hearing that Raikkonen has

:51:29. > :51:34.been giving -- getting last-minute advice that a puddle below his gear

:51:34. > :51:39.change paddle is able to adjust the differentials. If he is suffering

:51:39. > :51:43.from understeer, he can pull that Pavel and it will reduce the amount

:51:43. > :51:48.of locking on the corner and allow the front end to bite in. I'm a bit

:51:48. > :51:54.surprised he's getting that information so late. Fernando

:51:54. > :51:58.Alonso is the championship leader by 40 points from Webber and Vettel.

:51:58. > :52:03.Although he has qualified in fifth place, it is only Raikkonen of his

:52:03. > :52:09.close contenders ahead of him. Vettel is behind him, Hamilton,

:52:09. > :52:19.Webber. Qualifying didn't go too badly for Ferrari, but Red Bull

:52:19. > :52:24.

:52:24. > :52:28.lead the Constructors' Championship. finish where they start, they would

:52:28. > :52:32.become the 5th best constructor at this stage of the season. They

:52:32. > :52:36.would go past Mercedes if they finish where they are now, which is

:52:36. > :52:41.remarkable for the Swiss team. Gary, you are keeping an eye on the cars

:52:41. > :52:48.as they left the grid. RADIO: It everybody on option tyres

:52:48. > :52:54.apart from Hulkenberg and Rosberg. Everybody else on options. The hard

:52:54. > :52:58.tyre for Hulkenberg, as we've heard, and for Rosberg. Gary, we've now

:52:58. > :53:05.got that announcement, the decision by the teams, on which tyres to

:53:05. > :53:11.start on. It is difficult. I expect this to be a normal two stopped

:53:11. > :53:15.race. You could stretch it to one stop, but the blisters on the tyres,

:53:15. > :53:20.you will see them appeared just above the white line. The driver

:53:20. > :53:26.sees it first so it gets him worry to begin with. I am also hearing

:53:26. > :53:31.Red Bull are having a problem with the left front tyre. They wanted

:53:31. > :53:36.everybody to be on three stops for safety reasons. This is going to be

:53:36. > :53:40.there furthest any body has gone on dry weather tyres. We had so much

:53:40. > :53:44.rain and on Friday and such a short session on Saturday. So little data

:53:44. > :53:48.to go on and it is very difficult to get the tyres operating at the

:53:48. > :53:52.correct temperatures. They have to run both types of tie at some point

:53:52. > :53:59.during the race. Button pasta start on the softer compound tyre because

:53:59. > :54:04.that is what he qualified on. The Belgian Grand Prix, not just at Spa,

:54:04. > :54:10.but a couple of other places over the years, has been won 15 times by

:54:10. > :54:17.a British driver, including four in a road in the 1960s on the famous

:54:17. > :54:21.old road circuit here. Field track was incredible. Jim Clark winning

:54:21. > :54:28.between 1962 and 1965. The last British winner was Lewis Hamilton

:54:28. > :54:34.in 2010. Problems for Kobayashi. His brakes. He has got them nice

:54:34. > :54:41.and hot on the parade lap. That might be some burning of the carbon.

:54:41. > :54:47.He will be hoping they can get this car started quickly. A worry for

:54:47. > :54:51.Sauber. Hopefully it won't cause a problem. It can boil the brake

:54:51. > :54:59.fluid if you're sitting there might for a long time with the brakes

:54:59. > :55:03.overheating. We are getting ready to go. Away we go! Maldonado

:55:03. > :55:11.shooting through. Was that a jump start? Button makes a good start.

:55:11. > :55:15.Hamilton... He has hit the Lotus! Alonso is out. Hamilton is out.

:55:15. > :55:19.Kobayashi is out. Real drama of the start of the race. This has a

:55:19. > :55:24.massive impact in terms of the championship as well. This will be

:55:24. > :55:30.a safety car. They can't carp -- clear that many cars. For safety

:55:30. > :55:35.car is now deployed so the race is neutralised. Nobody can overtake on

:55:35. > :55:42.the run up to Raidillon and up to turn five. Button leads from

:55:42. > :55:47.Raikkonen. The Force Indias can't believe it. Lewis Hamilton is out.

:55:47. > :55:51.We have seen so many accidents at La Source. Fernando is still in the

:55:51. > :55:57.car. Grosjean talking to Lewis Hamilton in the foreground. Alonso

:55:57. > :56:05.still in the car at the moment. Drs there very quickly. The Doctor's

:56:05. > :56:09.car follows the cars at the start. Paramedics ready. Now Alonso is

:56:09. > :56:15.slowly climbing out of the car. had a car launched over the top of

:56:15. > :56:19.his chassis. Taking some time to gather his thoughts. He looks like

:56:19. > :56:23.he is absolutely fine. Let's hope that the case. Real drama at the

:56:23. > :56:28.start of his Grand Prix. Hamilton went over to Grosjean and looks

:56:28. > :56:33.like he was trying to apportion some blame. We will need to see the

:56:33. > :56:38.full replay to see what caused the start-line incident. On board with

:56:38. > :56:42.Kimi Raikkonen. These guys now settled down as the safety car has

:56:42. > :56:47.been caught. We have lost a number of cars and Alonso's points streak

:56:47. > :56:55.comes to an end one short of the record he was lining up to beat.

:56:55. > :56:59.Michael Schumacher's of 24 points finishes in a road. The

:56:59. > :57:04.championship leader, it has all gone wrong for him. Force India

:57:04. > :57:07.have come through it with their two cars in third and fourth. Amazingly,

:57:07. > :57:14.Michael Schumacher is in fifth place. What is it about Schumacher

:57:14. > :57:22.and the circuit? His 300th a drink -- Grand Prix. The two Germans have

:57:22. > :57:26.moved up. Lewis Hamilton walked back. Not sure why he has taken

:57:26. > :57:31.that memento from the accident. It doesn't look like it is a sexy part

:57:31. > :57:35.of the McLaren! Disappointment on the face of his partner. Sebastian

:57:35. > :57:40.Vettel was one of the losers at the start of that race as well. He is

:57:40. > :57:50.now down in 12th place. Nico Rosberg up to 13 from the back.

:57:50. > :57:52.

:57:52. > :57:59.Let's run through the order. Button, Raikkonen, Hulkenberg, di Resta...

:57:59. > :58:06.Della Rosa coming into the pits. And Maldonado. Schumacher in fifth,

:58:06. > :58:12.Ricciardo in the Toro Rosso is in sixth place. Jules Eric Byrne is in

:58:12. > :58:18.seventh. Poor old Canary Kobayashi... You've just seen a bit

:58:18. > :58:22.of action in the pits. This is not what we want to see, Gary. It is

:58:22. > :58:26.not. Taking out the three contenders dilutes it a little bit.

:58:26. > :58:31.It is about trying to make up the places. We need to see what really

:58:31. > :58:35.happened. Lewis seemed a bit ambitious, but Kobayashi did look

:58:35. > :58:41.as though he was very slow off the line and caused a bit of confusion.

:58:41. > :58:50.We need a replay before we can make any judgments. Perez is out as well.

:58:50. > :58:54.Let's take a look at it. Maldonado went very early. Let's look for the

:58:54. > :59:01.action. Lewis Hamilton is trying to get past Grosjean. He got pushed

:59:01. > :59:05.over onto the grass and that triggered the rest of the incident.

:59:05. > :59:10.Maldonado either getting in amazing reaction... On the left of screen

:59:10. > :59:16.you can see Grosjean coming across into Hamilton. That triggers the

:59:16. > :59:19.incident. Grosjean went over the top of the chassis of Alonso.

:59:19. > :59:26.Maldonado, it looks like it was simultaneous with the lights going

:59:26. > :59:32.out. Grosjean comes across, Lewis isn't fazed by that. It all kicks

:59:32. > :59:37.off and the result is a lot of expensive damage. Both Saubers

:59:37. > :59:42.involved in that. Perez was the first one hit, launched over the

:59:42. > :59:48.top of Alonso. Kobayashi was trying to stay out of the way and got

:59:48. > :59:53.clouted. This is on board with Kobayashi. The result of his poor

:59:53. > :59:57.start. We were highlighting some of the issues. He keeps out of trouble

:59:57. > :00:02.on the run-in to the first corner and then all hell brakes loose. He

:00:02. > :00:08.was an innocent victim, the result of the contact. This is from Lewis

:00:08. > :00:14.Hamilton. Watch for Grosjean coming across. They touch and from that

:00:14. > :00:17.moment, it is in the lap of the gods. I have to say, the stewards

:00:17. > :00:27.will be taking a close look at that. Grosjean does come across very

:00:27. > :00:38.

:00:38. > :00:44.quickly. This has alongside. -- grand prix racing. The driver's

:00:44. > :00:54.head is exposed. Formula One can cite a big sigh of relief. It was

:00:54. > :00:55.

:00:55. > :01:02.so close of coming down on top of the chassis. Carbon is particularly

:01:02. > :01:06.an issue. They need to clear it up to avoid any risk of the drivers

:01:06. > :01:12.picking up a puncture. The teams do have sensors to tell them what the

:01:12. > :01:22.tyre pressures and higher temperatures are. They will be in

:01:22. > :01:23.

:01:23. > :01:29.communication with their engineers. -- tyre temperatures. Just look at

:01:29. > :01:34.the debris! It looks like a Formula One scrapyard. We saw Romain

:01:34. > :01:41.Grosjean talking to the team. Was he cutting across to match?

:01:41. > :01:45.have to be very careful when changing direction at the start of

:01:45. > :01:52.a Grand Prix. You have to assume you have the car beside you. I

:01:52. > :01:55.would take the view he moved slowly and deliberately. To me, it did not

:01:55. > :02:02.look like he was reacting to someone suddenly braking in front

:02:02. > :02:06.of him. It looked like he saw a gap - an opportunity - and cut across.

:02:06. > :02:12.Arguably, you could have said that when Lewis Hamilton saw him come

:02:12. > :02:19.over, he could have reacted to that. At the moment, it looks as though

:02:19. > :02:23.Romain Grosjean was too aggressive. Kamui Kobayashi is right at the

:02:23. > :02:31.back of the field. From our wonderful Saturday it has gone

:02:31. > :02:34.horribly wrong for Sauber. They had such an opportunity to score points

:02:35. > :02:44.and even pass Mercedes in the Constructors' Championship. Another

:02:45. > :02:45.

:02:45. > :02:49.view on board with Lewis Hamilton. That start by Pastor Maldonado was

:02:49. > :02:55.incredible. Lewis Hamilton has a small moment to make the decision.

:02:55. > :03:01.He could have lifted or held his position. He took the decision to

:03:01. > :03:09.hold his position. He got squeezed and there was unavoidable contact.

:03:09. > :03:15.The rest triggered from birth. accident, it just looks horrific.

:03:15. > :03:20.We have another view on board with Fernando Alonso. David was saying,

:03:20. > :03:25.this is almost a demonstration of the advances in driver safety.

:03:25. > :03:31.one thing that still stands out is the driver's head. We have been

:03:31. > :03:36.very lucky. Romain Grosjean came across. Lewis Hamilton did not have

:03:36. > :03:42.anywhere to go really. He could have gone up on the grass but he

:03:42. > :03:48.did not really want to do that. More care and attention from Romain

:03:48. > :03:53.Grosjean would not have done any harm. Hindsight is a wonderful

:03:53. > :03:57.thing. I'm sure he might wish he made a different decision. You're

:03:57. > :04:02.not going to win a Grand Prix at the first corner but you can

:04:02. > :04:11.certainly lose it. Unless it is Monaco, then you can weave for the

:04:11. > :04:21.rest of the race. Tyre temperatures are dropping again. The Lotus team

:04:21. > :04:23.

:04:23. > :04:28.is still hard at work. East fuel to warm up the car. Sebastien were --

:04:28. > :04:37.Sebastian Vettel is getting instructions as well. He is down in

:04:37. > :04:46.12th place. Others who lost out where Pastor Maldonado, with the

:04:46. > :04:56.quick start. Every plate of Lewis Hamilton when he got out of the car.

:04:56. > :04:57.

:04:57. > :05:05.-- another play. That is an International Signal. Both looked

:05:05. > :05:09.very relaxed, sitting inside the air-conditioned SLS. One thing this

:05:09. > :05:15.does change is the ability and strategy for the teams to try to

:05:15. > :05:19.get to one stop this afternoon. You are putting laps on the tyres. You

:05:19. > :05:28.are not taking anywhere near the energy - not putting as much energy

:05:28. > :05:33.into the tired - and taking as much life out of the tyre. -- the tyre.

:05:33. > :05:39.It was quite close to doing one stop. The only problem is if this

:05:39. > :05:44.does start to appear. As for where, I do not think there is too big a

:05:45. > :05:49.problem. With this going on now, you are using some of the fuel load

:05:49. > :05:53.up and bedding the tyres in a bit. They will be cooler but

:05:53. > :06:01.temperatures front and rear will be more equal. Normally off the start

:06:01. > :06:06.line, the rear tyres get very hot. Then the front tyres come in. When

:06:06. > :06:15.it does start again, the tyres will come up together. The balance of

:06:15. > :06:18.the tyre -- the balance of the tyres will be much better. We hear

:06:18. > :06:24.that Lewis Hamilton will not be giving any interviews until after

:06:24. > :06:29.the race but he is fine. He is OK. We were not be hearing from him

:06:29. > :06:39.during the race. We will look out for his tweets exclamation up

:06:39. > :06:44.

:06:44. > :06:49.Jenson Button leads the race. his tweets! That incident was

:06:49. > :06:53.unbelievable. Force India are in a fantastic position - third and 4th

:06:53. > :07:00.place. They must look at the situation and perhaps change the

:07:00. > :07:06.strategy between the two cars. is Jenson Button up front. He has

:07:06. > :07:16.managed to make up ground on Kimi Raikkonen. In third place it is

:07:16. > :07:24.Nico Hulkenberg. Filipe Massa has gone wide. Sebastian Vettel has

:07:24. > :07:31.come out of the slipstream. Filipe Massa regained the position. That

:07:31. > :07:38.is Heikki Kovalainen in a Caterham. They have got past the Caterham. A

:07:38. > :07:44.change in second. Nico Hulkenberg has gone into second place. Jenson

:07:44. > :07:52.Button leaves. More damage on a calf. It is Pastor Maldonado with

:07:52. > :08:00.no front wing. -- a car. Jenson Button has been gifted even more

:08:01. > :08:07.space now. I too not know what happened to Kimi Raikkonen. Nico

:08:07. > :08:14.Hulkenberg has moved up. There is Nico Rosberg. He started right at

:08:14. > :08:22.the back of the field. The great chance for the Mercedes to score

:08:22. > :08:32.points. Look at Jenson Button! It is looking good for him. Kimi

:08:32. > :08:32.

:08:32. > :08:37.Raikkonen is in third place. Daniel Ricciardo is in the Toro Rosso just

:08:37. > :08:45.behind. Smoke is coming off the underside of the Force India. That

:08:45. > :08:49.is due to the extra fuel. We are getting information that the Cup

:08:49. > :08:54.involving Pastor Maldonado is under investigation. He decided he was

:08:54. > :09:02.ready to go. Charlie Whiting was shaking his head in disbelief. It

:09:02. > :09:10.does not seem to work out for him. Mark Webber is in 9th place and

:09:10. > :09:16.Filipe Massa is in 10th. The hopes for Ferrari to score some points

:09:16. > :09:24.live with Filipe Massa. Sebastian Vettel has a good run on him

:09:24. > :09:32.through the DRS zone. There was a change. Michael Schumacher or got

:09:32. > :09:37.past Paul di Resta her. Changes are happening. Michael Schumacher is

:09:37. > :09:44.now in 4th place. It was not looking rosy after qualifying but

:09:44. > :09:54.Michael Schumacher is to writing his fans. He is raising his way on

:09:54. > :09:54.

:09:54. > :10:02.the track he calls his living room. -- delighting his fans. They did

:10:02. > :10:12.that bend in about 40 minutes. That is the power of teamwork. Watch the

:10:12. > :10:29.

:10:29. > :10:39.park of Senna! It looks more neat Kamui Kobayashi is trying to climb

:10:39. > :10:39.

:10:39. > :10:43.back up the field in the Sauber. Fernando Alonso is OK. That was a

:10:43. > :10:53.frightening start. He knew nothing about it till he got hit and

:10:53. > :10:54.

:10:54. > :11:04.climbed over by other cars. Jenson Button has the three. Six-second

:11:04. > :11:08.

:11:08. > :11:14.lead over Nico Hulkenberg. -- 3.6. Filipe Massa is still chose by

:11:14. > :11:18.Sebastian Vettel. Jenson Button with a good, comfortable lead. Nico

:11:18. > :11:27.Hulkenberg is on a harder tyre in second place than all of those

:11:27. > :11:31.around him. Nico Rosberg is the any other one on the same tyre. We're

:11:31. > :11:36.not expecting too much of a difference in-lap time. As we see

:11:36. > :11:46.the replay of Michael Schumacher, he dummies to the right in goes

:11:46. > :11:46.

:11:46. > :11:56.round the outside. He has not lost any of his racing instincts Claudio

:11:56. > :12:04.

:12:04. > :12:13.Vitaly Petrov. As the discussions continue, he will still be the

:12:13. > :12:20.champion leader going into monster. He had that much of a margin. --

:12:20. > :12:29.Monza. He came so close to beating a record of Michael Schumacher but

:12:29. > :12:35.it is not to be. Michael Schumacher is still to win at Spa. Kimi

:12:35. > :12:43.Raikkonen looks to be struggling with front locking. He is getting

:12:43. > :12:51.up on the inside of Filipe Massa love. Sebastian Vettel has done it

:12:51. > :12:59.under braking and gets past the Ferrari. With all the weight of

:12:59. > :13:06.fuel on board, Filipe Massa was having a bigger left. Sebastian

:13:06. > :13:12.Vettel was using the extra momentum. Mark Webber is getting close. Kamui

:13:12. > :13:17.Kobayashi is back again. I do not know if this is the result of

:13:17. > :13:23.damage. Mark Webber moves to the outside. He is in the limiter. When

:13:23. > :13:29.you ran into limiter, you lose acceleration. The gear up on the

:13:29. > :13:35.Red Bull, it looks like they had just too short. Just hitting the

:13:35. > :13:42.red limiter as they come up to the top of the hill. That denies him

:13:42. > :13:48.the opportunity to get past. Red Bulls where the fastest cars

:13:48. > :13:53.but by the time they got to the end of the long straight, at turn five,

:13:53. > :14:01.they had dropped about 15 kilometres per hour on other cars.

:14:01. > :14:08.Mark Webber is getting around on Bruno Senna. He is having nothing

:14:08. > :14:15.of that. It is a difficult place to overtake at the best of times. Mark

:14:15. > :14:25.Webber is being caught all the time by Sebastian Vettel. He wants to

:14:25. > :14:28.

:14:28. > :14:33.get past the Williams. This is the tussle for 8th place. The two Toro

:14:33. > :14:39.Rossos are staying ahead at the moment. Here comes Mark Webber.

:14:39. > :14:45.Bruno Senna is controlling the pace. He did a good job of that in

:14:45. > :14:52.Hungary. It is not proving easy for him to get past. Jenson Button

:14:52. > :15:02.continues to lead. Nico Hulkenberg is second for Force India. Michael

:15:02. > :15:03.

:15:03. > :15:13.Schumacher is force. Paul di Resta ate his 5th. Mark Webber is in 10th

:15:13. > :15:13.

:15:13. > :15:23.place. -- Paul di Resta et is 5th. Jenson Button is out of the DRS own.

:15:23. > :15:24.

:15:24. > :15:29.Michael Schumacher has come up through as well. -- is the DRS zone.

:15:29. > :15:37.That is Daniel Riccardo in the Toro Rosso trying to get past. Nico

:15:37. > :15:42.Hulkenberg seems to have found pace and balance. Is this giving as an

:15:42. > :15:48.early indication that the hard tyre is the raise tyre of choice? All of

:15:48. > :15:54.the top 10 had to start on the option tyre. Mark Webber still

:15:54. > :16:04.trying to find a way past Bruno Senna. You are picking up bits of

:16:04. > :16:09.

:16:09. > :16:13.saying if you want to pit me now, do it as long as you can put me in

:16:13. > :16:23.clean air. That indicates two stops for Red Bull. No one has stopped as

:16:23. > :16:24.

:16:24. > :16:29.yet. A scheduled stop. Still Jenson Button in control. Lookout for

:16:29. > :16:33.Vettel on Webber. RADIO: You are currently pulling

:16:33. > :16:40.away from the field at more than half a second per lap. Vettel has

:16:40. > :16:44.gone through! He has gone past Mark Webber and that is a crucial move.

:16:44. > :16:49.Great driving from both team-mates. We know they had an incident a few

:16:49. > :16:54.years ago, but Vettel positioned his car on the outside. Webber

:16:54. > :17:02.could have squeezed him, but he left enough room. Let's have

:17:02. > :17:10.another look. Mark could have squeezed Addis point. But he gave

:17:10. > :17:17.him the space. Vettel cut mark's nose off a little bit on the exit.

:17:17. > :17:25.Ricciardo is through. He passes di Resta. Face seemed to have found

:17:25. > :17:31.some great pace with this car. -- but they seem to have. Di Resta is

:17:31. > :17:35.being chased by Jean-Eric Vergne. He will be delighted to be in the

:17:35. > :17:40.points at this early stage of the race. Still a long way to go. Bruno

:17:40. > :17:50.Senna still hold a gun to eighth place. But now he is being chased

:17:50. > :18:01.

:18:01. > :18:07.by Sebastian Vettel, then Webber, race already. Maldonado, Perez,

:18:07. > :18:12.Alonso, Hamilton and Grosjean as a result of the first-corner accident.

:18:12. > :18:15.Picking up on the Force Indias on the different tyres. Hulkenberg

:18:15. > :18:20.seems to be getting the hard tyre to work, but if you look at

:18:20. > :18:25.Schumacher and Rosberg, as we see Vettel getting right underneath a

:18:25. > :18:34.gearbox of Bruno Senna. Going wide again on to the artificial grass.

:18:34. > :18:41.Senna is good on the brakes. Not this time. Who was that in the

:18:41. > :18:47.pits? I think it is di Resta. has bailed out on the auction tyres.

:18:47. > :18:54.He will be putting hard tyres on. The sidewall on the tyre will tell

:18:54. > :19:00.us the story. If it is still the writing, it is the hard tyre. It is.

:19:00. > :19:07.Hulkenberg is still running in second place. 6.3 seconds behind

:19:07. > :19:12.Button. Senna is under pressure from Vettel. Making a move. He just

:19:12. > :19:22.can't do it. He is in the rev limiter, that is the problem with

:19:22. > :19:27.the DRS Open. I think there's been a change of position up front,

:19:27. > :19:31.Schumacher is in front of Raikkonen. Raikkonen really struggling. We

:19:31. > :19:36.thought the Lotus would be shining in the sunshine at Spa because it

:19:36. > :19:43.is so good in warmer conditions. This is how Schumacher did it.

:19:43. > :19:53.Around the outside. Raikkonen put it over the kerb to keep out of the

:19:53. > :19:55.

:19:55. > :20:00.way. A good overtaking move. Vettel is still chasing seller. Mark

:20:00. > :20:07.Webber is now under his gearbox. Michael Schumacher backing to a

:20:07. > :20:11.podium position. He has had one podium since his return. This

:20:11. > :20:15.circuit and him have such a wonderful relationship, it six

:20:15. > :20:22.times a race winner here. 20 years since his first ever Grand Prix

:20:22. > :20:28.victory and it was here at Spa. Kimi Raikkonen apparently

:20:28. > :20:38.struggling. Jenson Button continues to lead the race. Vettel is right

:20:38. > :20:38.

:20:38. > :20:48.behind Senna. Webber is in. Bull going.. 11 laps completed. In

:20:48. > :20:54.

:20:54. > :21:01.had been struggling. A good stop by Kimi Raikkonen's team. Both going

:21:01. > :21:11.onto the hard tyres. They looked to prefer that higher. Coming out

:21:11. > :21:19.

:21:19. > :21:23.ahead if di Resta. Di Resta finding Caterham. The straight-line speed

:21:23. > :21:29.of the Force India is significantly faster. The Caterham doesn't even

:21:29. > :21:34.bother defending. He is not in the same race. Technically he is, but

:21:34. > :21:38.in terms of a bright performance. Will Vettel bail from trying to

:21:38. > :21:45.overtake Senna? Is there a clear space on the circuit tracker for

:21:45. > :21:49.the team to dropping into an area? RADIO: We need to push and make the

:21:49. > :21:54.most of these fresh tyres. Other cars will stop around us. We need

:21:54. > :21:58.to keep pushing. They will also be hoping that the car works hard on

:21:59. > :22:03.the harder tyre than it was on the softer compound. A little slide

:22:03. > :22:08.from Vettel as he continues to chase Senna. The car moving around

:22:08. > :22:13.a little bit. He is fighting it a bit more than he was. Working hard.

:22:13. > :22:17.It will come down to the second sector time of Mark Webber. That

:22:17. > :22:24.will give an indication of fresh tyres and running in clean air.

:22:24. > :22:33.That will trigger Vettel coming in. Raikkonen responds by going fastest

:22:33. > :22:37.in the middle sector. Vettel staying out. 54.6 for the middle

:22:37. > :22:44.sector, this is losing him track time. Daniel Ricciardo has just

:22:44. > :22:49.come into the pits. Contact! Senna was so slow in the corner to the

:22:49. > :22:53.apex. Felipe Massa sent on his way once again. Daniel Ricciardo

:22:53. > :22:59.Gardner running so strongly for Toro Rosso, but can they maintain

:22:59. > :23:04.that kind of level. Mark Webber trying to pick up the speed as much

:23:04. > :23:08.as possible. Petrov has just come into the pits. Vettel that still

:23:08. > :23:13.trying to close on Bruno Senna. But not enough to make a move as they

:23:13. > :23:17.come up towards Les Combes. This is a great example of straight-line

:23:17. > :23:21.speed against car balance and downforce. The Red Bull closes up

:23:21. > :23:28.in the middle part of the lap. This is the middle sector and the Red

:23:28. > :23:32.Bull has a lot more gap. -- Greg. When we get onto the streets in the

:23:32. > :23:37.last sector and through her ruche in the first sector, that Williams

:23:37. > :23:42.is set up perfectly to have great straight-line speed. You can gain a

:23:42. > :23:47.second through this middle sector were the high downforce set-up. But

:23:47. > :23:51.you can gain half a second on the first and last sectors if you have

:23:51. > :23:57.got the low downforce set-up. Vettel is losing time to Mark

:23:57. > :24:02.Webber so he will come up behind him. Carlotta brake dust coming out

:24:02. > :24:09.of the Williams. -- a lot of. That could be an indication of the type

:24:09. > :24:14.of cooling ducts they have. It was there an issue with this pit-stop?

:24:14. > :24:20.For that was slowed. Very slow. It was all about get away. It looks

:24:20. > :24:27.like he had an issue getting the car in gear. This is where he went

:24:27. > :24:33.past Webber. Vettel goes around the outside of Senna. He went back over

:24:33. > :24:38.to make sure Senna didn't shut the door. Vettel moves into sixth place

:24:38. > :24:43.-- fifth place. Hulkenberg has just come into the pits. It means

:24:43. > :24:48.Michael Schumacher is now second in this race to Jenson Button. Button

:24:48. > :24:54.is still there, but Hulkenberg in and out on the softer compound tyre.

:24:54. > :25:01.He has to use that I had some point. He's decided to use it now. In just

:25:01. > :25:05.think decision by the team. -- interesting decision. Vettel did

:25:05. > :25:09.has successfully to Mark Webber and once again does it to Senna. Senna

:25:09. > :25:15.was very fair in the second part of the chicane. It looks like Vettel

:25:15. > :25:22.needs to take these tyres as long as he can. The extra speed he

:25:22. > :25:28.carried through Blanchmont. Battle of the braking. Senna leaving him

:25:28. > :25:34.just enough room. I've tried to finish the sentence a few times...

:25:34. > :25:42.It seems to me that if Vettel... Raikkonen is on fresher tyres. I

:25:42. > :25:46.will finish! Vettel have to try to go as long as he can on these tyres,

:25:46. > :25:51.to see if he can do something different. If he just does another

:25:51. > :25:57.couple of laps and pits, he will be to a height Mark Webber and that

:25:57. > :26:04.extra effort to pass Senna will not do much for him. -- he will be

:26:04. > :26:10.behind Mark Webber. Kimi Raikkonen is going quickly behind Nico

:26:10. > :26:20.Rosberg, but the other Lotus is felt. It was involved in that

:26:20. > :26:21.

:26:21. > :26:24.first-corner accident. Can you tell us the view from your seat? A good

:26:24. > :26:32.start and then a big boom that and then nothing. I don't know, I

:26:32. > :26:35.haven't seen the images. The main thing is we are all OK. Do you

:26:35. > :26:43.think you moved over to quickly? don't know. I haven't seen the

:26:43. > :26:47.footage. You're off it and well, thank you. -- you are fit and well.

:26:47. > :26:52.Romain Grosjean involved and the first-corner accident that a cut

:26:52. > :26:56.Alonso and Hamilton. Sebastian Vettel coming up behind the Toro

:26:56. > :27:02.Rosso of Jean-Eric Vergne. This should be a fairly straightforward

:27:02. > :27:08.pass. He has got in front of the Toro Rosso. It shows how a

:27:08. > :27:13.comparable the cars are. Here comes Raikkonen on Rosberg. This was

:27:13. > :27:19.further down. Raikkonen is coming up through the order after making

:27:19. > :27:26.an early pit-stop. It looks as though he is on a two-stop strategy.

:27:26. > :27:31.Button Ann Schumacher will perhaps try to do it on one stop. If

:27:31. > :27:38.Rosberg fighting to hold that position. Hulkenberg was going so

:27:38. > :27:46.well earlier. He has been into the pits, but Rosberg has not. Gary,

:27:46. > :27:52.let's have... The contrast of two stops again we are on lap 15 right

:27:52. > :28:01.now. Halfway his lap 22. Vettel Ann Schumacher have just done their

:28:01. > :28:06.fastest laps of the race. -- Vettel and Schumacher. Jenson Button has

:28:06. > :28:13.lost anything. The tyres are being a lot more durable than people

:28:13. > :28:16.expected. Button's lead over Schumacher is 11.6 seconds. We are

:28:17. > :28:22.looking at Nico Rosberg in the other Mercedes. He is under

:28:22. > :28:26.pressure from Hulkenberg. Mercedes against Force India, both have a

:28:26. > :28:36.Mercedes power unit in the back foot up Hulkenberg going right

:28:36. > :28:41.around the outside! Rosberg knows... He is slow off. Hulkenberg on the

:28:41. > :28:51.outside will try to do it. Rosberg has the inside line. No, Hulkenberg

:28:51. > :28:58.has completed it. My goodness! unsafe release from the Caterham

:28:58. > :29:03.team. He clipped the back of the HRT. There's a raw in place, you

:29:03. > :29:07.can't release your car if their car in front of you in the pit lane has

:29:07. > :29:12.crossed a certain point in the pit lane. A mistake from the Caterham

:29:12. > :29:18.team. That was a bit of a shocking pit lane. It looks like everyone

:29:18. > :29:21.was OK. It can be frightening when cars make contact in the pit lane.

:29:21. > :29:31.It was a fairly minor brush in the end. There will be consequences,

:29:31. > :29:41.

:29:41. > :29:46.Nico Hulkenberg. Box this lap. Bruno Senna has managed to get to

:29:46. > :29:53.lap 16 before making his pit stop. They would have liked to have got a

:29:53. > :29:58.bit further. It might be a bit marginal. Here comes Daniel

:29:58. > :30:04.Ricciardo. He is moving around in his attempts to get past Nico

:30:04. > :30:11.Rosberg. He is seeing this as an opportunity to try to score points

:30:11. > :30:16.for Toro Rosso. Sebastian Vettel is in third place. It is a good

:30:16. > :30:26.indication those tyres are still working on his car. It will be an

:30:26. > :30:28.

:30:28. > :30:36.easy pass at 200 miles an hour on the burn into Blanchmont. He will

:30:36. > :30:45.beat into -- he will be under pressure. Mark Webber has new tyres

:30:45. > :30:54.on as well. He has been into the pits. He is making use of the extra

:30:55. > :31:03.pits -- grip. I am a little bit surprised to see dust from the

:31:03. > :31:10.Williams. It is not a hard track on brakes. Although the brakes get

:31:10. > :31:17.time to cool down, the pit stops can catch you out. With the wet

:31:17. > :31:26.weather, that is worrying, I have to say. That was a straight forward

:31:26. > :31:35.pass by Mark Webber. Mark Webber is into 7th place as a result of that.

:31:35. > :31:43.Billy Payne asset is trying to pass Nico Rosberg. -- Filipe Massa.

:31:43. > :31:51.Fernando Alonso went out at the first corner, as did Lewis Hamilton.

:31:51. > :32:01.They are both playing no further part. Keep pushing, Jenson Button.

:32:01. > :32:02.

:32:02. > :32:10.We are still on target. Jenson Button has a 12.9 second lead.

:32:10. > :32:20.Kamui Kobayashi is still running. We did lose the other Sauber at the

:32:20. > :32:20.

:32:20. > :32:25.start. We had Charles Pic doing a good job. Heikki Kovalainen is

:32:25. > :32:34.still running but they are investigating the release of his

:32:34. > :32:42.Caterham from the pits. The tyres are going to be going to the end.

:32:42. > :32:50.think Jenson Button may be in the same situation. His consistency has

:32:50. > :32:58.been incredible. Nico Rosberg did not fight that. He is on old tyres

:32:58. > :33:05.and there is no point. He would have cost them bedtime. I think

:33:05. > :33:13.Jenson Button bull tried to do -- I think Jenson Button will try to

:33:13. > :33:19.keep the same tyres. That is incredible. He is doing a stunning

:33:19. > :33:26.job. Michael Schumacher has not stopped either. Just here watching

:33:26. > :33:35.Nico Rosberg. Another eight laps on this set of tyres and the pace

:33:35. > :33:42.looks good. A Nico Hulkenberg is on a two stop strategy. He will be

:33:42. > :33:52.coming back into the pits for a second stop. Bruno Senna is trying

:33:52. > :33:53.

:33:53. > :34:03.to do it from now on in. It is a long way for him to go. It casts

:34:03. > :34:12.around 15 seconds in track time if you Pitt. -- it costs. We will get

:34:12. > :34:20.the replay from Nico Rosberg and Filipe Massa Are. A straight

:34:20. > :34:28.forward pass, that would have cost no time for either driver. Nico

:34:28. > :34:38.Hulkenberg is chasing... He is in 5th place. We are watching Paul to

:34:38. > :34:57.

:34:57. > :35:02.Leicester. Behind him is the Jean- saving the tyres and he said no.

:35:02. > :35:09.Eight Japanese driver finishing on the podium has only been done a

:35:09. > :35:18.couple of times before. He had a poor start. The car is still

:35:18. > :35:22.running. Let's keep an eye on the group as it is coming up the hill.

:35:22. > :35:28.Jenson Button is leading from Michael Schumacher. Sebastian

:35:28. > :35:34.Vettel is in a threatening their place. His lap time is not

:35:34. > :35:42.significantly quicker than those ahead of him. Could the likes of

:35:42. > :35:52.McLaren start to get worried? They are all looking at a one stop race.

:35:52. > :35:59.You are keeping an eye on the map times. Jenson Button is very stable.

:35:59. > :36:09.-- lap times. I think they are talking about Schedule Plus one.

:36:09. > :36:09.

:36:09. > :36:14.You can get another racing lap out of them. Sebastian Vettel and

:36:14. > :36:22.Michael Schumacher or side-by-side. Michael Schumacher almost took

:36:22. > :36:29.Sebastian Vettel out. That is one of the difficulties with the pit

:36:29. > :36:38.lane. Sebastian Vettel tried to get a good run. Michael Schumacher went,

:36:38. > :36:48.I am coming into the pits and that caught Sebastian Vettel by surprise.

:36:48. > :36:48.

:36:48. > :36:54.He was suddenly losing ground. It was not just because of Sebastian

:36:54. > :36:59.Vettel, he was going to come into the pits for his tyre stop.

:36:59. > :37:09.Sebastian Vettel is still going quick. He is still doing a very

:37:09. > :37:14.

:37:14. > :37:22.good job on that higher. He is still a threat. -- that tyre. They

:37:22. > :37:27.are coming up towards the Les Combes. It is tough on him to race

:37:27. > :37:37.against people with much fresher tyres on. He is where he needs to

:37:37. > :37:41.

:37:41. > :37:46.be at the top of Eau Rouge. He has a cap. Look at this! -- a gap. He

:37:46. > :37:53.decides to come into the pits and Sebastian Vettel is caught out by

:37:53. > :37:59.that. He has a moment all to himself. Jenson Button is coming in

:38:00. > :38:07.for a pit stop. The boys are ready for him. They have got lap 28 and

:38:07. > :38:14.that was the target to get just under half distance on a full tank

:38:14. > :38:20.initially. They goad the harder compound tyres. -- at their go

:38:21. > :38:30.there harder compound tyres. The pit stop dramas we saw earlier in

:38:31. > :38:32.

:38:32. > :38:39.the years seem to be behind them. Sebastian Vettel is in second place.

:38:39. > :38:43.Nico Rosberg is coming in at last. He has given up on those tyres. I

:38:43. > :38:50.think that equals the record stop for a tyre change. Jenson Button

:38:50. > :39:00.has come out in front of Sebastian Vettel. That shows you the level of

:39:00. > :39:07.dominance we are seen from Jenson Button this afternoon. -- we are

:39:07. > :39:17.seeing. We have Force India against Toro Rosso. That is the only

:39:17. > :39:17.

:39:17. > :39:26.remaining Williams. John Eric Byrne things about passing the Force

:39:26. > :39:31.India. -- Jean-Eric Vergne. There is an opportunity for them to score

:39:31. > :39:39.points. Force India will be disappointed they cannot fend off

:39:39. > :39:47.the Toro Rosso at this stage of the race. Nico Hulkenberg is in 4th

:39:47. > :39:54.place. Jenson Button still leads the race. Paul di Resta is

:39:54. > :40:02.struggling for balance. We get a replay of Filipe Massa. 180 miles

:40:02. > :40:10.an hour as he leaves the corner. That was an easy pass. I am not

:40:10. > :40:20.sure whether that deserved so much of a slow-motion replay from the

:40:20. > :40:25.director. Sebastian Vettel is into the pits. Let's just see. Sebastian

:40:25. > :40:32.Vettel is back on his way once again. He would drop behind his

:40:32. > :40:39.team-mate. He is on a different strategy. That was much longer than

:40:39. > :40:47.the McLaren stop. Filipe Massa goes through. Does he had enough

:40:47. > :40:57.momentum to state in front of the Toro Rosso? -- stay in front. The

:40:57. > :41:03.Toro Rosso will be in the DRS activation zone. Up the hill they

:41:03. > :41:08.come. A little look around. No one is going to make him move of it.

:41:08. > :41:15.Sebastian Vettel is now out in 6th place but he will go through to the

:41:15. > :41:22.end of the race on these tyres. managed on the softer tyres.

:41:22. > :41:28.need to make a two stop work. Hulkenberg is just being told how

:41:28. > :41:35.it is all developing round and about him. If the strategy engineer

:41:35. > :41:45.has only just worked that out of... I am sure they are fully on top of

:41:45. > :41:45.

:41:45. > :41:54.what has been going on. I'm sure there is a delay. Maybe there is a

:41:54. > :42:01.strategy into when you tell them. You tell them immediately. Kimi

:42:01. > :42:06.Raikkonen is now back into second place in the Lotus. He is on 8 two

:42:06. > :42:15.stop. The battle between him and Sebastian Vettel will be

:42:15. > :42:23.interesting as it develops. Eight new fastest lap from Jenson Button.

:42:24. > :42:29.The new tyres are working well. Daniel Ricciardo was slipping and

:42:29. > :42:37.sliding. Not enough for Michael Schumacher to get inside. He is

:42:37. > :42:46.pretty clever when it comes to race strategy. He will be positioning

:42:46. > :42:52.himself. We have looked at the tyres and Plan A is good. It is

:42:52. > :43:00.looking quite comfortable at the moment. That pit stop for Jenson

:43:00. > :43:09.Button was brilliant. It is a long way around the outside for Michael

:43:09. > :43:14.Schumacher. He is still in 8th place. A new fastest lap by Nico

:43:14. > :43:19.Rosberg. It shows the pace of the Mercedes is coming together quite

:43:19. > :43:24.well. Performance has been up and down. They have won in China.

:43:24. > :43:30.Michael Schumacher has qualified fastest in Monaco. It is hard to

:43:30. > :43:40.work out what they can do. It is hard. They always seem to be

:43:40. > :43:40.

:43:41. > :43:48.relatively quicker in the race. Is that Paul di Resta her? I think it

:43:48. > :43:54.was. He has had a bit of a problem all day. It is very confusing for

:43:54. > :44:02.the team. What is happening right now is what they did not expect.

:44:02. > :44:07.They have had a bit of a benefit from a few guys coming out. There

:44:07. > :44:15.was a bit of contact. This is Sebastian Vettel trying to go

:44:15. > :44:21.around the outside. We have also got an interesting indication on

:44:21. > :44:28.our timing screens that the pit changes will be investigated after

:44:28. > :44:33.the race. Daniel Ricciardo goes down the inside. Michael Schumacher

:44:33. > :44:41.is still chasing as much as possible and try to get on terms

:44:41. > :44:49.with Sebastian Vettel. Both of those drivers are on a one stop

:44:49. > :44:55.race. Michael Schumacher is in a race. They are racing for podium

:44:55. > :45:04.spots. Lots to look forward to as we continue to watch. We are over

:45:04. > :45:12.half the distance. Jenson Button is still in control. Daniel Ricciardo

:45:12. > :45:18.has to watch from behind. Six seconds behind him is his team-mate.

:45:18. > :45:24.That was a difficult turn. You drop down the hill. You can see how much

:45:24. > :45:33.time he is losing on that section of the track. It seems Mercedes

:45:33. > :45:38.have found some race pace. It will not worry them. What we saw with

:45:38. > :45:45.the Bruno Senna and Paul di Resta or overtake, I think there was a

:45:45. > :45:48.little bit of contact. We will see if there was some damage. Nico

:45:48. > :45:55.Hulkenberg is running in third place as rejoin the race leader,

:45:55. > :46:05.Jenson Button. Difficult to imagine anyone getting close to him this

:46:05. > :46:10.

:46:10. > :46:14.afternoon. He happens to be the of this year and at the moment he

:46:14. > :46:17.is looking very good in the first race of the second part of the

:46:17. > :46:25.season, but Vettel has just done a fastest lap.

:46:25. > :46:30.RADIO: Still quite a long way to go. Lap times are still competitive.

:46:30. > :46:35.Massa currently in sixth position. He is ahead of Schumacher, but a

:46:35. > :46:40.little behind Vettel. Jenson Button has a rather lonely time of it in

:46:40. > :46:45.front. He has a ten-second advantage over Raikkonen. Kobayashi

:46:45. > :46:48.into the pits once again. He had to make an extra pit stop because of

:46:48. > :46:55.damage on the car after being involved in the first corner

:46:55. > :47:01.accident. Everything looks good on the car. No chance that Sauber will

:47:01. > :47:05.get anything like what they must have wished for today with cars

:47:05. > :47:09.starting second and fourth on the grid. Perez out in the first

:47:09. > :47:15.conduct -- corner along with Alonso and Hamilton, and then Kobayashi

:47:15. > :47:20.getting involved as well and dropping down the order. Looking on

:47:20. > :47:25.board with Mark Webber, he lost a second to his team-mate on the

:47:25. > :47:29.previous lap. Vettel was only three seconds behind him. They are

:47:29. > :47:35.battling over fourth and fifth place. Vettel looking like he has

:47:35. > :47:43.got good enough pace. He has already managed to pass Webber once

:47:43. > :47:48.in this Grand Prix. Half a second faster than Mark Webber. Any time

:47:48. > :47:53.soon he will be on the back of that Red Bull. Jenson Button in the

:47:53. > :47:57.background. Raikkonen is 10 seconds back. Hulkenberg hanging in there

:47:57. > :48:01.and Raikkonen and Hulkenberg will both have to make another pit stop.

:48:01. > :48:08.They are chased by Webber and he will have to make another pit-stop.

:48:08. > :48:12.Behind them, Vettel on a one stock raised. A real opportunity for

:48:12. > :48:18.Vettel to jump to second place after they have made their second

:48:18. > :48:24.pit stops. Gary Orr, I was talking about Kobayashi. There's some

:48:24. > :48:29.damage on that Sauber. Quite a lot of bits missing. The right hand

:48:29. > :48:34.side Aironi devices are all gone. That can equate to half a second

:48:34. > :48:39.per lap. He is definitely driving damage-limitation at the moment.

:48:40. > :48:44.Such a shame for us Sauber. They started the day so well with both

:48:44. > :48:49.cars up there on the grid. Alonso will be feeling pretty disappointed,

:48:49. > :48:53.too. RADIO: Raikkonen is five seconds

:48:53. > :48:58.ahead of you and then hot -- and Hulkenberg, expect them both to put

:48:58. > :49:04.again. Button in the league by a long way. My Mark Webber being told

:49:04. > :49:09.what is going on. He is currently in fourth position, but charging

:49:09. > :49:15.along through the middle section. I mentioned that Sauber's Des went

:49:15. > :49:21.wrong at the first corner. We can hear from Sergio Perez. First of

:49:21. > :49:29.all, are you OK? Yes, I'm OK. us about the accident. What did you

:49:30. > :49:35.see? A mistake from another driver. It was a shame for myself and the

:49:35. > :49:43.team. Looking forward to the next one. I suppose there's not much

:49:43. > :49:51.more he can say! He must be gutted. But he will come back fighting.

:49:51. > :49:56.are seeing Vettel taking a second at of Webber. There's your gap. You

:49:56. > :50:00.don't need a stopwatch to see that Mark has a hurry up on Hulkenberg

:50:00. > :50:08.otherwise he will have to be defending in the next lap from

:50:08. > :50:09.Vettel. But Vettel has a real shot at the podium. Raikkonen is the

:50:09. > :50:19.only four seconds in front of Hulkenberg.

:50:19. > :50:27.RADIO: Saved 10% KERS each lap. is being asked to save an amount of

:50:27. > :50:32.KERS each lap. What would... Deploy it only 90% of what you thought and

:50:32. > :50:39.that could be due to heat. We should call an hour resident

:50:39. > :50:45.technical experts to explain that. That will be heat. The charging

:50:45. > :50:52.system generates the heat. If you're using 100%, it will have to

:50:52. > :50:56.recharge 100%. That generates more heat. It keeps the system under

:50:56. > :51:00.control for a couple of laps and maybe they can start lose it --

:51:00. > :51:04.using it again. It is not good use for a driver because you want to be

:51:05. > :51:08.able to use all of the stored energy. It has an effect on the way

:51:08. > :51:12.the court is -- car is balanced through the braking zone. You want

:51:12. > :51:16.to make sure you have the maximum release.

:51:17. > :51:22.RADIO: It managing the tie as well. You are still pulling away from

:51:22. > :51:26.Raikkonen. Pace is good. All well and good up front for Jenson Button.

:51:26. > :51:30.He has some traffic to deal with over the next lap or so, but

:51:30. > :51:40.hopefully that will not cause any problems. Timo Glock is just ahead

:51:40. > :51:43.of him. Also Kovalainen, I believe, in the Caterham. I think Vettel

:51:43. > :51:52.will be right on to the gearbox of Mark Webber as they come across the

:51:52. > :51:59.line. Who's coming in? Hulkenberg. Followed in by Webber. They are

:51:59. > :52:06.going for their second pit-stops. They will have good ideas until the

:52:06. > :52:14.end now. Massa has come in at the same time. All of the front-running

:52:14. > :52:21.teams be stopping at the same time. Hulkenberg still came out ahead of

:52:21. > :52:30.Webber. Just in front of Ricciardo. It keeps them ahead of her own and

:52:30. > :52:33.Senna and Rosberg. Mark Webber behind the Toro Rosso. The two stop

:52:33. > :52:37.cars are on tyres that should last the distance, but perhaps the guys

:52:37. > :52:44.on the one stop might be struggling towards the end. That will be the

:52:44. > :52:48.case if they can make it last, but Vettel well over a second faster.

:52:48. > :52:52.Raikkonen is only 5.6 seconds ahead of him. We will quickly see a

:52:52. > :52:56.battle between the number Lotus Renault and the Red Bull-Renault.

:52:56. > :53:01.Vettel looking like he could be on target for second if he makes the

:53:01. > :53:10.tyres last. Vettel is in shape for a solid podium finish. Senna

:53:10. > :53:16.against Massa for ninth place. Let's take a look... So not on the

:53:16. > :53:22.outside. The two group Brazilian's giving each other plenty of space

:53:22. > :53:28.and no problems. Hulkenberg and where there -- and Webber took a

:53:28. > :53:38.harder compound tyre. Hulkenberg started on the harder tyre, went to

:53:38. > :53:46.

:53:46. > :53:53.scoffed and has gone back to heart. pit stop. A marginal. Didn't seem

:53:53. > :53:59.to impede the Ferrari. If at all. little bit of reaction from McLaren

:53:59. > :54:05.as well. Raikkonen has been in for his second pit stop. This gives us

:54:05. > :54:10.an idea as to where everybody is. And how things begin to shape up

:54:10. > :54:17.for the closing stages of the race. He is behind Michael Schumacher. On

:54:17. > :54:22.board with Massa, who is still dicing with Bruno Senna. Classic

:54:22. > :54:26.going very wide on the exit of La Source. We saw Mark Webber pull off

:54:26. > :54:31.an incredible move down here last year, but I don't think Massa is

:54:31. > :54:36.about to do that on Senna. He is in the DRS zone so you would expect

:54:36. > :54:40.that Ferrari to be able to deploy that. Will Senna even bother going

:54:41. > :54:50.defensive? Doesn't look like it. That Williams has been showing good

:54:50. > :54:56.straight line speed, but Massa has retaken the position. Raikkonen has

:54:56. > :55:00.come up behind Schumacher. He will need to deploy some speed from the

:55:00. > :55:08.fresher tyres and hunt down the seven-times world champion.

:55:08. > :55:13.Raikkonen has to do the hunting. Raikkonen Bonn for fresh a set of

:55:13. > :55:18.tyres, he also has to chase after Sebastian Vettel to get second.

:55:18. > :55:27.This was a straightforward pass for Felipe Massa. The DRS giving him

:55:27. > :55:33.extra speed and position. Ricciardo has just been into the pits. Just

:55:33. > :55:39.hanging on to the top 10. Hulkenberg against Webber for fifth

:55:39. > :55:43.place at the moment. This is genuine race for position. They

:55:43. > :55:47.have now both made their second pit-stops and it is all about

:55:47. > :55:52.racing to the flag and he was faster than the other. You would

:55:52. > :56:00.expect a Red Bull to be quicker than the Force India. You can see

:56:00. > :56:03.Raikkonen Ann Schumacher just ahead. It is not only the battle for 5th.

:56:03. > :56:13.They can see they are racing for third and fourth place. A chance

:56:13. > :56:14.

:56:14. > :56:19.for a podium. Kinta the pits comes Jean-Eric Vergne. -- into the pits.

:56:19. > :56:24.That will promote Ricciardo back into tenth place. Karthikeyan and

:56:24. > :56:28.Kovalainen still having a tussle. Michael Schumacher and Kimi

:56:28. > :56:32.Raikkonen. Raikkonen White on his tail. Among safe release incident

:56:32. > :56:37.involving Mark Webber under investigation. -- Dan and safe

:56:37. > :56:42.release. Gary, did you get a view of that? I did. It was a little bit

:56:42. > :56:49.close, but there was no real damage done. Red Bull have a new lollipop

:56:49. > :56:53.guy. The normal guy has got meningitis. It is a new man this

:56:53. > :56:58.weekend. We will see whether there's going to be any penalty

:56:58. > :57:03.applied. What is the distance that the teams are given in the pit

:57:03. > :57:10.lane? I don't know the actual distance, but there's a board on

:57:10. > :57:16.the pit wall. That has the team name on it. If a car is within that,

:57:16. > :57:20.you have to hold your car further than that board. There's a good

:57:20. > :57:30.market for everyone to save. You don't have to get any more. They

:57:30. > :57:35.can look at a later. -- look at it later. Michael Schumacher has got

:57:35. > :57:45.pressure on him from Kimi Raikkonen. These two over the years have won

:57:45. > :57:50.tend Belgian Grand Prix. -- 10. Two tussles to watch are for.

:57:50. > :57:54.Schumacher, six times a winner and Spa, and Raikkonen, four times a

:57:55. > :57:59.winner. His last victory came at Spa. Mark Webber not quite close

:57:59. > :58:06.enough to the Force India. Michael Schumacher is holding this group up.

:58:06. > :58:13.He is trying to do 25 laps on this set of tyres to naked to the end.

:58:13. > :58:18.Raikkonen will be in the DRS zone. It doesn't look like he is making

:58:19. > :58:23.much progress on Michael Schumacher as they climbed the hill. A lock-up

:58:23. > :58:29.from Raikkonen. A little bit of a lock-up on the front right. Felipe

:58:29. > :58:34.Massa has just set the fastest lap. 1:53.4. He is currently in seventh

:58:34. > :58:43.place having made that second pit stop. Let's run through the order.

:58:43. > :58:52.Button leads, Vettel. Another look at this relays. -- release. There's

:58:52. > :58:57.a little reaction from the McLaren guys. What I would like is a replay

:58:57. > :59:04.of that. You could see the market board that is some way beyond the

:59:04. > :59:12.Red Bull pit garage, which is what the chief mechanic would have used.

:59:12. > :59:18.Karthikeyan is off! Car I don't know how that initiated, but he has

:59:19. > :59:22.hit the barrier. That is at the bottom end of the circuit.

:59:22. > :59:27.Raikkonen Ann Schumacher down to Blanchmont. While this battle goes

:59:27. > :59:32.on, will they be able to get the car recovered? This is where

:59:32. > :59:36.Raikkonen crashed while battling for the lead a few years ago.

:59:36. > :59:42.has done it! A fantastic move by Kimi Raikkonen. He gets past

:59:42. > :59:46.Schumacher. You have still got Hulkenberg and Webber close behind.

:59:46. > :59:50.Schumacher will not give it up, but he doesn't decided to go for a late

:59:50. > :59:54.lunge into La Source. Webber still looking for an opportunity to get a

:59:54. > :00:04.good run out of La Source. Hulkenberg side by side with

:00:04. > :00:05.

:00:06. > :00:11.Schumacher. We will try to pick up the DRS. Mercedes engine power

:00:11. > :00:17.against Mercedes engine power. Schumacher against Hulkenberg. The

:00:17. > :00:21.veteran Schumacher... He is back in front of Raikkonen! He uses the DRS

:00:21. > :00:25.zone to get back in front of Raikkonen. Raikkonen has a high

:00:25. > :00:29.downforce set-up of the Lotus and it is working for him on the

:00:29. > :00:39.twiddly bits, but he has a sitting duck on a high-speed sections.

:00:39. > :00:51.

:00:51. > :00:58.has to get the pass done earlier on of the hill. He has put a wheel on

:00:58. > :01:03.the dirt. A massive difference in the speed, 20 kilometres an hour.

:01:03. > :01:10.Michael Schumacher retakes the position. A battle between two

:01:10. > :01:16.world champions, and Michael Schumacher is ahead of Kimi

:01:16. > :01:21.Raikkonen. Sebastian Vettel is 13 seconds ahead of that battle. That

:01:21. > :01:27.will have caused a bit of the time. If Sebastian Vettel can make the

:01:28. > :01:33.gap at least 16 seconds, he can do a pit stop if he needs to. He will

:01:33. > :01:40.be focused. Kimi Raikkonen does not get alongside Michael Schumacher

:01:40. > :01:47.this time. Perhaps he will wait for the DRS zone. With a high downforce,

:01:47. > :01:55.it is proving difficult for him to overtake. It is very close. He will

:01:55. > :02:00.try to get the run of, and then it is flat out down the help. -- down

:02:00. > :02:04.the hill. It this will be telling. I do not think he has enough

:02:04. > :02:10.straight-line speed, although he is better at the top of Eau Rouge.

:02:10. > :02:16.That gets him into position. If he is burning into the rev limiter,

:02:16. > :02:24.the car will be shaking. They cannot make any headway. Meanwhile,

:02:24. > :02:27.Sebastian Vettel has got the gap to 14.5 seconds. It is looking even

:02:27. > :02:35.more positive for him to have the buffer and still maintain second

:02:35. > :02:45.place. Jenson Button still leads. This is the race for third place.

:02:45. > :02:58.

:02:58. > :03:04.Nico Hulkenberg and Mark Webber are out of the race. Kimi Raikkonen

:03:04. > :03:09.getting close to the back of the Mercedes. A difficult place. He

:03:09. > :03:18.will be in dirty air, there will be a small lift. Can he carry the

:03:18. > :03:25.speed through Blanchmont and pass into the chicane? He is very close.

:03:25. > :03:30.Mark Webber behind, trying to shape up to pass Nico Hulkenberg are.

:03:30. > :03:37.Pedro de la Rosa, very sensible, he will try to keep out of the way,

:03:37. > :03:42.but it is hard to do so. Pedro de la Rosa gets way out of their way.

:03:42. > :03:52.Michael Schumacher holds on to third place. The frustration for

:03:52. > :03:53.

:03:53. > :03:59.Kimi Raikkonen. RADIO: Michael is on a one stop, yes. Here goes Kimi

:03:59. > :04:06.Raikkonen! He goes around the outside! What they moved! He knows

:04:06. > :04:11.that Nico Hulkenberg will get the run as well. That is brave stuff

:04:11. > :04:17.from Kimi Raikkonen. Nico Hulkenberg will try to take Michael

:04:17. > :04:23.Schumacher. Kimi Raikkonen making the move. We saw Mark Webber on

:04:23. > :04:26.Fernando Alonso their last year. I bet that was satisfying. Mark

:04:26. > :04:36.Webber trying to get past Nico Hulkenberg. You can see Felipe

:04:36. > :04:37.

:04:37. > :04:41.Massa. He has to saddle in behind again. Fantastic racing. Jenson

:04:41. > :04:46.Button continues to control the race. Felipe Massa catching this

:04:46. > :04:52.group. He is benefiting that they are losing time while they tried to

:04:52. > :04:58.race. Kimi Raikkonen released his KERS. Michael Schumacher for better

:04:58. > :05:08.of it. Nico Hulkenberg had a tank Slapper, he did not know where

:05:08. > :05:12.

:05:12. > :05:18.Michael was. That lost some momentum. Watch this. Bravery! 185

:05:18. > :05:25.mph at the bottom of the hill. Kimi Raikkonen knew that was his

:05:25. > :05:32.opportunity. The wonderful stuff from Kimi Raikkonen. And at Michael

:05:32. > :05:37.Schumacher, the two greats, going head-to-head. Mark Webber is tucked

:05:37. > :05:45.in behind. It is Mercedes against forced India against rebel against

:05:45. > :05:50.Ferrari. Nico Hulkenberg goes round the outside. I do not think it was

:05:50. > :05:54.all four wheels, he has done it. Nico Hulkenberg has passed Michael

:05:54. > :06:04.Schumacher. A brilliant manoeuvre, that takes a lot of confidence and

:06:04. > :06:05.

:06:05. > :06:11.commitment. Michael Schumacher was incredibly fair. But he is coming

:06:11. > :06:19.back with the DRS. He has done it! The double DRS that they used,

:06:19. > :06:27.perhaps it is really working today. Gary Anderson, but Mercedes seems

:06:27. > :06:32.so good in the longer DRS sown. has got a better drag reduction. I

:06:32. > :06:40.have got my questions as regards the pure lap time, but Michael is

:06:40. > :06:48.on the 20th lap on these tyres, and Nico Hulkenberg's tyres are eight

:06:48. > :06:53.laps newer. It will get dodgier. RADIO: Plan B, 10 laps remaining.

:06:53. > :06:58.That means 10 stops. It looks as though they might have to switch in

:06:58. > :07:02.the closing stages. They have tried to go to one stop, but they might

:07:02. > :07:12.not be able to do it, because the performance is dropping away.

:07:12. > :07:16.

:07:16. > :07:22.will bring him out behind Felipe wrong screen! It could be worse.

:07:22. > :07:27.Here comes Nico Hulkenberg again. Nico Hulkenberg goes round the

:07:27. > :07:30.outside. Michael Schumacher is in, and Mark Webber goes through. The

:07:30. > :07:37.extra pit stop for Michael Schumacher. Mark Webber is in

:07:37. > :07:42.trouble, because Felipe Massa was right on his gearbox. Trinidad

:07:42. > :07:48.Felipe Massa has been quick through the first sector. He has a lot more

:07:48. > :07:53.top speed than the Red Bull. He is looking like he might be close

:07:53. > :08:03.enough. Nico Hulkenberg has breathing space. What can Felipe

:08:03. > :08:04.

:08:04. > :08:09.Massa do? He has got a good run going. Mark Webber cannot defend.

:08:09. > :08:13.Felipe Massa claims the spot. The Ferrari is looking very good in a

:08:13. > :08:23.straight line, and Ferrari are desperate for Felipe Massa to

:08:23. > :08:24.

:08:24. > :08:31.deliver, particularly with Fernando Alonso in trouble. Jean-Eric Vergne

:08:31. > :08:35.behind Nico Rosberg. Nico Rosberg has lost two places. The Toro Rosso

:08:35. > :08:42.cost might end up swapping as a result. There will be honour at

:08:42. > :08:47.stake for them. It is a good weekend for them. It is amazing,

:08:47. > :08:56.when you get clear Air at the beginning of a race. It allows you

:08:56. > :09:01.to race way you finished the first lap. A good performance. Michael

:09:01. > :09:08.has re-emerged. He is just in front of Bruno Senna. Nico Rosberg

:09:08. > :09:17.fighting as hard as they could. He is also on a one stop. He is losing

:09:17. > :09:27.grip. That was removed. He tried to fend it off. He tried to push the

:09:27. > :09:33.Toro Rosso as much as he could. But he was able to take the position.

:09:33. > :09:37.Franz Tost, the team principal of Toro Rosso, barking instructions.

:09:37. > :09:41.He is known to be brutal with the way he treats the drivers if they

:09:41. > :09:48.are not performing. They will both be getting doggie biscuits today

:09:48. > :09:52.for good behaviour! Nico Rosberg into the pits. Gary Anderson, the

:09:53. > :09:59.gamble Mercedes made is not working for either of them. Nico Rosberg

:09:59. > :10:03.started on the heart of tyre, he went to the softer. He was on a

:10:03. > :10:09.slightly different strategy, but it did not work out. Mercedes still

:10:09. > :10:14.struggling. Michael Schumacher is still in seventh place. He is ahead

:10:14. > :10:19.of Bruno Senna. Some points would be nice, he has had lots of non-

:10:19. > :10:24.finishes this year. To finish this Grand Prix would be good, but it

:10:24. > :10:31.would have been lovely to be on the podium. Meanwhile, Jenson Button

:10:31. > :10:35.continues to lead. He has got 14.3 seconds advantage. We have not seen

:10:35. > :10:40.anybody have an advantage like this all season. Sebastian Vettel is in

:10:40. > :10:50.second place. That is how long it took to see Sebastian Vettel.

:10:50. > :10:56.RADIO:... That was the instruction to Jean-Eric Vergne. He is only 2.3

:10:56. > :11:01.seconds behind Bruno Senna. He was 0.9 seconds faster on that last lap.

:11:01. > :11:11.It is more than achievable. But we have seen that Williams is very

:11:11. > :11:11.

:11:12. > :11:15.difficult to overtake. They are working well. It has been a good

:11:15. > :11:22.recovery from Sebastian Vettel, he was running into a place after the

:11:22. > :11:29.safety car. Kimi Raikkonen is a bit slow on this lap. He might have

:11:29. > :11:36.been held up, or he has settled for third place. The Marussia cars are

:11:36. > :11:41.still running. Bruno Senna, a bit of a slide. This is what they have

:11:41. > :11:45.to be careful of, that is what it so that the thermal degradation.

:11:45. > :11:54.The surface temperature of the rubber goes through the roof. You

:11:54. > :12:02.lose your grip. It is not an issue with the rubber. A battle between

:12:02. > :12:06.beat Russia drivers. Charles Pic ahead of Timo Glock. Even in these

:12:06. > :12:13.teams, the rivalry is so intense. They have different strategies,

:12:13. > :12:19.Timo Glock has done two stops, Charles Pic has done one macro.

:12:19. > :12:24.Toro Rosso against Williams. It is tough to get alongside the Williams

:12:24. > :12:30.at the end of the straight. Jean- Eric Vergne has got the fastest man

:12:31. > :12:39.glory in the first sector, using the slipstream. He has gone purple.

:12:39. > :12:46.Bruno Senna is struggling with the tyres. He is running very wide. He

:12:46. > :12:50.is committed have to hold on, but he has the risk of being overtaken,

:12:50. > :12:56.and he will be out of the points. Looking at the gap over the

:12:56. > :13:03.pursuing pack, he has no choice but to hand out, otherwise he commits

:13:03. > :13:08.himself to not finishing in the points. His tyres have done 22 laps.

:13:08. > :13:13.Felipe Massa getting past Charles Pic, and Mark Webber doing likewise.

:13:13. > :13:18.Charles Pic does not want to lose too much. He wants to stay ahead of

:13:18. > :13:25.Timo Glock. He has in trouble this year -- Mackie has been in trouble

:13:25. > :13:31.this year for not getting out of their way. Charles Pic may get him

:13:31. > :13:36.back on the exit. Two team-mates going at it, hammer and tongs.

:13:36. > :13:41.Charles Pic is in front again. It is a feisty performance from both

:13:41. > :13:46.of them. Charles Pic is assisted by the last Frenchman to win a Grand

:13:46. > :13:54.Prix, it is his birthday. But I wonder if he is able to watch this.

:13:54. > :14:01.It is getting frantic. Timo Glock goes back in front. That was a

:14:01. > :14:06.positive move from Timo Glock. He said, do not think about it! This

:14:06. > :14:14.is Sebastian Vettel. It is Jean- Eric Vergne, or on Bruno Senna.

:14:14. > :14:19.Excuse me. Daniel Ricciardo is trying to follow through, and Jean-

:14:19. > :14:23.Eric Vergne has made the move off. He won all three British Formula

:14:23. > :14:31.Three races here a couple of years ago. He loves this circuit. Paul di

:14:31. > :14:35.Resta lining up. Daniel Ricciardo will be next on the defending list,

:14:35. > :14:41.and then Paul di Resta. This is the battle for the final point. It is

:14:41. > :14:47.intense. Just five laps to go. This has been led comfortably by Jenson

:14:47. > :14:53.Button. He has got 13.9 seconds in front of Sebastian Vettel. Kimi

:14:53. > :14:56.Raikkonen holding on to third place. He is 14 seconds behind Sebastian

:14:56. > :15:04.Vettel, he will not close that up. Sebastian Vettel is still doing

:15:04. > :15:08.good laps. Which are on board with Paul di Resta. He is at the back of

:15:08. > :15:12.this group, behind Daniel Ricciardo. Remember how he grabbed at the last

:15:12. > :15:18.point in Australia at the start of the year. I wonder if he could do

:15:18. > :15:23.that again. Bruno Senna under pressure from Daniel Ricciardo. He

:15:23. > :15:27.is just struggling so much for grip. He made the early stop, but the

:15:27. > :15:31.Toro Rosso boys are having the day of their season. It is such a

:15:31. > :15:41.better performance from them. It looks like Bruno Senna is being

:15:41. > :15:58.

:15:58. > :16:06.strategy work. How the cars look up to their tyres, it was an early

:16:06. > :16:11.stop by Bruno Senna. The tyres did not hold up as well. It was asking

:16:11. > :16:21.too much to go all the way to the end of the race. Nico Rosberg has

:16:21. > :16:22.

:16:22. > :16:32.just set a new fastest lap. The tyres are being studied intensely.

:16:32. > :16:32.

:16:32. > :16:37.We have Paul di Resta intense. Nico Hulkenberg is currently in force

:16:37. > :16:47.position. Filipe Massa has been putting in quick lap times. We

:16:47. > :16:52.

:16:52. > :17:02.could see a change in the battle for 4th place. Heikki Kovalainen is

:17:02. > :17:05.

:17:05. > :17:11.getting out of the way. He keeps out of the Bay of Danielle Ricky

:17:11. > :17:15.Adair. -- out of the way of Daniel Ricciardo. They have to slow down

:17:15. > :17:21.and get out of the way that it does mess things up when it comes to

:17:22. > :17:30.their own little battles. -- but it doesn't mess things up. Michael

:17:30. > :17:37.Schumacher is saying he has lost 6th gear. He has the 7th second

:17:37. > :17:45.lead over her third place. Jenson Button is in control. This is what

:17:45. > :17:52.happened to Heikki Kovalainen will start Heikki Kovalainen has caught

:17:52. > :17:58.right up behind him. -- Heikki Kovalainen. Sebastian Vettel is in

:17:58. > :18:07.second place. He is looking good to close up the points gap. Fernando

:18:07. > :18:17.Alonso will still be the leader. The Championship advantage will be

:18:17. > :18:17.

:18:17. > :18:27.reduced to 24 points. There is some justice in a way will start -- in a

:18:27. > :18:29.

:18:29. > :18:35.way. A really dramatic accident at the start of the Grand Prix. Pedro

:18:35. > :18:45.de la Rose said was trying to defend his position. -- Pedro de la

:18:45. > :18:46.

:18:46. > :18:51.Reserve. Jenson Button looks very comfortable out in front. We are

:18:51. > :18:56.talking about we have not really seen such a dominant display at any

:18:56. > :19:04.grand prix this year. We have to think back to China. It is

:19:04. > :19:10.difficult to imagine now. He was equally dominant. It does seem,

:19:10. > :19:17.when you find that sweet spot in your own car, in its own space, you

:19:17. > :19:24.are invincible. Jenson Button said getting pole position yesterday was

:19:24. > :19:30.almost as good as winning the Grand Prix. It looks like he is almost

:19:30. > :19:35.unchallenged to get his 14th victory. He will move above puke in

:19:35. > :19:40.the grand scheme of things at last. That victory coming earlier in the

:19:40. > :19:47.year for Jenson Button. He will be a repeat win that if he holds on to

:19:47. > :19:56.this for the next few laps. -- a repeat winner. Sebastian Vettel

:19:56. > :20:01.would be on 140 points. The two Red Bulls with very much beat in the

:20:01. > :20:06.hunt. Lewis Hamilton, failing to score today, which had dropped back

:20:06. > :20:10.a bit. It is hard for him to come out of this with any positives as a

:20:10. > :20:16.result of that first-corner accident. It started in an incident

:20:16. > :20:22.between himself and Romain Grosjean. There was contact between the Lotus

:20:22. > :20:29.and the McLaren. Then it'll went crazy from thereon in. All the

:20:29. > :20:37.drivers are OK. Two laps for Jenson Button. Another very competitive

:20:37. > :20:43.lap time for him. As he heads down the road towards Eau Rouge, he has

:20:43. > :20:52.been to set a tough time this year. He started the season strongly. He

:20:52. > :20:58.had the victory in Melbourne. He looked strong in Malaysia. Look at

:20:58. > :21:08.this! He has dominated will stop he has found a sweet spot which seems

:21:08. > :21:18.

:21:18. > :21:28.to have come from nowhere. -- he which is retuned. He is damp on

:21:28. > :21:31.

:21:32. > :21:41.KERS a. He is. -- KERS. Paul di Resta has a failed KERS system. He

:21:42. > :21:44.

:21:44. > :21:51.is somewhat shy of his team-mate. Kimi Raikkonen responds. Sebastian

:21:52. > :21:56.Vettel coming through turn 12 and 13. He has done a good job to be

:21:56. > :22:01.only 14 seconds behind Jenson Button, considering where he was at

:22:01. > :22:05.the restart. No question that Jenson Button has been pacing the

:22:05. > :22:12.Grand Prix. A sign up a great driver when you can come back from

:22:12. > :22:21.a difficult situation. 11 on the grid for Sebastian Vettel. It is

:22:21. > :22:25.the sign of a good driver. On to the final lap for Jenson Button. He

:22:25. > :22:29.has just seen nobody around him really. He got off the line

:22:29. > :22:34.beautifully well and was well ahead of the dramas that unfolded behind

:22:34. > :22:38.him. Since then he has been able to open up the gap, maintain it,

:22:38. > :22:44.looked after his tyres. There seemed to be a couple of occasions

:22:44. > :22:49.when he almost seemed to have an extra set of tyres. He has looked

:22:49. > :22:56.up to them to perfection. We saw how strong he was in Germany with

:22:56. > :23:01.his second place. Hungary was not so good. The upgrades combined with

:23:01. > :23:06.set-up changes and Jenson Button is back to his best. When he is on

:23:06. > :23:11.form, he is unbeatable. He is usually the master of changing

:23:11. > :23:15.conditions. Not for the first time went it has been down to making a

:23:15. > :23:19.decision and set up would it be clear he leads the way in that

:23:19. > :23:25.particular area at McLaren. Phyllis Hamilton is very vocal about the

:23:25. > :23:32.fact there could not get his particular type of wing working. --

:23:32. > :23:38.Lewis Hamilton. There will be some head-scratching, I am sure. What a

:23:38. > :23:45.fantastic way for Jenson Button to celebrate his 50th grand prix with

:23:45. > :23:49.McLaren. That is right. He has had a lot of success. A great season

:23:49. > :23:56.last year. He beat Hamilton in terms of the Championship. He could

:23:56. > :24:05.not win the title. He has come here to the Spa track was up there will

:24:05. > :24:13.be a record first win for him. -- the Spa track. In what has been a

:24:13. > :24:19.remarkable sum up for British sport, Jenson Button takes victory at Spa.

:24:19. > :24:24.-- remarkable summer. It is an absolutely masterful performance by

:24:24. > :24:31.him. He dominates the event. Sebastian Vettel finishes well

:24:31. > :24:36.behind. It was a great recovery. Sebastian Vettel finishes second

:24:36. > :24:43.and news closer to Fernando Alonso. Kimi Raikkonen came through in

:24:43. > :24:49.third. Another podium finish for Lotus. 5th for at the least --

:24:49. > :24:57.Filipe Massa. Mark Webber will be frustrated not to have got more out

:24:57. > :25:03.of today. Kimi Raikkonen might not have been able to pass him on the

:25:03. > :25:08.track but he sneaks past at the end of the pit lane. They drive down

:25:08. > :25:18.the pit lane the wrong way, park their cars and the leaders go to

:25:18. > :25:19.

:25:19. > :25:27.the podium and the rest go to parc ferme. Look at the Force India crew

:25:27. > :25:32.applauding Jenson Button! They will get a big cheer for Nico Hulkenberg.

:25:33. > :25:37.It was a fantastic performance from Jenson Button. He was asked if he

:25:37. > :25:46.was supporting Lewis Hamilton for the Championship and he said only

:25:46. > :25:51.if he could mathematically not do it himself. He won the first race

:25:51. > :26:00.at the beginning of the year and he has won the first rays of the

:26:00. > :26:06.second part of the year. It is the 71st win for the combination of

:26:06. > :26:13.McLaren-Mercedes. What a place to do it! Jenson Button soaks it up.

:26:13. > :26:21.It is when number 14 of his career. A lovely moment for him. A surprise

:26:21. > :26:27.in a way that Kimi Raikkonen could not keep the pace. That is the

:26:27. > :26:32.compromise they have to make. They have to decide on gear ratios on

:26:32. > :26:38.Friday night and wing levels. Doing all of that with no knowledge of

:26:38. > :26:44.just how exactly the car is going to be... Sebastian Vettel is

:26:44. > :26:49.congratulating Jenson Button. All these guys want to win. I do not

:26:49. > :26:54.think he will be that disappointed with the comeback today. Red Bull

:26:54. > :26:58.are still very much in the battle for the Championship. Jenson Button

:26:58. > :27:08.is delighted. It looks to me as we get the run-down of the race

:27:08. > :27:08.

:27:08. > :27:59.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 53 seconds

:27:59. > :28:04.Jenson Button has come through on a glorious day in Belgium to take

:28:04. > :28:13.victory. They are finally going to be celebrating this one. Good

:28:13. > :28:18.success in the past for McLaren. It is the 14th McLaren win at Spa.

:28:18. > :28:23.Both drivers have had two wins apiece. After the lull in the

:28:23. > :28:29.middle stages of the first part of the season, they definitely seem to

:28:29. > :28:33.be back to their best. Let's watch them coming into the podium area.

:28:33. > :28:40.You could hear the frustration in the voice of Kimi Raikkonen that he

:28:40. > :28:50.could not get full power. It is the longest circuit on the calendar.

:28:50. > :29:03.

:29:03. > :29:13.It's just affects you so much if probably three? How many times did

:29:13. > :29:36.

:29:36. > :29:46.you not finish? 3. They are just Still he almost managed to pass me.

:29:46. > :29:52.Was it out of the pit stop? It was really difficult to pass. It is

:29:52. > :29:56.very difficult to pick that up. It is fascinating trying to listen in.

:29:56. > :30:01.The little comment about the battle that Kimi Raikkonen was having with

:30:01. > :30:06.Michael Schumacher. He said he did not have the straight-line speed.

:30:06. > :30:12.It is interesting to let those guys talk and have the frank

:30:12. > :30:18.conversation. Sebastien pointer that just how far behind he was. --

:30:18. > :30:24.Sebastian Vettel pointed out. also said about how it just missed

:30:24. > :30:34.the accident. It was going on over his shoulder. Fernando Alonso has

:30:34. > :30:34.

:30:34. > :31:25.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 53 seconds

:31:25. > :31:33.have heard it many times over the Olympics, but it is now bringing

:31:33. > :31:38.out again for Formula One, as Jenson Button received the trophy.

:31:38. > :31:44.McLaren's man up there to receive the constructors trophy is their

:31:45. > :31:49.technical director. He will be collecting the constructors trophy.

:31:49. > :31:54.The upgrades that McLaren produced that came along for Germany have

:31:54. > :31:59.been used in Hungary and here, and I have kick-started their season. A

:31:59. > :32:05.great effort by everybody to get the cars on the pace. There is also

:32:05. > :32:11.a big push by the lads at Milton Keynes, because Red Bull have got

:32:11. > :32:17.Sebastian Vettel back on the podium. It is a relief for him to be up

:32:17. > :32:21.there, especially starting from 11th place. A consistent run again

:32:21. > :32:29.from Kimi Raikkonen. It is still not another victory, but it is his

:32:29. > :32:35.fifth podium of 2012. Consistency is what it is all about this year.

:32:35. > :32:40.Time to celebrate the moment with the champagne. Jenson Button will

:32:41. > :32:46.make the most of this. Sebastian Vettel did not take the victory,

:32:46. > :32:50.but there is a sense of relief from him that his 11th place stock could

:32:50. > :32:55.be converted into useful points. With Fernando Alonso not scoring

:32:55. > :32:59.points, it brings him up into a fighting second place in the

:32:59. > :33:06.championship. Let's not discount Jenson Button. He is going to push

:33:06. > :33:11.as far as he can, as we go the distance. A tremendous effort from

:33:11. > :33:16.him. It is the 16th time that a British driver has won the Belgian

:33:16. > :33:23.Grand Prix. It seems to be a good thing with British drivers. The

:33:23. > :33:29.first ever win here, Peter Collins in 1956. Jim Clark won four times

:33:29. > :33:39.in a row in the early 60s. Now, Jenson Button adds it to his tally.

:33:39. > :33:40.

:33:40. > :33:44.It is a prestigious one to win. To do the interviews, the six-times

:33:44. > :33:54.winner of the malt and many times a winner in four men have won. He

:33:54. > :34:14.

:34:14. > :34:22.the last few races were not really easy for you. Today, you have done

:34:23. > :34:29.the perfect race. You did the fastest time in practice, you did

:34:29. > :34:38.all of the race, winning it, you are the only one, I think, this

:34:38. > :34:44.year, who has won from the start to the end. It is wonderful. Let us

:34:44. > :34:53.know your feelings of the Belgian Grand Prix. Good afternoon,

:34:53. > :35:02.everyone! Thank you very much. I still cannot get used to this,

:35:02. > :35:07.talking on the podium. It is quite strange! This circuit is such a

:35:07. > :35:13.special one to most drivers. The way that it flows and the history,

:35:13. > :35:17.so to get a victory here from lights to fly it is very special,

:35:17. > :35:22.it has not been the easiest year for me, so it is a special weekend.

:35:22. > :35:28.I would like to thank the whole team, and also all of you guys for

:35:28. > :35:33.being so supportive. We are going to enjoy this for a little while

:35:33. > :35:42.longer before we had to Monza and hopefully do the same. Thank you

:35:42. > :35:52.very much. Sebastian, the weekend was probably not the one you would

:35:52. > :35:58.have loved to have. The fact you have missed Q3 yesterday, that was

:35:58. > :36:03.quite a handicap. But you managed to finish second. You managed to

:36:03. > :36:09.come back in the championship, reducing the score on Fernando

:36:09. > :36:15.Alonso. How do you feel? Thank you very much. Obviously, it was a

:36:15. > :36:21.crazy race. The start was not so good. After the first corner, and a

:36:21. > :36:26.lot of cars went off, it was pretty crazy. Fortunately, we had a

:36:26. > :36:31.fantastic strategy. It was the correct decision to stay out. I was

:36:31. > :36:36.keen to come in, because it is difficult when you are in traffic.

:36:36. > :36:40.It was the right decision, and the car was quite good in the race, so

:36:40. > :36:46.we could pick up some pace. After a poor start to the weekend,

:36:46. > :36:50.especially for you on Friday, when it isn't -- when it was raining

:36:50. > :36:57.like mad, thank you for the support, it was good to come back, and a

:36:57. > :37:01.fantastic race. I had a lot of fund raising a lot of people. In the end,

:37:01. > :37:06.it is great to come second, great to be on the podium, and I am

:37:06. > :37:16.already looking forward to next year, this circuit is unbelievable.

:37:16. > :37:35.

:37:35. > :37:42.really showing the pleasure to have you back in Grand Prix racing. He

:37:42. > :37:46.flirted with the victory. Now, you are quite often on the podium. You

:37:46. > :37:52.did an incredible battle for third place. We had feelings that maybe

:37:52. > :37:56.you had difficulties with your car. But the result is that you are

:37:56. > :38:01.finishing in third place. It is a joy for us, and we like to

:38:01. > :38:11.congratulate you for this great position. Thank you very much. It

:38:11. > :38:15.is nice to be back here. Very nice racing today. It is not the easiest

:38:15. > :38:21.day for me and for the team, but the car was not exactly like we

:38:21. > :38:25.were like ink. I was fighting and trying to get the best out of it,

:38:25. > :38:31.and we managed to get some good points for myself and for the team.

:38:31. > :38:37.That is the main thing. But it was not the easiest race. But that is

:38:37. > :38:45.how it goes, we will try next week better. Thank you very much. Thank

:38:45. > :38:52.you to all of year. Frankie for this great show. -- thank you.

:38:52. > :38:56.A great show indeed. Fantastic stuff. Obituary in the Belgian

:38:56. > :38:59.Grand Prix has gone to Jenson Button. -- victory. A perfect way

:38:59. > :39:04.to start the second part of the season.

:39:04. > :39:09.He starts exactly as he started the first part, he won the first race

:39:09. > :39:16.in Australia, and in front of those adoring fans, congratulations to

:39:16. > :39:20.Jenson Button. The winner of the Belgian Grand Prix. Martin

:39:20. > :39:25.Whitmarsh, it was a bittersweet afternoon for you, with Lewis

:39:25. > :39:31.Hamilton getting knocked out, but let's focus on the victory, two

:39:31. > :39:34.wins in a row for McLaren. problem with those victories, they

:39:34. > :39:39.look easy, but it was an extraordinary race and an

:39:39. > :39:44.extraordinary weekend, a washout on Friday, Jenson Button was dominant

:39:44. > :39:50.in qualifying, and then he was faultless, he took it easy all the

:39:50. > :39:56.way through. He is easy to underestimate that. If you say

:39:56. > :40:00.taking it easy, surely that is easy, or was there more going on?

:40:00. > :40:05.have got to put yourself in a position where you can take it easy.

:40:05. > :40:10.That is the scale. We think it is taking it easy, looking at it, but

:40:10. > :40:18.to drive a car for parsley here, not making mistakes, looking after

:40:18. > :40:21.it, it is a fantastic job. Many congratulations, but for one moment,

:40:21. > :40:28.looking at the negative side, surely the wrong person for you won

:40:29. > :40:37.the race. Lewis Hamilton's weekend has been difficult. Through no

:40:37. > :40:41.fault of his own, he was taken out, he would have scored lots of points.

:40:41. > :40:50.It was a bad weekend for him. It was a shame for him, and for

:40:50. > :40:55.Fernando Alonso. But that is something for Lewis Hamilton, his

:40:55. > :41:00.main competitor... If he had any doubt, he knows he has got a

:41:00. > :41:05.competitive car. We have been very strong on two different circuits,

:41:05. > :41:10.we have got good momentum, and we will focus on winning as many races

:41:10. > :41:16.as we can, there are two championships up for grabs. Peter

:41:16. > :41:21.Reid at Lewis Hamilton put out, I know what I would have done, what

:41:21. > :41:25.are you going to do? He was asked to take it down, and he did

:41:26. > :41:31.immediately. He misjudged the situation. All of the others, Prix

:41:31. > :41:37.were accused of removing them, but we did not ask him to do that. He

:41:37. > :41:42.removed it and apologised. He was not thinking clearly. Was that the

:41:42. > :41:47.end of it? Yes. It did not get any easier for him when he got into the

:41:47. > :41:52.car. You were watching this on the pit wall, what was your reaction?

:41:52. > :41:57.would not want to print the words, but clearly, he had no choice, he

:41:57. > :42:03.kept over as far as he could, Romain Grosjean just kept coming.

:42:03. > :42:08.Once you have been tapped, you cannot do anything. For him,

:42:08. > :42:17.Fernando Alonso and others, it is a shame. It is a shame to see some of

:42:17. > :42:22.the leading contenders taken out in that way. Did you think immediately

:42:22. > :42:27.that Romain Grosjean had done something to upset Lewis Hamilton?

:42:27. > :42:33.You can see Lewis Hamilton is on the right hand side, and he is hit.

:42:33. > :42:37.Yes, I thought that Romain Grosjean had hit him. Did you think that a

:42:37. > :42:41.penalty should be awarded to the Lotus driver? It is not my business.

:42:41. > :42:48.It is a shame that the race was spoiled for Lewis Hamilton. Other

:42:48. > :42:53.let others speculate on penalties. There is no doubt about it, he is

:42:53. > :42:58.blatantly at fault. There will be repercussions. Lewis Hamilton is

:42:58. > :43:02.minding his own business, and he is attacked her. What I am most

:43:02. > :43:08.impressed about, this is a serious accident to the health and welfare

:43:08. > :43:13.of those drivers, and I am overjoyed that the cars you are

:43:13. > :43:19.making, that is testament to the safety. Fernando Alonso had a scary

:43:19. > :43:26.moment. This could have been a lot worse. But still commanded great

:43:26. > :43:33.shame for Lewis Hamilton, Fernando Alonso, and the others. Before we

:43:33. > :43:38.did you fare well, it has been hot this afternoon, give us an idea of

:43:38. > :43:42.where you think the championship battle is. You have the fastest car,

:43:42. > :43:47.but it is good to see Jenson Button winning again. It was great for him,

:43:47. > :43:51.he deserved that. Now we have got to move on. We have got to keep

:43:51. > :43:55.developing the car, but we have got to score the points. Fernando

:43:55. > :44:02.Alonso did not score points this weekend, but that is what he has

:44:02. > :44:06.done, he has not had the quickest car, he has just run it out. We

:44:06. > :44:09.have a quick car, we have to not make mistakes and make sure the

:44:09. > :44:13.strategy is correct, but you have got to maximise the points

:44:13. > :44:18.potential. We did not do that well enough in the first half of the

:44:18. > :44:25.year. That is what we have got to focus on. We will keep pushing.

:44:25. > :44:29.sounds easier said than done! Let's hear from Lewis Hamilton.

:44:29. > :44:35.First of all, it is great to see that you are OK. It looked quite

:44:35. > :44:39.scary. Tell us about it. I do not want to talk about it. People can

:44:39. > :44:47.see what happened. Huge congratulations to Jenson Button. A

:44:47. > :44:55.fantastic race. It is like a war can be part for him. It is great to

:44:55. > :44:58.see that the team had the pace. I have got to get that onto my car.

:44:58. > :45:05.Your fans will be happy that you are fit and well, you are not

:45:05. > :45:08.shaken up. I have had a lot worse than that. You could watch the race,

:45:09. > :45:18.are you able to learn much when you are sitting there, looking at your

:45:19. > :45:32.

:45:33. > :45:37.you enjoy watching that? No, I did not. You know what it is like to

:45:37. > :45:42.get put out of the race. It was real testament to the safety of

:45:42. > :45:50.these cars. The FIA have done an amazing job but the legacy of Max

:45:50. > :45:54.Mosley in making their cars stronger and safer. I can

:45:54. > :46:01.understand the frustration by Lewis Hamilton. He picked a straight line

:46:01. > :46:06.and did not deviate at all. He picked his braking point. He

:46:06. > :46:11.followed the cars into the corner. Then that Massive attack from the

:46:12. > :46:19.Lotus car. When Fernando Alonso stayed in the car for a while, I

:46:19. > :46:25.think it was as much shock as anything else. Filipe Massa was

:46:25. > :46:33.still out there racing. Just coming back to Lewis Hamilton, massive

:46:33. > :46:38.frustration. He held a steady line and Romain Grosjean came across.

:46:39. > :46:44.Are the stewards looking into that as an incident? I do not recall it

:46:44. > :46:48.being put up on the screen. You have to respect movement at the

:46:48. > :46:55.start of the gram Prix. You cannot swerve without the sense of where

:46:55. > :46:59.the cars are. -- the Grand Prix. People will once again asked about

:46:59. > :47:05.open cockpit of racing in Formula One and whether we should be

:47:05. > :47:10.carrying on with that. Let's have a look at the jump start of Pastor

:47:10. > :47:18.Maldonado. They are going to take a look at this. He is gone before

:47:18. > :47:23.anyone has even moved. If they released this, and you can see

:47:23. > :47:28.Lewis Hamilton's Start. He is on a completely straight line. Romain

:47:28. > :47:33.Grosjean comes and he keeps on coming. That is what caused a

:47:33. > :47:40.massive concertina. It is so easy to say when you are not out there -

:47:40. > :47:44.and I have run into the back of people in grand prix - you're not

:47:44. > :47:53.going to win its at the first corner. You are potentially going

:47:53. > :48:00.to put it -- put yourself out of the race. There was a lovely

:48:00. > :48:09.incident during the race. Beat two Red Bulls were going wheel to wheel,

:48:09. > :48:16.side to side. This is the way to drive alongside your team-mate.

:48:16. > :48:21.actually thought this was good and fair racing. This showed the

:48:21. > :48:26.improvement and how they have matured over a period of time. We

:48:26. > :48:32.all know what happened in Turkey. This was pure professional racing

:48:32. > :48:42.showing courtesy and respect. It was a particularly good move.

:48:42. > :48:43.

:48:43. > :48:49.Alongside us is the team principal. How was it for you? They went wheel

:48:49. > :48:56.to wheel and gave each other just enough space. They were racing each

:48:56. > :49:00.other hard and fair. We trusted them. They executed it well. Tell

:49:01. > :49:06.us what you thought of this race. There were questions over your

:49:06. > :49:13.speed during qualifying. Sebastian Vettel really banned some pace.

:49:13. > :49:19.were confident with the race pace. We did not plan to do a one stop.

:49:19. > :49:26.When Sebastian Vettel got him clear air, he was able to make up time.

:49:26. > :49:31.The one stock was on the cards. The pace was very good. -- the one stop.

:49:31. > :49:37.It has been a fantastic weekend for you. You have extended you

:49:37. > :49:45.construct as lead was that you should be overjoyed.

:49:45. > :49:54.constructors need. Our choice of Top Gear probably compromised us on

:49:55. > :49:59.overtaking at the top of the hill. Eight points today. It was a great

:49:59. > :50:06.drive from Sebastian Vettel to make the tyres last. What difficulty was

:50:06. > :50:15.he having? I been running in the dirty air. We went into the race

:50:15. > :50:25.wanting to rent in clean air as much as possible. When that DRS was

:50:25. > :50:27.

:50:27. > :50:34.Open, it hurt him a bit today. that 300 rpm, 500? Give the viewers

:50:34. > :50:43.at home the sense of the decision you make. You make your decision on

:50:44. > :50:51.the base of no running in the wet. The gear ratio was a bit short for

:50:51. > :50:56.overtaking. Great if you are ahead. It was not until at the end of the

:50:56. > :51:00.straight. If there was a bit of fear when used a yacht owned

:51:00. > :51:08.drivers going wheel to wheel, what was it like with Michael

:51:08. > :51:14.Schumacher? -- with your own drivers. He came across the front

:51:14. > :51:23.of Sebastian Vettel. It did not cost us to match. I thought Michael

:51:23. > :51:27.would have let him go rather than lose all that time. -- too much.

:51:28. > :51:35.The stewards are looking into that. What with the panel to be? They're

:51:35. > :51:41.racing each other. He comes into the pits. -- the penalty be. I

:51:41. > :51:46.think it is a racing incident. I would be surprised if their work a

:51:46. > :51:52.penalty. You must admit that Michael should not have been so

:51:52. > :51:57.aggressive coming into the corner. He must have known if it was a

:51:57. > :52:03.compromising situation. It would have been nice if he told us he was

:52:03. > :52:08.coming in. They were going wheel to wheel. It was surprising but they

:52:08. > :52:14.were racing each other hard. Would you expect to have a slap across

:52:14. > :52:20.the wrists for the release of Mark Webber? I think it was right on the

:52:20. > :52:30.edge but it was fine. It was close but no danger. He is released

:52:30. > :52:36.fright at the right points. -- right at the right point. How far

:52:36. > :52:40.damp is that marker? It has been removed already buying some eager

:52:41. > :52:49.fans. It is just be on that red tower. That is what the lollipop

:52:49. > :52:56.man is looking at. We have a new lollipop man this weekend. He did a

:52:56. > :53:03.great job today. He used to work for Eddie years ago. He did a great

:53:03. > :53:09.job today. Thank you for joining us. I will be back in a second. I will

:53:09. > :53:13.give you an idea of what they are talking about. The Ferrari lollipop

:53:13. > :53:20.guy, or anyone working in the pits, they have to make sure there is not

:53:21. > :53:27.the car there. It is to try to make things easier but it is not easy.

:53:28. > :53:33.Mark Webber was a bold in a spot of bother. Let's start at the

:53:33. > :53:41.beginning. -- Mark Webber was involved. It was a long and drawn

:53:41. > :53:47.out race. The start was pretty wild. It can happen. We settled into a

:53:47. > :53:52.race which then became very obvious that it was very difficult for us

:53:52. > :53:59.to overtake on the track. Sebastian Vettel and myself had a little

:53:59. > :54:05.fight, which was fine. After that, it was not possible for us to fight

:54:05. > :54:15.other people on the straight line. That made it tough. We tried to

:54:15. > :54:15.

:54:15. > :54:24.undercut some people. Then you start to roll the dice. I lost time

:54:24. > :54:34.with Vitaly Petrov. We did not get the most out of the situation.

:54:34. > :54:34.

:54:34. > :54:41.There was no problem with the UN safe reliefs? It was OK. -- unsafe

:54:41. > :54:47.release. In some ways, that adds to the excitement of Formula One.

:54:47. > :54:55.Let's go down to Mercedes. We are all fearful about their pace after

:54:55. > :54:59.qualifying. At times, Nico Rosberg and Michael, they were strong.

:54:59. > :55:05.Michael Schumacher was very assertive with overtaking. He used

:55:06. > :55:11.the performance of the car well. You can see Kimi Raikkonen trying

:55:11. > :55:17.to go around the outside, into the chicane. Later on that lap, he was

:55:17. > :55:27.able to carry on the momentum up from 0 ruche. We heard him talking

:55:27. > :55:29.

:55:29. > :55:33.about that before the podium. -- Eau Rouge. That is reminiscent of

:55:33. > :55:43.Michael Webber. It was very impressive how he managed to get

:55:43. > :55:48.

:55:48. > :55:53.down the inside and take it on the what did you think? I am concerned

:55:53. > :55:58.about where he is in his head. Today started so well, he got the

:55:58. > :56:06.opportunity. P van at the front, the strategy in the pit stop was

:56:06. > :56:11.difficult, and casting his mind back, no doubt about it, he has had

:56:11. > :56:15.a chat with Bernie Ecclestone and with Mercedes, while I continue? My

:56:15. > :56:19.guess, you would have to assume that he is going to stop. If you

:56:19. > :56:23.were watching before the race, we heard from Bernie Ecclestone, he

:56:23. > :56:28.said, it is a shame Michael is leaving without having won a Grand

:56:28. > :56:36.Prix. Sadly, the gamble on tyres did not

:56:36. > :56:43.pay off. We tried. It looked pretty reasonable to start with the, we

:56:43. > :56:49.had pretty good times, until the end of the first stint in. I was

:56:49. > :56:54.fighting with Daniel Ricciardo and some others. We had to comment

:56:54. > :56:59.again. They could have finished on that said, but I would have ended

:56:59. > :57:05.up in the same position, so it was a good decision to come in, change

:57:05. > :57:10.tyres, and fight again for a further position, but I had to stop

:57:10. > :57:19.thinking about it, because I lost six the year. It was just lucky to

:57:19. > :57:25.finish the race. Were you able to enjoy your 300th Grand Prix? I did.

:57:25. > :57:31.It is beautiful, to fight for the top positions, and it is a bit sad,

:57:31. > :57:37.autistic, that you cannot take it home. -- it was a bit sad,

:57:37. > :57:40.obviously. Bernie Ecclestone told us that he would be sad to seek

:57:40. > :57:48.relief at the end of the season. Does he know something that we do

:57:48. > :57:54.not? Are you leaving at the end of the season? He said, if I take the

:57:54. > :57:57.decision to leave Formula One. That is what he meant it. We had a chat,

:57:57. > :58:05.I told him I had not reached a decision.

:58:05. > :58:10.Nothing year. -- nothing new. 24 hours later, Bernie Ecclestone

:58:10. > :58:16.tells us he might be leaving. It is so hard to read into these

:58:16. > :58:19.situations. Give him some space, he has brought immense joy. I asked

:58:19. > :58:24.him in the interview, and he claimed that Michael Schumacher was

:58:24. > :58:33.perhaps the greatest ambassador we have ever had. What it means is

:58:33. > :58:36.that, longevity, 21 years, pretty much solid, 300 races, it is

:58:36. > :58:42.remarkable, seven world titles, he needs his base, let him make his

:58:42. > :58:48.own decision. There was a moment when he was passed by three or four

:58:48. > :58:53.cars in quick succession. But some really racy moments from them.

:58:53. > :59:00.it was a strong performance. He made the most of his car, and he

:59:00. > :59:03.had to defend thereafter. He used to strategy well. I do not

:59:03. > :59:10.understand why we are trying to debate if he will stay or not,

:59:10. > :59:14.let's be patient. Just wait, and when we find out, it will very

:59:14. > :59:20.quickly spread. There is no question, irrespective of his

:59:20. > :59:24.second career, when it comes to an end, he has had eight huge impact.

:59:24. > :59:32.Did you always open your crisps presence on Christmas Eve?! I never

:59:32. > :59:39.got any! -- your Christmas presents?! Let's talk about Bruno

:59:39. > :59:46.Senna. A strong race from him at times. Christian Horner said they

:59:46. > :59:53.cannot get past 10. It also told us a lot about the set-up of the Red

:59:53. > :59:58.Bull. They run a shorter Top Gear. They thought that, if they got some

:59:58. > :00:03.clear space, that would be the beneficial beer. We saw they had

:00:03. > :00:08.good pace. But is where they could capitalise. But in terms of

:00:08. > :00:14.straight-line speed, they were not able to use it. This is the run

:00:14. > :00:24.into the chicane. Williams today, however made that decision, they

:00:24. > :00:24.

:00:24. > :00:29.made a good decision. I think it was a major drop-off by Red Bull

:00:29. > :00:33.today. They got away with blue murder. They should not have

:00:33. > :00:39.finished in second place. This car was not quick enough, they picked

:00:39. > :00:44.the wrong gear, they were jumped upon by the rest of the teams. To

:00:44. > :00:49.finish second was remarkable. disappointing day for Williams,

:00:49. > :00:57.Pastor Maldonado involved in things he would not want to be involved in,

:00:57. > :01:02.and no points. Bruno Senna finished in 12th place, out of the points.

:01:02. > :01:09.A lot of battles there today, some of pure race. A lot of battles, but

:01:09. > :01:19.they do not come our way. Our strategy looked like a could work,

:01:19. > :01:20.

:01:20. > :01:26.but we got a slow puncture. We cannot argue with the result, but

:01:26. > :01:34.we have learned a lot. Pliny to come here with important fixes for

:01:34. > :01:39.the car for Munster. -- for Monza.

:01:39. > :01:44.Let's have a love at a couple of incidents. We saw the Marussia

:01:44. > :01:48.drivers going wheel to wheel. Even Dewar's this lower end of the

:01:48. > :01:55.action, beating your team-mate, having the bragging rights, it is

:01:55. > :01:59.so important. These are still fast cars. We had different strategies,

:01:59. > :02:05.Charles Pic coming back on the inside, raising his more

:02:05. > :02:11.experienced team-mate, Timo Glock. In the end, it worked out for him.

:02:11. > :02:15.It is important for these teams to fight over every position. Let's

:02:15. > :02:20.not worry too much about the in- house battle, the battle for there

:02:20. > :02:25.is, who will finish in the top 10? At the moment, Caterham just have

:02:25. > :02:29.it. Vitaly Petrov just finished ahead of Charles Pic and Timo Glock.

:02:29. > :02:33.This would have been a crucial day with a lot of top runners out of

:02:33. > :02:37.the race, this was the time when you have to capitalise on the

:02:37. > :02:44.points available, and those teams will rue the fact they did not

:02:44. > :02:48.quite get into the top 10. Paul di Resta, well done to him, he picked

:02:48. > :02:54.up some points. If you join us on the Forum, we will print you Paul

:02:54. > :03:04.di Resta, and talk about what happened to Sauber. All you have to

:03:04. > :03:32.

:03:32. > :03:37.championship. It is the start of the second half of the season. For

:03:37. > :03:43.Ferrari, it is a shot across the bows, a reminder that there is a

:03:43. > :03:49.long way to go. And a reminder of how dependent they are on Fernando

:03:49. > :03:53.Alonso. Felipe Massa could not capitalise on some of the quick

:03:53. > :03:58.results we saw from Fernando Alonso earlier in the year. They dealt

:03:58. > :04:04.with the rain on Friday, a real race for the fans today. They look

:04:04. > :04:10.happy. How can you get a happier crowd than that?! It is reminiscent

:04:10. > :04:17.of Silverstone. Silverstone and spot a good shot, they are special

:04:17. > :04:20.people. -- Silverstone and Spa- Francorchamps. Come and join us on

:04:20. > :04:23.the forum on the red button. People have used to come here to take the

:04:24. > :04:31.waters and get away from a hectic everyday life. How things have

:04:31. > :04:34.changed over the years! See you on the red button, go by.

:04:34. > :04:42.Magnificent, Spa-Francorchamps. The ribbon of... Looks resplendent.

:04:42. > :04:49.Away we go! He has hit the Lotus! Romain Grosjean over the top of

:04:49. > :04:57.Fernando Alonso! Real drama! They are side-by-side! Sebastian Vettel