Belgian Grand Prix 2017 - Race Thread

[mizf1]

Vet needs to stay within drs

[Christopher]

Alonso going to be overtaken all race

[mizf1]

Ok kimi, start applying pressure on bottas

[458 Italia]

There's a first time for everything...

[vcs316]

Just 0.9s between Hamilton and Vettel up front and they're already 2.5s clear of a train led by Bottas behind.

[Christopher]

Seb and kimi need to stay in drs range or mercedes will be gone

[jgonzalesm6]

Alonso .... Hulk....Ocon

[mizf1]

Seb and ham 0.5 sec faster then bottas and kimi last lap

[458 Italia]

I do love Eua Rouge.

[mizf1]

Seb still within drs range

[vcs316]

"For the moment we can go with him," Vettel tells Ferrari. "No problem."

[mizf1]

Kimi just outside drs range to bottas

[mwk360]

damnit we out of drs range

[vcs316]

Third-placed Bottas isn't doing so well to hold on to team-mate Hamilton, he is already nearly 3 seconds off the lead with the Ferrari of Raikkonen within DRS range of the Mercedes.

The Red Bulls are staying with that duo, incidentally, with Verstappen still ahead of Ricciardo in fifth and sixth respectively.

[mwk360]

vet 1.2+ behind :(

Kimi 1.1+ behind

come on guys dont let them get away

[mizf1]

Force indias collide again at the start

[FerrariF60]

now the Mercs is flying....1.6 seconds luise ahead

[vcs316]

Ocon and Perez touched at the race start, with Ocon forced hard into the wall on the run to Eau Rouge.

That's the last thing Force India will want to see, and the Frenchman is lucky to be carrying on.

[mwk360]

ham increasing his lead , i hope ferrari got a good srtategy and dont just copy what mercs are doing.

[mwk360]

hamilton almost 2s ahead now

[vcs316]

Magnussen says he has "no pace" while Alonso says it is "embarrassing." Fair few disgruntled drivers out there.

[FerrariF60]

either Seb is preserving tires OR the Luise is showing his Mercs's speed

[Christopher]

So much for our great race pace

[Scuderia85]

ferrari shuld undercut with kimi

[458 Italia]

I hope we still have our bit of a tyre advantage

[FerrariF60]

ham increasing his lead , i hope ferrari got a good srtategy and dont just copy what mercs are doing.

it's about who blinks first.....and if we undecut them we have to make sure we DON"T come out in traffic

[vcs316]

Palmer: "struggling with rear grip a lot."

"Understood" says Renault.

Palmer is now down to 14th.

[mizf1]

So much for our great race pace

Eary days, the ferraris have a merc in the way. Mercesdes in clean air

[458 Italia]

It got boring listening to Alonso complain about 5 races ago.

[mwk360]

So much for our great race pace

i think sky was foolish to believe that was mercs true race pace, they were probably down a few modes in practice. they are just way too quick on the straights