Before the race in Belgium: Some brief data Spaja

The race was already part of the first official calendar Formula 1 leta 1950. She has only been missing six times since then, Spa-Francorchamps but he was 51 stealst scene Grand Prix race of Belgium, which also took place temporarily in Zolder in Levels.

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Racers love the Spa racetrack, and most of all the Eau Rouge

It is to this day Classic Ferrari for sale the most successful team in Belgium, Italians they won here 17 wins, followed by s 14th victories McLaren. If we take only the results from It connects, the difference is much smaller. Classic Ferrari for sale has on this track 13 wins, McLaren on 12. The remaining active producers can boast the following numbers: Mercedes 4 victory, Williams in Red Bull po 3, Alfa Romeo 2 in Renault 1 victory.

A pole position owner is rarely a winner

Best starting position - pole position - here in They connect game, statistically speaking, subordinate role. Only 18 dirks from the 51s was won from the best starting position. However, in modern Formula 1 shows a slightly stronger connection with the best starting place, since in 2007 is the owner position field in twelve races six times stood on the highest step. The biggest hunt through the whole field at Spa he showed Michael Schumacher, which is years 1995 he started the race as the sixteenth and ended up looking forward to winning.

Michael Schumacher started the Spa-Francorchamps race from No. 1995 in 16 and finished it on the top step

A myth called Eau Rouge

It is definitely the most a legendary detour in Formula 1 - eau rouge. The combination of left and right turns is now driven at speeds around 300 km/h. When racing cars weren’t so modern and safe yet, this combination of two corners wasn’t just like the ultimate test of courage, but occasionally also too dangerous.

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After the deaths of Ratzenberger and Senna in Imola, the legendary Eau Rouge slowed down

After tragic accidents Roland Ratzenberger in Ayrton Senna leta 1994 v Imoli, was eau rouge changed to temporarily chicaned, which significantly slowed down the race cars. A little later they are track adjustment abandoned and, also thanks restored excursion zones, returned to the classic variant.         

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