On 01/09, 17:12
Kimi Räikkönen seems at ease on the Spa-Francorchamps circuit, and the Finn demonstrated it this afternoon by setting the 4th fastest time. He will finally start 3rd after Maldonado's penalty. On his side, Romain Grosjean will start from 8th place on the grid; the Frenchman was not completely satisfied with the behavior of his E20 but hopes tomorrow will be a better day. 
On 01/09, 16:53
After a rainy Friday where Intermediate but especially Rain tires reigned supreme in the Ardennes, Medium and Hard tires were in the spotlight this Saturday for Free Practice and Qualifying. In the race, Paul Hembery expects to see between two and three stops. 
On 01/09, 16:13
Absent from the first spot on the starting grid since Monaco 2009, Jenson Button will return to pole position tomorrow, his first for McLaren. Lewis Hamilton, for his part, attributes his performance to a poor choice of rear wing, which will persist in the race. 
On 01/09, 15:57
If Paul di Resta believes he couldn't get more out of his Force India, Nico Hülkenberg regrets not being able to join his teammate in Q3 due to a mistake in his last lap in Q2. The Indian team, however, aims for points with both of its cars. 
On 01/09, 15:54
Pastor Maldonado joins Mark Webber and Nico Rosberg in the club of penalized drivers at the end of the qualifying session. The Venezuelan blocked Nico Hülkenberg's Force India during Q1. 
On 01/09, 15:35
The HRT team is thrilled with their Belgian qualifying as the team is convinced they have made progress. Pedro de la Rosa was satisfied with his lap, while Narain Karthikeyan is a bit disappointed not to have had a clear lap. However, the Indian driver is looking forward to tomorrow to do better. 
On 01/09, 15:32
For once, the Red Bulls will start from far back on the grid. Struggling with his car, Sebastian Vettel did not make it to Q3 and will start in 10th position thanks to Mark Webber's penalty. The Australian, who will drop 5 places on the starting grid, could only manage the 7th fastest time in qualifying. 
On 01/09, 15:29
After relatively disappointing qualifying on Saturday, Lewis Hamilton spoke candidly on Twitter, openly and vehemently criticizing McLaren's new rear wing. The messages were later deleted, but they have already been widely shared by users of the social network. 
On 01/09, 15:26
Romain Grosjean will start 8th on the grid (following Webber's penalty for a gearbox change) and hopes to be able to perform well in the race where his Lotus should behave better and thus allow him to move up in the standings. 
On 01/09, 15:08
After a strong overall performance in qualifying, with Kamui Kobayashi qualifying for the first time on the front row and Sergio Pérez matching his best Saturday performance, the Sauber drivers have just one objective for tomorrow's race: to finish on the podium. 
On 01/09, 15:03
Complicated afternoon for the Mercedes AMG team. Nico Rosberg was eliminated in Q1 and will start from 23rd place after his penalty. It's hardly better for Michael Schumacher, who was eliminated in Q2 and will start from 13th place on the grid tomorrow. 
On 01/09, 13:56
The Toro Rosso drivers believe they could hardly do better than the 15th and 16th places on the grid. Daniel Ricciardo thinks he could have been faster and remains optimistic for the race. Jean-Eric Vergne, on the other hand, is thrilled to have outpaced his teammate, which he sees as evidence of the progress made in qualifying since the start of the season. 
On 01/09, 13:48
Heikki Kovalainen experienced some issues today during Free Practice 3 and in qualifying with his DRS, but the Finnish driver still managed a good lap that places him in his usual position on the grid. The same observation goes for Vitaly Petrov, who believes he extracted the maximum from the CT01. 
On 01/09, 13:17
Surprising dominator of Q2, Jenson Button repeated equivalent laps twice in Q3 to clinch pole position for this Belgian Grand Prix. Equally unexpected, Kamui Kobayashi and Pastor Maldonado complete the top three. The favorites are at the back of the top 10, or even beyond for Vettel, who was eliminated in Q2. 
On 01/09, 11:46
In 2014, Formula 1 will experience a small revolution or, in any case, a major upheaval in its engine technology with the arrival of the V6 Turbo replacing the current V8. The development of this new engine is already well underway within the different teams, but the current V8 should not be forgotten either. Not simple. 
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