Meanwhile, the Force India drivers Sergio Pérez and Nico Hülkenberg ended the session in fifth and eighth respectively, separated by the Red Bull drivers. "The whole circuit has been packed out with the fans. The Belgian Grand Prix was the scene of his only win in both the 2004 and 2009 seasons; it was also the only race in which Raikkonen finished ahead of Alonso in 2014. [6] In addition, a new kerb was added at the exit of the famous Eau Rouge corner, on the apex of turn four. Romain Grosjean and Lotus secured a podium finish for the first time since the 2013 United States Grand Prix, benefitting from a controversial tyre failure on Sebastian Vettel's Ferrari late in the race. [13] McLaren came to Spa with a new specification power unit, aiming to reach the level of Ferrari's unit with the introduced changes. The failure, though, prompted a furious reaction from Vettel, who was one of several leading drivers to express their concerns about tyre safety at the drivers' briefing after practice on Friday. Hamilton, yet again, broke an all-time F1 record set by Michael Schumacher. [26][28], Nico Rosberg, speaking about his spin in Free Practice 2[29], Another accident marred the second practice session on Friday afternoon, when a rear tyre on Nico Rosberg's Mercedes blew, causing him to spin in the run-up to Blanchimont corner. Excluded from further participation were both Manor Marussia cars, both McLaren drivers and Sauber's Felipe Nasr. He chose, like the dominant Mercedes not to stop under the virtual safety car, unlike most of his rivals. Max Verstappen succeeded in progressing into Q2 despite complaining about a loss of power on his car. Former driver Allan McNish wrote: "This is the first time in my life I have seen someone go around the outside of someone at Blanchimont. Rosberg was able to avoid hitting the tyre barriers, but the session was nevertheless red-flagged in order to clear the track of the car. The midfield was incredibly tightly packed, and Raikkonen also came under pressure from Toro Rosso's Max Verstappen on the last lap, the 17-year-old Dutchman just failing to take seventh when he overcooked a passing attempt at the Les Combes chicane. was the only driver to try to make a one-stop strategy work. Ricciardo was again third, a further 0.4 seconds adrift, ahead of fellow Red Bull driver Daniil Kvyat, one second behind Rosberg. Fernando Alonso did also start well for McLaren, moving up to twelfth, while Lewis Hamilton retained his lead, pulling clear of Pérez's Force India early on. The first time this happened was at the 1997 Belgian Grand Prix, which was the first Formula 1 race to start behind the Safety Car. He was helped by Rosberg being delayed by the Force India of Sergio Perez and Daniel Ricciardo's Red Bull, who beat him off the line from fourth and fifth places on the grid, as third-placed Valtteri Bottas's Williams dropped back. [66], As a result of the race, Lewis Hamilton extended his championship lead over Rosberg to 28 points, the biggest margin it had been all season up to that point. "Lewis did a great job and deserved the win. If it had happened a couple of metres later or earlier, we would have one of the biggest shunts ever. [30] Rosberg's tyre failure was later deemed the result of an "external cut", excluding the possibility of "any structural integrity issues". The result, especially impressive as Grosjean had to fight up from ninth on the grid following a five-place gearbox penalty, was a welcome boost for troubled Lotus, fighting off financial legal challenges as they try to keep the outfit afloat. Vettel's tyre failure cost him points as he was now 67 points off the lead in the standings. [41][42] The cumulative 105-place grid penalty set a new record in Formula One. On lap six, Daniil Kvyat took eighth place from Felipe Massa, while Romain Grosjean had quick first laps as well, overtaking the second Williams of Bottas for sixth on lap eight. Round 10 Full Race Highlights of the F1 2015 rFactor Mod League on Nebula Racing League. Suddenly at 306, "GP Belgien in Spa-Francorchamps / Rennen", "Pirelli to stay as F1's sole tyre supplier until 2019 season", "Pirelli opt for aggressive tyre choice for Italy", "Drivers prefer Spa's old 'Bus Stop' chicane", "FIA removes new kerb from Eau Rouge/Raidillon", "Belgian GP – Off again at a classic circuit", "Kimi Raikkonen handed contract extension by Ferrari for 2016", "Mercedes F1 W06 Hybrid – Spa-Francorchamps rear wing", "Honda aiming to match Ferrari with Formula 1 power unit update", "McLaren-Honda expect 'difficult' Belgian GP despite new-spec engine", "Pre-Spa analysis – McLaren the big winners of start changes? During the post-race press conference, Grosjean described the moment of Vettel's tyre failure as "a bit of a scary moment", saying that it was "very unfortunate he had that puncture". Watch the 2015 Hungarian Grand Prix in full The 2015 Hungarian Grand Prix took place on 26 July 2015 at the Hungaroring in Mogyoród, Hungary. It shouldn't happen. Sebastian Vettel for Ferrari was a further 21 points behind Rosberg, having closed the gap by winning the previous round in Hungary. [4] The green-banded intermediate weather tyre and the blue-banded full wet compounds were brought to all events. He would later serve a drive through penalty. [47], At the start, Nico Rosberg did not get away well, falling back to fifth behind Pérez, Ricciardo and Bottas, but overtook the latter for fourth by the end of the lap. Fastest throughout the entire weekend the Englishman took pole position in qualifying before going on to control the race and take a dominant victory. Rosberg was the first to do so on lap 13, coming out slightly ahead of Pérez, who had overtaken Ricciardo a lap earlier. Lewis Hamilton beat Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg to take a dominant win at the Belgian Grand Prix to extend his championship lead. [48] Vettel's strategy however did not work out. Lap 18 saw Romain Grosjean gain another position at Ricciardo's expense, moving into fourth. The 2015 Chinese grand prix held at the Shanghai International Circuit will go down in the history books as a crushing 'full house' weekend for world champion Lewis Hamilton. But this can happen. Several more drivers came in over the next couple of laps, including Bottas and Grosjean, with the Williams taking back his position during the stops only to be overtaken again on lap ten. Incidentally, the 1997 season was the first to feature a full-time Safety Car driver. The world champion converted pole position into a lead on the first lap and was in control throughout, taking his sixth win and extending his lead to 28 points. That was big[. The two dry selections were the white-banded medium compound as the "prime" tyre, while the yellow-banded soft compound was provided as the softer "option" choice. Both of us were so lucky. Fifty minutes into the session, a red flag came out when Pastor Maldonado lost traction at the rear end of his Lotus E23 Hybrid at the exit of Les Combes corner and crashed into the tyre barriers, damaging the front-right of his car. Read about our approach to external linking. "[49] He also called for immediate action considering the Italian Grand Prix – the race following Spa-Francorchamps – due to its nature as the fastest race of the year. The Belgian Grand Prix was not held in 1957, 1959, 1969, 1971, 2003 and 2006 due to various reasons. [25] In the first practice session on Friday morning, Nico Rosberg was fastest after initial trouble with his power unit, a quarter of a second ahead of his Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton. Last updated on 23 August 201523 August 2015.From the section Formula 1. The race was celebrated by Scuderia Ferrari as their 900th Grand Prix participation. The kerb was however removed on Saturday after the FIA discussed the matter with the drivers. Earlier in the race, Verstappen had also overtaken Felipe Nasr around the outside of the high-speed Blanchimont corner. Posted on 23rd August 2015, 14:33 24th August 2015, 12:00 Author Keith Collantine Categories 2015 Belgian Grand Prix, 2015 F1 season, Debates and Polls, Rate the Race Tags 2015 belgian grand prix, Belgian Grand Prix, f1 belgium, F1 Belgium 2015, f1 spa francorchamps, grand prix of belgium Hamilton was on pole by nearly half a second from Rosberg and his advantage continued into the race. [49] Vettel ended his race in the pit lane, but was classified down in twelfth place. [8] Driving for the Scuderia was Kimi Räikkönen, the most successful active driver at Spa,[8] who extended his contract with the team for an additional year in the week prior to the race. [64] Additional praise for Grosjean came from motorsport journalist Mark Hughes, who felt that Grosjean was "still seriously under-rated" in Formula One. [53] The day after the race, Pirelli announced that they had found cuts on other tyres from other teams, mainly on the rear tyres, and that they were still searching for the cause of the damages. [37], After qualifying, Hamilton stated his performance was mainly due to improvements he made in the middle sector of the lap, saying: "Sector two has been probably in the past a bit of a weak point. The Williams cars of Valtteri Bottas and Felipe Massa were 14th and 16th respectively, ahead of the two McLaren drivers, who were faster only than the two Manor Marussia cars. Lotus's Romain Grosjean took third after a rear tyre failure on Sebastian Vettel's Ferrari with two laps to go. How a secret Mercedes engine mode helped pressure Vettel into a race-ending puncture “If drivers respect track limits there’s no problem” – Spa responds to Pirelli over ‘debris’ Tyres should be able to cope with debris – Massa; Pirelli urge better track cleaning after Spa blow-outs [47] Carlos Sainz Jr. experienced a similar problem during the second formation lap and was called into the pit lane. "[32], World champion Lewis Hamilton bounced back in the third session on Saturday morning, being quickest, almost half a second faster than Rosberg. Page 1 of 15 - 2015 Belgian Grand Prix race day thread - posted in Racing Comments: Race day! [36] Following their poor qualifying performance and grid penalties, Jenson Button expected a "lonely race" for McLaren, saying: "I actually enjoyed driving the car, and when you cross the finishing line and you see the time you think 'That's not bad'. It was the eleventh round of the 2015 Formula One season, and the 71st Belgian Grand Prix. Kvyat's newer tyres allowed him to overtake Bottas, Räikkönen, Massa and Pérez to eventually finish fourth. That promoted the four-time champion to third, ahead of Grosjean and Perez, but as the Ferrari driver nursed his tyres to the end the Lotus closed in and Vettel's tyre exploded as he was trying to resist him. [62] Lotus later revealed that the retirement was caused by damage to the clutch control system sustained when he went off the track at Eau Rouge. The 2015 Belgian Grand Prix (formally the 2015 Formula 1 Shell Belgian Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held on 23 August 2015 at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Spa, Belgium. As a consequence of Konstantin Tereshchenko's crash in a GP3 Series race in 2014, new asphalt was laid dow… Vettel was holding off the Lotus on a one-stop strategy when the tyre exploded. But then when you see where you are, a second off the guy in front of you, it's a massive margin, it hurts. We were concerned when we saw the number of laps that were going to be done. At the same time, the team applauded Grosjean for a "faultless" drive. "[51] Nico Rosberg however backed up his compatriot Vettel, telling the press: "The exploding tyres is poor. "[57] When the tyre supplier released the findings of their own investigation into the matter, the company needed to overturn their claim that the failure was caused by wear, since the report proved that the damage to Vettel's tyre was caused by debris. "Things like that are not allowed," he told BBC Sport's Lee McKenzie. "[32] Indeed, he gained most of his time on Rosberg in this sector, containing the majority of the circuit's corners. On lap 21, Daniel Ricciardo's Red Bull came to a sudden stop at the exit of the 'Bus Stop' chicane, leading to a Virtual Safety Car period, during which many drivers made pit stops for new tyres, among them Grosjean, Massa and Verstappen. Hamilton and Vettel made pit stops for new tyres on laps 14 and 15 respectively. Before the start of the race, every one of the 6 Ferrari engines was in the bottom 8 of the grid. He saw the safety of the drivers at risks, asserting that "[i]f it happens 200 metres earlier, I am not standing here now. Lewis Hamilton beat Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg to take a dominant win at the Belgian Grand Prix to extend his championship lead. Note - Ricciardo scored an additional point for setting the fastest lap of the race. F1 2015 GP Belgium FULL RACE /Practice+Qual+Race/ - YouTube Romain Grosjean was delighted with his tenth career podium, speaking of "an incredible weekend" and claimed that the podium "has the feel of a race win". [15] In suit with the new power unit the team introduced a new engine cover. [14] However, the team's racing director Éric Boullier warned that it might take until Singapore until the gains could be visible and expected a "difficult" Belgian Grand Prix. The next race is the Italian Grand Prix at Monza in a fortnight’s time. They need to figure out something to make it safer. It is a hot moment and I don't want to enter into a war of words over that – it is pointless for everybody. "We have had such a great crowd here this weekend," said Hamilton. The two dry selections were the white-banded medium compound as the "prime" tyre, while the yellow-banded soft compound was provided as the softer "option" choice. The 2015 Formula One World Championship continues this weekend with round eleven, the Belgian Grand Prix, which once again is taking place at the legendary Spa-Francorchamps. Further updates to the McLaren MP4-30 included an "unprecedented" tray design for the front of the floor, as well as lower sidepods and a new position for the radiator that cools the electronic recovery system. There, Hamilton stabilised the gap and cruised to his sixth victory of the year, out of 11 races to start the second half of the season in the perfect manner. Vettel, fresh from his victory in the last race in Hungary, was the only driver to try to make a one-stop strategy work. [67] In the Constructors' Championship, Mercedes extended their lead over Ferrari to 184 points, while Lotus moved into fifth place at the expense of Force India. [22] The bailiffs returned the cars to Lotus and the team was eventually able to travel to Italy,[23] after Bernie Ecclestone, chief executive of the Formula One Group, "stepped in to ensure staff were paid", while their financial problems continued to question the team's future. Sainz, Jr. eventually retired from the race on lap 34. We need to look forward. An exciting time and I look forward to next week. [25] Valtteri Bottas was first and last out on track during the first part of qualifying (Q1), starting the lap that saved him from elimination in the very last moments of the session. Fourth fastest was Grosjean, who delivered what the BBC called a "stunningly impressive" lap. "[51] Pirelli's Motorsport Director Paul Hembery reacted to Vettel's accusations by saying: "I am not going to criticise Sebastian. he shouted over team radio as he passed Perez. [48] Lap eleven saw a risky overtaking manoeuvre by Max Verstappen, who went around the outside of Nasr at Blanchimont to take eleventh place. Daniel Ricciardo (Red Bull) was third, just five hundredths of a second slower than Hamilton, with Kimi Räikkönen another tenth down in fourth. Being here today is special for us, it has the prize of a race win. The session was stopped for ten minutes for the track marshals to repair the barriers. [9] Mercedes introduced a new low-downforce rear wing for Spa, featuring a spoon-shaped design, similar to that of the McLaren MP4-21 in 2006. 2015 Belgian Grand Prix 2015 Belgian Grand Prix (1h 55m 59s) 2015 in Review - Belgium (15m 7s) 6.39 : 2018 French Grand Prix 2018 French Grand Prix - Full Race (2h 0m 18s) 2018 French Grand Prix - Race in 30 (27m 24s) 2018 French Grand Prix - Highlights (6m 49s) 6.37 : 2013 Canadian Grand Prix 2013 Canadian Grand Prix (2h 3m 3s) On lap two, Pastor Maldonado became the second retirement of the race when he stopped his car due to a power failure. [5] As a consequence of Konstantin Tereshchenko's crash in a GP3 Series race in 2014, new asphalt was laid down on the inside of the final corner, replacing the patch of grass that was there before. The first national race of Belgium was held in 1925 at the Spa region's race course, an area of the country that had been associated with motor sport since the very early years of racing. It was the same tyre that had failed on Rosberg's Mercedes during Friday practice. [47] By lap 29, Kvyat had made a pit stop for new soft tyres, being able to go fast until the end of the race, while Vettel decided to try and finish the race without pitting for new tyres a second time. [48], An early pit stop by Ricciardo on lap eight forced the hand of Force India, who brought in Pérez one lap later, but Pérez still came out behind the Red Bull. In "an uneventful session", the two Ferrari drivers were third and fourth, with Vettel leading Räikkönen. Meanwhile, Sebastian Vettel, who had won the previous race in Hungary, managed only ninth fastest after a mistake at the final chicane. It is unacceptable. Nico Rosberg won the 2015 Brazilian Formula 1 grand prix at Interlagos circuit today. [65] Williams launched an internal investigation into the tyre mix-up at Valtteri Bottas's first pit stop, feeling that it might have cost him a podium position. [52] Pirelli reacted by demanding a maximum stint length for their tyres, a suggestion the company had already put in at the end of 2013. [46], Prior to the race start, Nico Hülkenberg returned to the pit garage after reporting a loss of power on his Force India, but he eventually made it to the grid. Having won the 2014 edition, Daniel Ricciardo was the defending race winner. Just two laps later, a DRS aided move on Pérez handed him third place. "I messed up the start," said Rosberg. If Nico tells us he did not go off the track, he didn't go off the track, why should he lie to us? Bottas was also set for a penalty, as his team had simultaneously equipped him with two different types of tyre compounds. Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes entered the event as the overall Drivers' Championship leader, 21 points ahead of his teammate Nico Rosberg and 42 points ahead of Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel. Today was a dream and the car was fantastic all weekend. But anyway, it happened. Incredible job done by the team throughout the weekend. I tried to challenge him but not enough. Unchallenged by his teammate in second, Lewis Hamilton finished the race to take his 39th Grand Prix victory. The victory opens up his championship lead … Six penalty points for one crash puts Turvey halfway towards ban; Vergne victorious as Vandoorne hits manhole cover in race of drama "If that happens 200 metres earlier, I am not standing here right now.". The lead stayed stable until they made their first pit stops, Rosberg coming in first in lap 12 and Hamilton on lap 13, the advantage of coming in first allowing Rosberg to reduce the gap to 3.4 seconds. Plus it was three years since the Frenchman received a one-race ban at the Belgian Grand Prix for causing a spectacular accident at the first corner, which saw his Lotus somersault on to the cockpit of Fernando Alonso's Ferrari. McLaren made another power unit change on Saturday,[40] since a mid-season change in regulations meant that penalties could no longer result in in-race time penalties. "[38], McLaren, who were expected to benefit from the start changes,[19] were set to start the race from the back of the grid. His problem returned during the formation lap and when his car stalled on the starting grid, the starting procedure was aborted and another formation lap commenced. However, the company reasserted their stance that while Rosberg's failure was caused by external damage, Vettel's was due to "pure wear". [12] Red Bull on the other hand tested two different rear wings during Friday's free practice sessions. This handed Lewis Hamilton his tenth pole position in eleven races, meaning that he secured the FIA Pole Position Trophy at this early stage of the season. Hamilton had a brief concern when Rosberg somehow closed the gap by a second while the field was being controlled by the virtual safety car after Ricciardo's car broke down on the pit straight on lap 21. 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