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Fantastic crowds at Spa, all enjoying the sun.
Five minutes until lights out.
Summary
Hamilton wins, Rosberg 2nd, Grosjean 3rd
Kvyat 4th, Perez 5th, Massa 6th
Vettel suffers dramatic tyre explosion while running third
German furious at tyre failure
Williams penalised for mixing tyre compounds
Hulkenberg, Maldonado, Ricciardo, Sainz out
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Expect a 'dramatic start'published at 12:54
Eddie Jordan
BBC F1 chief analyst"The start is going to be crunch time. Everyone out there is very concerned. They can get no outside assistance - it's down to them.
"We will see, I believe, a really dramatic start."
get involved Get Involved #bbcf1published at 12:54 British Summer Time 23 August 2015
Race predictions
THE GRIDpublished at 12:51
1) Hamilton 2) Rosberg 3) Bottas 4) Perez 5) Ricciardo 6) Massa 7) Maldonado 8) Vettel 9) Grosjean 10) Sainz
11) Hulkenberg 12) Kvyat 13) Ericsson 14) Nasr 15) Stevens 16) Raikkonen 17) Merhi 18) Verstappen 19) Button 20) Alonso
Perez has 'everything to win'published at 12:51 British Summer Time 23 August 2015
Force India's Sergio Perez (fourth on the grid) speaking to BBC Sport's David Coulthard: "It's a great position to start today - we have everything to win and nothing to lose."
A rare chat with Merhipublished at 12:50 British Summer Time 23 August 2015
Postpublished at 12:50 British Summer Time 23 August 2015
Andrew Benson
Chief F1 writer at Spa"Unusually, the weather has not been a topic for discussion this weekend - other than in terms of how unexpectedly beautiful it has been. It’s still nice now, but it’s clear a change is coming - a strong wind has developed and light cloud has been beginning to build. Forecasters say there will be a storm later and, although it is expected after the race, some teams are still concerned it could come during it.
"Other than that, strategy-wise this should be a straightforward enough race. The ‘soft’ or ‘option’ is the favoured tyre and most are likely to do a two-stop, although some may try for a one."
Pirelli expecting two stopspublished at 12:49
Pirelli motorsport director Paul Hembery speaking to BBC Sport's David Coulthard: "We are expecting a two-stop race with the first cars coming in after 12 or 13 laps."
Advantage Rosberg?published at 12:48
Mercedes non-executive chairman Niki Lauda speaking to BBC Sport's David Coulthard: "I've just seen that Nico is on the best side of the grid. Let's see who first gets to the first corner."
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The start of the Belgian Grand Prix is inching ever closer as David Coulthard embarks on his grid wander for people to chat to.
Postpublished at 12:46 British Summer Time 23 August 2015
Andrew Benson
Chief F1 writer at Spa
Image source, Getty Images“The spectacular tyre failure suffered by Nico Rosberg’s Mercedes on Friday remains a concern, despite Pirelli ruling out a structural problem with the tyre. There have been rumours that the cut that has been blamed for the blow-out could have come about as a result of contact with the car’s bodywork. But Mercedes say that is categorically not the case. The drivers raised the issue with F1 director Charlie Whiting in their briefing on Friday and were not especially reassured by his defence of Pirelli, nor the subsequent lack of an explanation for what had happened.
"Rosberg admits it’s ‘a bit of a worry’. Sebastian Vettel, one of a group of superstar drivers who engaged in the discussion with Whiting along with Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso, said: ‘I just wanted to know what was going on. That’s why I raised my hand and asked. I didn’t really get an answer. The answer we got from Pirelli and Mercedes is OK and we have to live with that. We hope it is fine.’”
Hamilton gun criticismpublished at 12:44
What the papers say
The Observer say Lewis Hamilton achieved his aim of "coming back firing" after the summer break, but said some fans "did not take well" to a "short video posted on his Instagram account on Friday" that "showed the driver firing an automatic weapon on a range, in Colorado during his summer break".
The video was taken down on Saturday and Hamilton said: "I didn't post it. I don't post anything on race weekends, a friend does it for me."
Image source, The ObserverPostpublished at 12:44 British Summer Time 23 August 2015
'Impressive' Hamilton back 'on form'published at 12:43
What the papers say
According to theMail on Sunday: "For all his glitzy friends and Twitter exposure, it is in the rawer world of Spa-Francorchamps that Lewis Hamilton is himself and at his best."
They add: "Hamilton has returned from his summer break in America and Barbados in form and as impressive as he showed in the first half of the season, other than for what he admitted was a patch performance in the last race in Hungary."
Image source, Mail on SundayGet involved #bbcf1published at 12:43 British Summer Time 23 August 2015
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Raikkonen 'likes the forest'published at 12:41
Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen (16th on the grid) speaking to BBC Sport's Tom Clarkson: "I like the circuit, I like the forest. When I am home in Finland, I stay in some places in the middle of the forest. I am a countryside boy."
Ferrari announced this week that they are keeping Raikkonen, 35, next season and he adds: "I wouldn't be here if I wasn't motivated."
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Spa statspublished at 12:40
Image source, Getty ImagesTwenty minutes to go until lights out. Enough time for you to check out all the vital statistics behind the race here.
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Image source, Getty ImagesPole is by no means a sure-fire way of winning the Belgian Grand Prix.
Just 15 of the 48 races at Spa - and three of the last 10 - have been won from the front of the pack.
Michael Schumacher holds the record of winning from the furthest back on the grid, securing victory from 16th in 1995.
Hope for Raikkonen yet.