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
Image source, Getty ImagesOne fifth of Kimi Raikkonen's total race wins have come on Belgian soil.
The only time he has finished the race and not been on the podium was last year, when he finished fourth.
He'll have a job to get into the top three today, starting from 16th.
...it looks like it took Tom a while to get that smile from him, though...
"Come on Kimi, just a little one, come onnnn!"
Blow me down with a feather, is that Kimi smiling in the BBC F1 feature just now? Good work Tom Clarkson!
Andrew Benson
Chief F1 writer at Spa
“So much for Honda’s much-vaunted engine upgrade. F1 chief Yasuhisa Arai had talked of it making the power-unit a match for Ferrari here, but it is still by a large margin the worst on the grid. Arai insisted the expected horsepower gain was there, but added that ‘Spa is so difficult circuit’. That is an allusion to the major problem with the Honda engine - the hybrid system.
“All manufacturers and teams analyse each other’s performance to see where the gains and losses are. And one engineer from a rival said Honda’s internal combustion engine is ‘not so far off Renault’s’. He then used a very rude word to describe the quality of Honda’s hybrid system, which cannot sustain the electric boost for something like half the length of the straights here - a loss of 160bhp once the boost runs out. That equates to a deficit of 250-300bhp for half the straights. Which gives some sense of the size of the problem.
“McLaren and Honda are aware of the issue, which cannot be fixed until next year because they do not have enough available development ‘tokens’ under the engine rules. The upshot is that Jenson Button and Fernando Alonso, who start from the back after a combined total of 105 grid places in penalties for engine changes face a lonely race close to the back, against only each other.”
Image source, Getty ImagesWhat can McLaren do today? Because of a multitude of changes to their Honda engines, Fernando Alonso and Jenson Button have incurred a combined 105 grid place penalty, meaning they will start from Silverstone.
Not really, back of the grid for those two because, despite the size of the number, they can not be any further back and penalties do not carry on to the following races.
Andrew Benson
Chief F1 writer at Spa
“One of the topics of conversation that has dominated this weekend is the future of Red Bull and Renault in F1. The only certainty is that the situation between the two partners - who won the last of their eight title together only 21 months ago - is getting very messy.
“Red Bull have issued Renault with a notice of termination of their contract, on the grounds of performances clauses. Renault have told them they don’t accept their view. Neither will comment on that situation. Beyond that, it all gets unclear.
"Mercedes have said they would not consider entering talks with Red Bull while they have a contract with Renault. So Red Bull appear to be trying to force the situation to create the possibility of a Mercedes deal next year.
“But it’s a high-risk strategy, because Red Bull appear to have no other engine lined up. Bernie Ecclestone is pressuring Mercedes to supply Red Bull, but the world champions are extremely reluctant to do so, not least because of Red Bull’s reputation as a difficult partner for an engine supplier. Renault, meanwhile, are still vacillating over whether to buy Lotus, whose future is looking uncertain because of ongoing financial problems.”
F1's most dramatic starts
David Coulthard
BBC F1 co-commentator
"I still love this track. I get excited to come here as a fan today. It's just mighty. The more you attack, the more you get back."
Image source, Getty ImagesSome strong white trousers action from the team in Spa today.
Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel (eighth on the grid): "Q3 didn't go as well as we were hoping but today is a new day - we have a good car and we are ready to attack."
Image source, Getty ImagesScottish racing driver Jim Clark
Speaking of Schumacher, only one of his six Belgian Grand Prix wins came from pole (2002).
Jim Clark won the race four times, all of those victories coming from lower than first place on the grid.
The only time he started from pole at Spa, he finished sixth (1967).
Significant circuit for Schumacher
Image source, Getty ImagesMichael Schumacher made his Formula 1 debut at Spa back in 1991 and took his maiden victory there one year later.
F1's most dramatic starts
Eddie Jordan
BBC F1 chief analyst
Quote MessageNico Rosberg looks very calm. His wife is expecting a baby in a matter of days so he wants to make sure there is something to celebrate in the Rosberg household. He has it in his mind to make the pass very early on and I would not be surprised if that was done in the first corner.
BBC One
Live build-up and race coverage is under way right now on BBC One and online. Get comfy and settle in for the rest of the afternoon.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe drivers have just been tootling around the circuit in a variety of classic cars for the drivers' parade, Valtteri Bottas' car hilariously struggling to get up Eau Rouge.
Nico Rosberg is caught to give his views on the race, and is asked whether he plans to attack Lewis Hamilton from the outset. "For sure, yes aggressive," he says.
Hamilton, smiling next to him, says: "Qualifying has been great. I am super happy." He certainly looks it.
Andrew Benson
Chief F1 writer at Spa
"The Belgian Grand Prix marks a year since Daniel Ricciardo and Red Bull last won a race, and the prospects of a repeat look slim, even if the Australian is fifth on the grid - exactly where he started last year.
"Red Bull have made serious progress with the car, which is now by common consent at least a match for the Mercedes as a chassis following a major upgrade at Silverstone, which also included some much-less well publicised improvements from Renault on the engine.
"One engineer from a rival team was so impressed he said the Red Bull ‘scarily quick’ through Pouhon - although only that corner, he insisted. The car, as ever, lacks straight-line speed, the engine still some way down on Mercedes, and overtaking anything with a Ferrari or Mercedes engine in it will be very difficult.”
Image source, Getty ImagesDaniel Ricciardo won last year's race at Spa, meaning Red Bull have won three of their last four Belgian GPs.
They have a long way to go to match Ferrari's record of 16 wins - the most of any team.
Of course, it is impossible to mention Lewis Hamilton, Nico Rosberg and early Belgian GP drama without bringing up last year's race at Spa.
A major flashpoint in that season's Mercedes feud, Rosberg punctured Hamilton's left rear tyre when he hit the back of his team-mate's car on lap two, while the Englishman eventually retired.
Rosberg eventually finished second, extending his championship lead to 29 points.
F1's most dramatic starts
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