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[RedRobin]

1 race ban for Grosjean and a 10 place grid penalty for Maldonado.

....Good news IMO. Although I think that Maldanado starting the next race from the pitlane would have been more appropriate.

[MC71]

1 race ban for Grosjean and a 10 place grid penalty for Maldonado.

Just seen that on the news and is the least those two sholud get. Both are good drivers with futures in the sport but both need to temper that with patience, easier said than done while in the midst of a race situation. You really wouldn't want to be next to either of them on the starting grid! Shows just how important it is to get on the front row in Quali' and be out front and out of trouble, especially at Spa.

Agree with Robin, apart from the first corner a good race with some good racing right through the field.

[RobH]

How maldonado has escaped a racing ban so far in his career ill never know, i guess its gonna take a serious incident like today to punish that muppet. Grosjean 7 crashes within the first lap out of 12 races says it all and today could have been so much worse and completely avoidable, nice guy but an idiot none the less.

Maldonado is just a pr!ck, he even managed to crash his car into a roundabout in venazuela

For vettel to shake off the "he cant race" hes gonna have to do what he did today alot more consistantly. One race doesnt prove anything but he did race well and yes personality is a good thing and so is wearing your heart on your sleeve and been passionate about what you do which also kimi lacks but thats just what fins are like.

[MC71]

Maldonado is just a pr!ck, he even managed to crash his car into a roundabout in venazuela

On YouTube, muppet!! 

[Greeners]

What an epic fail!!! 

Glad to hear Grosjean has been suitably punished!! 

[R32UK]

race aside was I the only one seriously p'eed off with the bbc coverage. They missed pretty much every bit of action in that race!!! everything was a replay... which just happened to be show whilst the next incident was going on. Fix up bbc or I will be moving across to you know who for the race itself!! 

[Nodz]

It's not the BBC that decides when replays happen or what action they show, it's the F1 live feed that all countries/broadcasters get and have no control over

[MC71]

^^^^ same on sky TBH, don't know if they all receive the same feed from the host broadcaster so that's what we see on the Beeb and Sky?  

[MC71]

It's not the BBC that decides when replays happen or what action they show, it's the F1 live feed that all countries/broadcasters get and have no control over

Got there before me. 

[Hedge]

I think it's Bernie's company that produce the TV feed.

[R32UK]

In which case I will stick with the bbc... 

... in seriousness it was a poor show from the director. 

[E30Dom]

Was gutted to go all the way to Belgium to see Lewis and Fernado race and they didn;t make it round the first corner! Grosjean needs to calm his starts down, but sure most racers go through this phase... 7 1st lap crashes in 12 races this season... not good...

Awesome weekend at Spa anyway! Even got a cheeky smile & wave from Ted Kravitz, after shouting "TED! You da man!" as he walked past down the pit straight! 

Button pulled out a great lead, he was down, past and off round the trees, before the next car was in view...

A few pics...







The aftermath of a horrible GP3 crash ( a GP2 driver having earlier been lifted to hopsital!!). Wasn't looking good when they started putting the blankets up and the "Extraction team" turned up...



And never take an Alfa on a european road trip without cover! And don;t use Greenflag they are bloody useless!

[andrewparker]

In which case I will stick with the bbc... 

They've just gone downhill in my estimation - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/19487080

Even suggested Vettel was a better driver than Senna.

[MC71]

^^^^ that's bonkers! What mushrooms have that lot been eating? Vettel is ONLY good when in a great car and not the other way round ie Senna 

[RedRobin]

They've just gone downhill in my estimation - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/19487080

Even suggested Vettel was a better driver than Senna.

....I'm a fan of Vettel but absolutely no way is he up there with drivers like Senna or Schumacher (in his day) or even Alonso. Seb is good and outstanding at putting in a very fast lap time. Given the fastest car, most current F1 drivers are exceptional drivers. This season's podium results illustrates that very well.