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00:00Formula One employs some of the best brains in the world, but not one of them foresaw what happened yesterday in qualifying.
00:07I don't think I've ever seen so much head scratching up and down the pit lane after a Saturday session.
00:12What does round 12 of this world championship hold for the championship leader?
00:19Going in with 18 points, but he needs to score.
00:23We're away now with Fisichella making a good start. Look at Barrichello who stopped there, but out comes Raikkonen.
00:28Charging away, it's an awful start for Barrichello, but Fisichella's in the lead first.
00:32Heifelts in there, round on the outside comes Raikkonen as well.
00:35I think that's Sutil got caught up, I believe, in the middle of all of that.
00:40Some tangling at the back, front wing gone, Barrichello went into anti-stall on the grid.
00:46Fisichella away well.
00:48But it's Fisichella leading, here comes Raikkonen now up the hill, it's Kubica in second place.
00:52Raikkonen on a charge now. Up the hill he goes.
00:56Campbell, 200 miles an hour. He's gone from sixth to second.
00:59Now he's hunting down Fisichella.
01:01He's gone wide, he's gone across the ground, he's been hit.
01:04Oh, there's a problem there.
01:05That was a BMW in the back of him, it's Robert Kubica, there's a bit of debris there.
01:08And there's a problem there with a Braun and a Grosjean. Hamilton's gone off as well.
01:13But who we know, there's Alguerr Suari too.
01:16Lewis Hamilton finished in at the top of the hill there at Lycon.
01:19Safety car will be out now.
01:21They'll have to bring the safety car out.
01:23But we think Button is caught up in that as well as Hamilton.
01:26Going from bad to worse for Jenson Button.
01:28He's finished in the points every race so far.
01:30Down in 14th and seemingly out of the race now.
01:33Safety car is out.
01:35So, drama here in Spa.
01:38Qualifying was mad and the first lap has been equally crazy.
01:44Now we'll have to take a look at that instead of a knock-on effect.
01:47So, Raikkonen got too deep into the corner and bumped across the grass and think Kubica made contact with him then behind it.
01:56Just all hell broke loose.
01:58Now let's get it together.
01:59This is what happened.
02:01And I think it was Button spinning round that Hamilton backed off to miss it all and got clouted basically.
02:09So, he was minding his own business trying to stay out and there is a BMW going across the grass.
02:14Kupica definitely lost something.
02:16It's Jenson Button at the spun and then took Grosjean with him.
02:21I wonder if he got a tap actually from Grosjean just before.
02:25Here we go.
02:26He's having a look at Kovalainen and his Button up into Le Coupe.
02:30Right.
02:31Turns in.
02:32Oh, yeah.
02:33He got a whack.
02:34Grosjean caught him from behind.
02:36Yeah.
02:3880 horsepower or so for an extra six seconds.
02:41They're coming up now to the bus stop chicane.
02:44That will be underway.
02:45There's the safety guard going into the pit lane.
02:48Green lights on.
02:50I think Räikkönen could be having a look down into Lassau's hairpin at this rate.
02:54Here we go.
02:55He was well slow.
02:58One little long.
03:00Right behind him.
03:03It's a slam dunk from there surely for Räikkönen with the extra curves button and a slipstream.
03:08Fisichella has the slightly lighter car.
03:11Look at him rubbing against the ground with the lower car.
03:14Oh, Räikkönen so nearly.
03:16And then it's really is game over from there.
03:21Into first place.
03:22And catch me if he can.
03:23But Fisichella having a bit of a look back.
03:24But no, Räikkönen will have none of that.
03:27Through he goes.
03:29Best to keep an eye on what's happening down below.
03:31Where's Barrichello?
03:32Is he making any sort of move?
03:34He is.
03:37Got past Trulik.
03:39What sort of move can he make on Badua?
03:46At the moment, Rosberg is still ahead of Vettel.
03:51There's the race leader.
03:52Block goes through.
03:53Kubica is a handy racer.
03:54He's up in third place for BMW.
03:55Vettel is ahead of Rosberg.
03:56So whether that's by order of the FIA or the team has had a whirl with Rosberg.
03:59Either way, position changed.
04:00And Vettel up into seventh ahead of Rosberg.
04:01With Alonso just behind.
04:02So we resume then.
04:03In the sunshine in Spa.
04:04After three laps behind the safety car.
04:06A Force India in second.
04:07And a Force India at the back.
04:09And this is why Giancarlo Fisichella isn't leading anymore.
04:11Supremely brave there.
04:12And Vettel is ahead of Rosberg.
04:13And Vettel is ahead of Rosberg.
04:14So whether that's by order of the FIA or the team has had a whirl with Rosberg.
04:17Either way, position changed.
04:18And Vettel up into seventh ahead of Rosberg.
04:20With Alonso just behind.
04:22So we resume then.
04:23In the sunshine in Spa.
04:24After three laps behind the safety car.
04:27A Force India in second.
04:28And a Force India at the back.
04:29Fisichella isn't leading anymore.
04:31Supremely brave there by Raikkonen on cold tyres.
04:34In the dirty air.
04:35Just staying on the throttle pedal.
04:37Then had to get out of it before he hit the AstroTurf.
04:40And had so much more momentum.
04:42And then Fisichella picks up his slipstream.
04:45But he covers that off nicely.
04:47And barely, you have to say.
04:49And this, I believe, is where Vettel is going to pass Rosberg again in the slipstream.
04:54He's going to have so much more grip when he breaks down the outside.
04:57He's squeezing him.
04:59And Rosberg's getting forced really dramatically offline there.
05:03In the middle.
05:04And they're in the 51s and 52s, some of them.
05:07Here's Barrichello.
05:08Nakajima's up ahead of him.
05:12And this is for 12th.
05:13Can he do it?
05:16He's had...
05:17That looks good.
05:18That Mercedes engine's got some grunt, hasn't it?
05:21Because it's the reasonable amount of fuel on board Barrichello's car now.
05:25Texburg overtake.
05:26Nakajima didn't fight it too hard.
05:28Because he's a different man.
05:29A different driver.
05:30To how he was earlier on in the season.
05:33Wow.
05:34Look at that.
05:35For a bit of extra speed on the exit of Pouin.
05:37And it was an overtake as well.
05:39On Luca Badua.
05:40Are you surprised?
05:41He's gone to the back of the field.
05:44So a Ferrari leads.
05:46And a Ferrari trails.
05:48The fueling the wheels were about the same time.
05:50But it didn't matter.
05:51And that looks very close indeed.
05:54I think Webber might just get a drive through for that one.
05:59And it's still all going off at the top of the hill.
06:01It's Heidfeld against Webber.
06:02Then did it come through.
06:03And Heidfeld's caught him.
06:04He's managed to come through.
06:06Maybe a little mistake there by Webber.
06:08But Heidfeld's got it back.
06:11It might just help Red Bull's cause there.
06:13If they're actually behind.
06:14Here we go.
06:19Right.
06:20I think Webber will get a drive through for that.
06:21Not least at the last one.
06:22Where Red Bull were not penalized.
06:24Actually for releasing their car into the path of Raikkonen.
06:27But I wouldn't be surprised if Webber let him by on purpose.
06:31Pit lane as they sit under their pit wall ordings.
06:34Here's Barrichello on a move.
06:36Barrichello just drove clean past him.
06:38I mean he's got a reasonable fuel load on.
06:40He stopped under the safety car.
06:41Webber struggling for pace.
06:43And well.
06:47Look at the speed of that Force India releasing off the top of Radion.
06:51It is quick.
06:52It's just genuinely fast.
06:54They've got a perfect set up.
06:56He's up there up into Lacoon.
06:57The gap is still 0.9 of a second.
07:00He's a tenth slower up to the top of the hill.
07:02But that is first and second.
07:05And of course India is truly there.
07:07Maybe adjust the brake balance.
07:09And bang.
07:10There it is.
07:1170 metres across the corner.
07:12200 miles an hour.
07:14100 miles an hour.
07:15120 now.
07:17Through the final part.
07:19And then spot the braking point.
07:21It was very difficult.
07:22Rivage hairpin.
07:23Hug the white line like it's your favourite granny.
07:26For the Ferrari.
07:27Good grip in there.
07:28Ripped Liège corner.
07:30And as you said about Fisichella and Raikkonen.
07:32It's the same in Formanon always.
07:33How do you get past?
07:34I suppose the easier part for Vettel is to pressure Fisichella.
07:40He's looking at Raikkonen.
07:41Never mind what's happening behind him.
07:43And that's often the case.
07:44Braun.
07:45There's more of it.
07:46Off-throttle smoke.
07:47Bit of oil getting past the piston rings.
07:50Barrichello.
07:51Or might just be lucky to get to the end of the race with that one.
07:54Bruton's engine.
07:55Engine.
07:56Be careful.
07:57Back off Kovalainen.
07:58You have six seconds behind.
07:59Two laps to go.
08:00Back off.
08:01And look after the engine.
08:02There's the leaders.
08:03Final lap.
08:04Down through Pura.
08:07They're halfway through.
08:0919 corners.
08:10And they come through turns.
08:1110 and 11.
08:12180 miles an hour.
08:14Swooping through.
08:17Fisichella.
08:20Podium here.
08:21With Jordan on his first visit.
08:231997.
08:26Looks set to be back there again.
08:27And here.
08:28Behind a man in red.
08:31The only winner on this grid today.
08:34The previous winner of the Belgian Grand Prix.
08:36Three times he's done it.
08:38And he's about to make it four.
08:41Started six.
08:42Kurz button had him into second.
08:45Despite the safety car.
08:47And despite the close attention of Giancarlo Fisichella.
08:50Who may or may not be his teammate at Monza in two weeks.
08:53Here comes Kimi Räikkönen.
08:55He's not won since 2008.
08:59In Spain.
09:00But he's done it.
09:01Kimi Räikkönen wins for Ferrari in Belgium.
09:04Four times winner.
09:05But what about the result for Force India.
09:08Their 31st race.
09:09And they pick up their first point.
09:11And it's a podium as well.
09:13Giancarlo Fisichella.
09:19Nickname.
09:20There we are.
09:21You see the flames licking out of the back of the brawn.
09:24He's not stopping in Park Fermat of course.
09:26It's just the top three.
09:27Barrichello finished seventh.
09:28So.
09:29Why not go and park it somewhere near the fuel rig really.
09:31So Räikkönen.
09:33Wins for Ferrari.
09:34The second car.
09:35With Kurs to triumph in 2009.
09:40So much expected of Red Bull.
09:42And yet it's Ferrari.
09:44The old guard.
09:45Who risen to the top.
09:47Two weeks there on their home ground.
09:49But can Jenson Button.
09:51Come back.
09:52With five races to go.
09:54And he's still in the lead.
09:55In the world championship.
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