Here are some pictures I took at Spa during day one of Formula 1 testing. It was the last time I used this camera.













































And as bonus material, here's Rubinho Barrichello spinning at La Source.

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Great pics as ever mate

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Defo some great pics here m8...

I'd be really happy with pics like that..

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great shots, thanks for showing them

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ummm not sure

Awesome picture, and finally its great to see'em back at spa!
And Kliens seating position still amazes me how low he sits, know he's a short bloke but compare it to the shots of hamilton!
Imagine the difference between Klien and Button

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ummm not sure

Thanks for the pics. Great to see the cars back on the one of the world's greatest circuits! What do you think of the new chicane area?

Sorry I'm reacting so late, had quite a busy last few weeks.

Obviously the one spinning in the last picture is not Rubens, but his fellow Honda racer Klien.



I think it will provide plenty of passing but it looks absolutely rubbish. It's all grey with only a couple of lines telling you if you're on the circuit or off. Also expect to see the cars run wide exiting the chicane, leading onto the S/F straight. At most of the races that I've seen so far, they all run very wide exiting. Tight lines were very rare.

I'm pretty angry about the cutting on these new style circuits (read Bernie's tarmac parkings of hell). Okay, when running out of a corner you won't gain that much time, although you will have a faster speed when you arrive at the next corner. But when you cut a turn on the inside it will clearly give you a time advantage.

At the top of Radillion it has become the norm to just go straight. Last year there were already several series/drivers that did it. Notable a Red Bull driver (I think Aleshin) during the World Series round, who just cut it every lap. During this years 24 Hours weekend everybody did it. Apart from the boys of the British F3, who I think were told in briefing to stay within the lines. But in the Modena races you almost didn't notice Eau Rouge was a turn, plus there were several competitors in the 24 hours who did it. The winning Corvette even had to talk to the race director at one point during the race because they cut too much.

There was also a dangerous situation when a car spun/crashed during the Modena race. It ended up on top of Radillion and while the car was being pushed away most of the drivers were still cutting that part. I do have a picture of that.



This week the World Series visit Spa, I do hope they will stay within the boundaries.

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