1.0 meters per second (2.3 miles per hour) from (230°)
Temperature
-2 °C (28 °F), with a dew-point at -2 °C (28 °F)
Pressure
1014 hPa (29.94 inHg ).
Humidity
100.0%
The sky was overcast from a height of 1158 meter (3800 feet)
Visibility
2500 meter (8202 feet)
Currently
mist
Drivers and fans alike love the Belgian Grand Prix. Since inception, Spa-Francorchamps has been famous for its unpredictable weather. At one stage in its history it had rained at the Belgian Grand Prix for twenty years in a row. Frequently drivers confront a part of the course that is clear and bright while another stretch is rainy and slippery. Most drivers today say that the Spa course is the most challenging race track that remained on the F1 calendar.
Spa-Francorchamps in the heart of the Belgian Ardennes forest is a firm favourite with drivers on account of its epic long, sweeping bends, undulation changes and challenging corners, including Eau Rouge, one of the most feted corners in the championship. As the longest track on the calendar at 7.004km, the circuit snakes its way through heavy forest, hills and valleys that can each experience different weather conditions and, as such, it’s not uncommon for rain to be falling at one part of the circuit, but another part to be completely dry. With plenty of overtaking opportunities thrown in, the race is usually one of the most unpredictable of the season.
ADRIAN’S View
For me, Spa is the best circuit on the calendar as it has some of the most spectacular corners of the year.
Turn one is a tight hairpin and it’s so important to have a good exit as after this it’s 25 seconds straight on, flat out through Eau Rouge and that’s S1 already done. Eau Rouge is easily flat now but there’s still an amazing feeling when you go down the hill from La Source, then up a hill that’s so steep you just see the sky. Then we go into the turn 5, 6 and 7 complex. You start in third gear around 130 - 140kph, then go into turn 6 around 150kph before going nearly flat from the exit into T7, using the kerbs on the outside. Then we go downhill to a slow second gear corner where you can carry speed through there before shifting up through to fourth gear for T9, a very quick left hander, again using the kerbs.
After that we get to Pouhon, a double left hander where you approach in sixth gear and then shift down one gear. Turn 12 and 13 is a chicane taken in third or fourth gear. Turn 14 is a very normal right hander but the exit is important as there is another long straight through to Blanchimont, a flat left-hander. Then we go into the new version of the Bus Stop chicane that’s very tight and slows the rhythm of the lap. It’s also easy to make a mistake here and mess the whole lap up.
