Belgian Grand Prix + Beer + Best mates = Awesome!

Justin:

There is plenty to cover since we last blogged before the Belgian Grand Prix. As I thought it would be a while until my esteemed co-blogger blogged, I decided to sort it myself. No bother, I have plenty to say and plenty to cover.

Belgian Grand Prix

Spa is majestic, mysterious, beautiful...as poetic as an F1 track can get. The 3 of us knew it was one of the oldest F1 tracks in the world, along with Silverstone, Monza and Monaco. The drivers regularly name Spa as their out and out fave track, with the ridiculous Eau Rouge/ Radillon as their fave corner.

We knew we were off to a special, historic place. Nothing prepares you for the beatufy and majesty of the place.

When it's raining, a mist descends, throwing us back to the days of danger as the drivers hurtle round in the spray. The track weaves through the Ardennes forest and as you approach you cannot see the cars, but only hear them as the deep, dark, lush trees come alive with the noise of the beasts.

The race itself was a great one with lots of crazy battles and overtakes. I was a bit gutted about Alonso going off in the first corner, but hey. JB claimed a fantastic win to ignite his title hopes once again.

Words will never do the place and my feelings for it justice.

Monza

Great win for Lewis, gutting for JB. Vettel also retired - another alternator failure. Webber had another fairly lacklustre race and Alonso returned to the podium.

Singapore

After a gearbox failure saw Hamilton fail to finish, at 52 points behind Alonso now, you'd have to say his title chances are fading. We all know though, that it can turn around in an instant at the next race. Alonso retires and Lewis wins, then he is back in the game.

The problem is of course is that, Belgium aside when he was punted, Alonso has finished every race in the points, with 3 wins and 8 podiums this year. The Ferrari isnt the fastest car, but it is the most reliable car.

I'm almost getting annoyed by people who speculate that IF Lewis had finished here or hadnt broken down there then he'd be in the title race lead.

Well....in F1, to finish first..first you have to finish.

It now looks like Vettel vs Alonso for the title race me thinks.

I have to say that JB is the classiest guy on the grid by a mile, if what Whitmarsh said was true about JB coming to him regarding the possibility of helping Lewis if needs be.

There could be a similar situation at Red Bull soon as Webber is 61 points off the top spot after yet another average race in Singapore.

My driver of the day in Singapore was probably Di Resta, with Massa a close second.

Overtake of the race...Massa and his do or die on Senna - fantastic!

To Japan we go. Ferrari need to bring upgrades that actually work. Mclaren need to finish the race (if they do there is a high chance they will win). Red Bull need to get Vettel a haircut.