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    2014 Belgian GP @ Spa

    F1 is coming back this coming weekend after a long summer break and this time we go full speed at one of the longest track of the season at Spa-Francornchamps. One of my favourite racing tracks. I suspect that we are not going to see a lot changes or surprises from the teams as the pace will most likely remain the same although one would hope or think during this summer break teams are working closely and quietly reassessing their performance and making substantial changes and expect to see huge gains in a matter of few weeks. As far as I know during this three week break, teams only work for one week while taking their vacation for two other weeks. Hence, there's hardly anything that they could have done to bring out more performance. Yet in the end, we never know ....

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    Nico Rosberg 202
    Lewis Hamilton 191
    Daniel Ricciardo 131
    Fernando Alonso 115
    Valtteri Bottas 95
    Sebastian Vettel 88
    Nico Hulkenberg 69
    Jenson Button 60
    Felipe Massa 40
    Kevin Magnussen 37
    Sergio Perez 29
    Kimi Raikkonen 27
    Jean-Eric Vergne 11
    Romain Grosjean 8
    Daniil Kvyat 6
    Jules Bianchi 2

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    Championship Points
    Mercedes AMG 393
    Red Bull Racing 219
    Ferrari 142
    Williams 135
    Force India 98
    Mclaren 97
    Scuderia Toro Rosso 17
    Lotus 8
    Marussia 2
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    My favorite race of the season is finally here!!!

    I hope to see Williams continue to improve on its pace, and this may be a track that suits them based on speed alone. Otherwise I agree the pace will be consistent with the season to date and not much change should be expected.
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    Ah yes, the best race of the season in the most beautiful area. Go Niko.
    Lets get the party started before it's my bedtime.

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    Quote Originally Posted by gaspump View Post
    Ah yes, the best race of the season in the most beautiful area. Go Niko.
    But which one?



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    I cut my cable subscription, so am wondering what are the online options to view this race live (maybe not so great for my timezone) and/or downloadable after the events?
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    Quote Originally Posted by MauiM3Mania View Post
    I cut my cable subscription, so am wondering what are the online options to view this race live (maybe not so great for my timezone) and/or downloadable after the events?
    Torrent sky sports after the race, but I imagine there is a stream somewhere. Hell I watched the German grand Prix on a Lufthansa flight so I'm sure there is a way to stream it.


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    Quote Originally Posted by MauiM3Mania View Post
    I cut my cable subscription, so am wondering what are the online options to view this race live (maybe not so great for my timezone) and/or downloadable after the events?
    I have mentioned it plentiful number of times about live web streaming.

    Here's the link:

    http://www.ifeed2all.eu/type/motosport.html

    You will see the links on race weekend. You will also get to see the race from SkySports coverage too. One cautionary advise I shall give you is to have/download AdBlock Plus in your add-ons manager in order to avoid countless advertisements.

    After I watch the race I wait for a couple of days and download race torrents in 720p with the help of google search.



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    Quote Originally Posted by auaq View Post
    I have mentioned it plentiful number of times about live web streaming. Here's the link: http://www.ifeed2all.eu/type/motosport.html You will see the links on race weekend. You will also get to see the race from SkySports coverage too. One cautionary advise I shall give you is to have/download AdBlock Plus in your add-ons manager in order to avoid countless advertisements. After I watch the race I wait for a couple of days and download race torrents in 720p with the help of google search.
    Thanks for that link - perfect when I'm traveling.

    Do you get Free Practice and Qualifying as well, or only race day programming?
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    Quote Originally Posted by m3fuz View Post
    Thanks for that link - perfect when I'm traveling.

    Do you get Free Practice and Qualifying as well, or only race day programming?
    Everything!!!



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    I thought I saw a discussion in the not so distant past, just couldn't find it. Thanks for the link and pointers.


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    Quote Originally Posted by MauiM3Mania View Post
    I thought I saw a discussion in the not so distant past, just couldn't find it. Thanks for the link and pointers.


    Now to make it work.
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    Uh.... the discussion was about methods to watch F1. The 'now to make it work' is based on my initial problem of getting Stream Torrent downloaded!
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    Here's a link to where you can download the 2014 races along with the three practice sessions, qualifying rounds, the race, different channels like SkySports and others, SkySport's pre and post show discussions. And you can even download it in 720p and I think 1080p. They are not a single torrent file but rather a broken-into or part by part files. Takes quite a bit of time honestly and that's why I simply google serach for downloadable torrents straight away in 720p.

    http://www.tremek.com/forum/f1-video...ull-races.html



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    Quote Originally Posted by auaq View Post
    But which one?
    which one? There isn't anyone named Niko.

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    Just watched 1992 and 1993 F1 races at spa, even tho I knew who would win it was still very exiting to watch. I doubt that 2014 will be that much fun, we will see

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    Quote Originally Posted by sk8rat6587 View Post
    which one? There isn't anyone named Nico.
    So, which one?

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    Quote Originally Posted by hakentt View Post
    Just watched 1992 and 1993 F1 races at spa, even tho I knew who would win it was still very exiting to watch. I doubt that 2014 will be that much fun, we will see
    Correct me if I'm wrong, but I remember seeing Boutsen and Senna battling out for a couple of laps where Boutsen was playing hard to keep Senna behind not until after a few laps when Senna was close enough after Eau Rouge that he overtook him. It was raining too.



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    Kobayashi being replaced by Andre Lotterer driver for Spa:

    http://hosted-p0.vresp.com/843201/be477a6a23/ARCHIVE

    He really should have never left his spot at Ferrari.

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    Quote Originally Posted by gary88 View Post
    Kobayashi being replaced by Andre Lotterer driver for Spa: http://hosted-p0.vresp.com/843201/be477a6a23/ARCHIVE He really should have never left his spot at Ferrari.
    Seriously - factory Ferrari driver or unpaid driver for arguably the worst team in F1?
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    Yeah, Kobayashi is not racing this weekend but I don't know if he is totally out for this season.



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    Quote Originally Posted by auaq View Post
    Yeah, Kobayashi is not racing this weekend but I don't know if he is totally out for this season.
    I think he's done for the season. Caterham has nothing to lose and there's no financial penalties with releasing him that I'm aware of.
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    http://www.formula1.com/news/headlin...4/8/16224.html Rossi to drive instead of Chilton

    American rookie Alexander Rossi will make his Grand Prix race debut this weekend in Belgium after being drafted in as a late replacement for Max Chilton at Marussia.

    The team said Chilton, who has raced for the Banbury-based squad since 2013, was being substituted "while contractual issues are resolved".
    Hope he does OK and does not make a Maldonado out of himself.

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    Quote Originally Posted by hakentt View Post
    http://www.formula1.com/news/headlin...4/8/16224.html Rossi to drive instead of Chilton



    Hope he does OK and does not make a Maldonado out of himself.
    I'm really pumped to finally have an American driver to cheer for once again, hopefully he has a trouble-free race and catches some looks from other teams.
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    Apparently Chilton and Marussia are BFFs again, so no Rossi this weekend. Chilton is back in the seat.
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    Good to see he's okay though - that could have been nasty.
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