There were contrasting fortunes for the Williams drivers in Spa, who were separated by over 45 seconds at the chequered flag.
Valtteri Bottas enjoyed a strong run to his fourth podium finish of the season. But what happened to the team’s other car?
Felipe Massa qualified ninth, three places behind his team mate, and they were still in the same positions at the end of lap one. That’s when things went wrong for Massa, following the collision between the two Mercedes drivers.
“Unfortunately at the beginning of the race I had some tyre debris stuck in the floor that came from Hamilton’s car,” he explained. “This made the car very slow, losing about two seconds per lap.”
Massa was passed by Jenson Button and Sergio Perez, and the problem didn’t get better after his first pit stop because his team hadn’t noticed what was wrong with his car.
The debris was removed when Massa came in for his second pit stop on lap 21. “After that I was nearly three seconds quicker and the fastest car on track,” said Massa, “but at this point it was too late for me to really do anything”.
Massa’s lap times were significantly quicker after that second pit stop. But he still had one more stop to make – his final stop with nine laps to go dropped him behind Nico Hulkenberg and Jean-Eric Vergne, where he finished.
Williams’ head of performance engineering Rob Smedley said Massa was “incredibly unlucky” and the debris “probably cost him about 40 seconds in total with his compromised pace and strategy”.
Belgian Grand Prix lap chart
The positions of each driver on every lap. Use the controls below to show/hide different drivers:
http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/charts/2014drivercolours.csv
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | |
| Nico Rosberg | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Lewis Hamilton | 2 | 1 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | ||||||
| Sebastian Vettel | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
| Fernando Alonso | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| Daniel Ricciardo | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Valtteri Bottas | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Kevin Magnussen | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| Kimi Raikkonen | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Felipe Massa | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Jenson Button | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
| Daniil Kvyat | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Jean-Eric Vergne | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Sergio Perez | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Adrian Sutil | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| Romain Grosjean | 15 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | |||||||||||
| Jules Bianchi | 16 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | |||||
| Pastor Maldonado | 17 | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nico Hulkenberg | 18 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Max Chilton | 19 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | |
| Esteban Gutierrez | 20 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Andre Lotterer | 21 | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marcus Ericsson | 22 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
Belgian Grand Prix race chart
The gaps between each driver on every lap. Use the controls below to show/hide different drivers:
http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/charts/2014drivercolours.csv
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | |
| Nico Rosberg | 0.553 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.587 | 22.981 | 23.481 | 19.063 | 12.844 | 5.542 | 6.293 | 7.096 | 8.446 | 10.205 | 11.172 | 17.722 | 29.757 | 27.324 | 25.937 | 28 | 27.013 | 25.062 | 23.624 | 17.503 | 3.523 | 3.372 | 3.336 | 3.01 | 3.641 | 3.611 | 8.022 | 22.569 | 19.675 | 17.782 | 15.494 | 13.168 | 10.805 | 8.416 | 6.241 | 4.37 | 3.383 |
| Lewis Hamilton | 0 | 43.41 | 59.518 | 58.831 | 58.727 | 58.336 | 57.898 | 56.862 | 57.672 | 58.272 | 54.588 | 50.193 | 44.86 | 46.952 | 49.558 | 51.93 | 58.819 | 74.253 | 73.519 | 73.288 | 73.181 | 74.159 | 74.366 | 73.907 | 73.96 | 74.46 | 70.133 | 58.113 | 60.346 | 63.033 | 72.031 | 89.78 | 90.065 | 91.549 | 93.981 | 96.787 | 98.615 | 113.491 | ||||||
| Sebastian Vettel | 1.659 | 0.728 | 0.81 | 0.906 | 2.011 | 2.053 | 2.246 | 1.615 | 2.819 | 8.004 | 16.535 | 11.056 | 4.633 | 5.798 | 6.58 | 7.798 | 8.924 | 10.011 | 10.954 | 11.697 | 12.619 | 17.93 | 31.056 | 30.593 | 31.349 | 31.423 | 26.849 | 14.832 | 16.925 | 18.799 | 21.02 | 23.06 | 25.032 | 30.617 | 44.706 | 44.254 | 44.109 | 43.915 | 43.679 | 43.897 | 44.553 | 47.801 | 50.546 | 52.196 |
| Fernando Alonso | 2.358 | 1.212 | 1.306 | 2.182 | 2.524 | 2.681 | 2.853 | 2.985 | 4.147 | 5.101 | 1.347 | 1.428 | 13.987 | 15.174 | 15.671 | 16.153 | 16.826 | 17.876 | 18.866 | 19.531 | 22.244 | 24.917 | 26.245 | 26.401 | 32.009 | 46.029 | 40.393 | 27.735 | 28.359 | 29.545 | 29.731 | 30.638 | 31.168 | 32.012 | 32.541 | 33.59 | 36.037 | 37.622 | 39.533 | 41.481 | 43.36 | 47.42 | 51.149 | 61.162 |
| Daniel Ricciardo | 2.82 | 1.775 | 1.785 | 1.446 | 1.183 | 0.721 | 0.745 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.835 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Valtteri Bottas | 3.497 | 2.584 | 2.386 | 2.778 | 3.104 | 3.084 | 3.345 | 2.31 | 3.424 | 4.317 | 0.134 | 0 | 6.334 | 6.753 | 7.73 | 8.59 | 9.45 | 10.532 | 11.531 | 12.466 | 13.548 | 14.166 | 14.669 | 14.426 | 14.793 | 14.783 | 10.57 | 3.076 | 17.796 | 19.174 | 19.536 | 20.512 | 21.409 | 22.245 | 23.535 | 24.317 | 25.364 | 25.986 | 26.867 | 26.364 | 26.277 | 26.291 | 26.4 | 28.032 |
| Kevin Magnussen | 4.879 | 4.616 | 4.986 | 5.418 | 5.813 | 5.497 | 5.753 | 5.538 | 7.289 | 8.874 | 9.798 | 17.547 | 11.803 | 12.535 | 13.756 | 15.133 | 16.155 | 17.185 | 18.173 | 18.919 | 22.076 | 24.263 | 29.546 | 40.962 | 40.472 | 40.848 | 36.746 | 23.838 | 24.881 | 26.198 | 27.188 | 28.336 | 29.327 | 30.796 | 31.751 | 33.115 | 35.815 | 37.088 | 38.655 | 40.372 | 43.043 | 46.961 | 50.578 | 54.262 |
| Kimi Raikkonen | 3.909 | 3.175 | 3.114 | 3.441 | 3.636 | 3.91 | 4.026 | 7.723 | 21.346 | 20.754 | 15.174 | 9.309 | 2.403 | 2.784 | 3.561 | 4.112 | 4.864 | 6.202 | 6.988 | 7.728 | 13.247 | 27.075 | 28.677 | 29.685 | 29.57 | 30.056 | 25.335 | 13.046 | 14.483 | 15.98 | 17.221 | 18.48 | 19.456 | 20.618 | 21.676 | 23.084 | 24.537 | 25.463 | 26.322 | 28.519 | 29.814 | 31.117 | 32.986 | 36.815 |
| Felipe Massa | 5.688 | 5.915 | 7.776 | 9.619 | 11.57 | 12.214 | 13.791 | 14.295 | 22.771 | 39.602 | 36 | 31.882 | 27.095 | 29.541 | 33.006 | 35.754 | 38.731 | 41.545 | 43.836 | 46.574 | 54.008 | 68.173 | 67.092 | 65.393 | 64.367 | 63.606 | 58.462 | 46.81 | 48.355 | 49.626 | 50.745 | 52.205 | 53.707 | 55.725 | 62.265 | 76.064 | 75.345 | 74.505 | 73.866 | 74.143 | 74.04 | 74.297 | 74.406 | 75.975 |
| Jenson Button | 6.023 | 6.754 | 7.461 | 8.231 | 8.693 | 8.546 | 8.677 | 8.314 | 10.183 | 11.551 | 8.885 | 4.857 | 4.12 | 18.495 | 19.697 | 20.945 | 21.748 | 22.16 | 22.477 | 22.65 | 23.611 | 25.642 | 27.634 | 30.057 | 31.81 | 33.064 | 29.312 | 17.674 | 24.601 | 38.271 | 38.12 | 39.085 | 39.57 | 40.072 | 40.638 | 41.176 | 41.65 | 41.741 | 42.101 | 42.601 | 43.962 | 48.404 | 51.643 | 54.58 |
| Daniil Kvyat | 6.834 | 7.764 | 8.843 | 10.512 | 12.225 | 12.862 | 14.322 | 14.756 | 16.056 | 21.752 | 31.507 | 25.617 | 18.844 | 19.594 | 21.88 | 23.404 | 25.081 | 26.903 | 28.492 | 30.219 | 31.715 | 34.297 | 35.596 | 40.895 | 56.92 | 56.107 | 51.318 | 38.741 | 40.633 | 42.433 | 43.427 | 44.799 | 46.108 | 47.205 | 48.473 | 50.189 | 52.229 | 53.838 | 55.635 | 57.153 | 59.019 | 60.673 | 62.57 | 65.347 |
| Jean-Eric Vergne | 8.809 | 10.65 | 11.932 | 13.307 | 14.822 | 16.128 | 17.342 | 16.963 | 19.398 | 21.204 | 19.539 | 16.089 | 12.053 | 15.691 | 23.296 | 38.969 | 40.851 | 43.017 | 44.71 | 47.686 | 50.477 | 51.873 | 53.72 | 54.558 | 55.778 | 57.71 | 53.78 | 42 | 48.604 | 63.29 | 62.826 | 63.255 | 63.502 | 64.002 | 63.939 | 64.14 | 64.353 | 64.664 | 65.054 | 65.667 | 66.283 | 67.648 | 69.327 | 71.92 |
| Sergio Perez | 6.341 | 7.172 | 8.169 | 9.961 | 10.439 | 10.657 | 11.003 | 11.042 | 16.915 | 31.017 | 26.003 | 20.881 | 15.46 | 16.751 | 19.472 | 22.303 | 24.58 | 26.067 | 27.648 | 29.093 | 31.09 | 37.797 | 51.675 | 51.303 | 50.923 | 50.596 | 45.782 | 33.203 | 34.649 | 36.607 | 37.774 | 40.729 | 42.84 | 44.466 | 46.657 | 49.188 | 51.024 | 52.663 | 54.436 | 56.459 | 58.113 | 59.672 | 61.563 | 64.293 |
| Adrian Sutil | 7.815 | 9.184 | 10.846 | 12.492 | 14.514 | 15.477 | 16.729 | 17.82 | 20.431 | 23.889 | 26.005 | 35.46 | 29.005 | 30.58 | 33.324 | 36.015 | 39.079 | 42.014 | 44.403 | 46.956 | 54.632 | 69.547 | 69.664 | 69.049 | 68.743 | 68.174 | 63.627 | 51.6 | 53.381 | 55.263 | 56.629 | 58.858 | 60.8 | 67.409 | 81.736 | 80.744 | 80.458 | 79.87 | 80.072 | 80.305 | 80.263 | 80.431 | 81.239 | 82.447 |
| Romain Grosjean | 16.931 | 37.593 | 38.813 | 40.451 | 42.138 | 44.022 | 45.26 | 45.529 | 47.85 | 49.774 | 47.336 | 44.669 | 45.367 | 60.583 | 62.103 | 65.185 | 66.962 | 68.234 | 69.241 | 70.619 | 71.937 | 73.708 | 76.649 | 77.721 | 79.109 | 80.109 | 81.411 | 87.219 | 90.063 | 92.866 | 95.333 | 98.748 | 107.529 | |||||||||||
| Jules Bianchi | 48.309 | 66.662 | 68.168 | 70.049 | 71.738 | 72.978 | 74.381 | 75.379 | 78.31 | 81.201 | 79.244 | 76.599 | 73.007 | 76.626 | 80.637 | 84.841 | 89.036 | 93.412 | 97.371 | 101.285 | 105.742 | 110.438 | 120.441 | 136.818 | 139.143 | 141.272 | 138.555 | 131.99 | 136.106 | 140.146 | 146.368 | 149.389 | 152.672 | 157.703 | 163.499 | 167.944 | 171.421 | 175.417 | 207.492 | |||||
| Pastor Maldonado | 11.42 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nico Hulkenberg | 8.087 | 8.358 | 9.549 | 11.07 | 12.846 | 13.459 | 14.791 | 15.485 | 18.795 | 24.507 | 34.594 | 29.502 | 23.359 | 24.848 | 26.587 | 28.106 | 29.497 | 30.966 | 32.037 | 32.971 | 34.356 | 35.866 | 37.665 | 38.466 | 39.506 | 40.708 | 38.714 | 28.121 | 31.636 | 38.793 | 54.059 | 55.149 | 55.925 | 56.942 | 58.231 | 58.786 | 59.665 | 60.523 | 61.599 | 61.992 | 62.137 | 62.388 | 63.074 | 65.697 |
| Max Chilton | 13.684 | 16.656 | 19.694 | 22.506 | 25.435 | 28.161 | 30.965 | 32.619 | 36.934 | 41.513 | 46.019 | 57.962 | 54.077 | 58.169 | 62.516 | 66.738 | 70.975 | 75.398 | 79.243 | 82.897 | 86.811 | 91.034 | 95.415 | 98.986 | 102.64 | 106.352 | 104.656 | 96.071 | 105.862 | 125.342 | 126.849 | 129.524 | 131.995 | 135.618 | 139.969 | 142.865 | 145.783 | 147.917 | 150.996 | 158.21 | 163.728 | 167.782 | 174.725 | |
| Esteban Gutierrez | 9.788 | 11.252 | 12.721 | 14.641 | 16.381 | 17.14 | 18.522 | 18.705 | 22.285 | 25.642 | 23.606 | 21.576 | 18.253 | 26.976 | 42.942 | 44.32 | 45.717 | 46.866 | 47.824 | 48.974 | 51.232 | 52.976 | 55.25 | 56.327 | 59.145 | 60.803 | 57.049 | 46.062 | 50.468 | 58.388 | 72.824 | 73.498 | 74.552 | 75.62 | 76.374 | 78.341 | 79.451 | 81.715 | 83.021 | 84.793 | 86.416 | 87.542 | 88.947 | 90.825 |
| Andre Lotterer | 12.333 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marcus Ericsson | 13.086 | 16.106 | 18.779 | 21.72 | 24.806 | 27.399 | 30.077 | 31.498 | 35.393 | 40.151 | 44.55 | 56.93 | 53.25 | 57.058 | 60.749 | 65.577 | 69.853 | 73.843 | 78.053 | 81.401 | 85.33 | 89.275 | 93.283 | 101.882 | 118.812 | 119.74 | 116.881 | 106.435 | 110.059 | 114.822 | 119.413 | 123.095 | 126.647 | 130.101 | 134.41 | 139.553 | 143.147 | 146.66 | 150.513 | 155.952 | 163.384 | 169.892 | 175.391 |
2014 Belgian Grand Prix
- Rosberg says he chose to apologise for Spa crash
- Third win, second Driver of the Weekend for Ricciardo
- Spa serves up another race to remember
- 2014 Belgian Grand Prix team radio transcript
- Hamilton: “We both made mistakes”
Image © Williams/LAT
dam00r (@dam00r)
24th August 2014, 21:15
Bottas +28s after RIC
Massa +75,9s after RIC
-40s for Massa brings him 7,9s after Bottas. I think Massa is just giving out a number that would bring him closer to Bottas finish time
Glenn McClelland (@fmassa1997)
24th August 2014, 21:18
Rob Smedley also gave the 40 second number
Jules Winfield (@jules-winfield)
24th August 2014, 21:19
Umm, Smedley said that, not Massa.
Quant
24th August 2014, 21:24
The “40 seconds” quote appears to be from Smedley, not Massa.
Carlitox (@carlitox)
24th August 2014, 21:25
If you look at the lap times charts, you’ll see what he’s talking about. After the 2nd stop, Massa was as quick as Bottas, sometimes even quicker. He’s not making excuses. Though being quick and actually overtaking are very different things.
Patrickl (@patrickl)
25th August 2014, 12:41
Bottas was on the Soft compound and Massa on medium. Then when Massa switched to new softs he was of course faster than Bottas on his worn out softs. Then Bottas got fresh mediums and he was acutally faster on those than Massa on softs.
The charts merely seem to reflect tyre differences and Massa’s imagination running wild again how he could be on the podium “id only”.
Rosberg also goes 3 seconds a lap faster too when he switches from medium to soft (of course hepled by getting free air).
Compare Massa’s lap times to Sutil’s. They were driving together during the whole race. Indeed Massa was under more pressure when he was doing his stint on mediums, but the first stint not.
PorscheF1 (@xtwl)
24th August 2014, 21:33
In the shades of everything maybe he should once have a trouble free weekend. Monza up next, I really think he can score a podium there.
BasCB (@bascb)
25th August 2014, 6:31
Well, yeah, but qualifying down 9th didn’t help him do much in Spa either, needs to step up a step there to avoid being in the tussle for midfield.
Zoom out TV director! pls. (@peartree)
25th August 2014, 11:58
I also lost 40 secs. Listening to excuses.
Patrickl (@patrickl)
25th August 2014, 8:28
Seriously, the car is suddenly “2 seconds a lap slower” and he must have felt picking up the debris and still he just keeps going like that? No check for damage/debris during the first pit stop?
It’s all either incredibly unlikely or incredibly incompetent.
In reality I think it’s more likely that the lap time difference reflects that Massa was on the medium compound and Bottas on soft, combined with Massa simply being slower on race pace. Perhaps the debris added a few tenths if anything.
Imre (@f1mre)
25th August 2014, 20:01
1: “his team hadn’t noticed what’s wrong with the car”
2a: if a black thing is stuck on the black floor or the car and you have 5 seconds to notice, well… it’s not THAT unlikely
2b: yes, it would’nt be the first time Williams is incompetent
3: Perhaps the debris added a few seconds. He was slow before and after the first stop with brand new tyres. Then second pit stop, debris gone, Massa faster. Coincidence?
Patrickl (@patrickl)
25th August 2014, 20:44
It works both ways. Massa should have felt it and warned the team.
I said it already above, but he went from medium to softs. It’s not such a big coincidence that he goes faster then. Rosberg also went 3 secs a lap faster too when he switched from medium to soft.
Like I said, at worst it cost him a few tenths of laptime. Not 2 seconds per lap. He matched Sutil for pace during the whole race. Not just those first 2 stints.
Bullfrog (@bullfrog)
25th August 2014, 9:38
Massa seems to have the cartoon raincloud following him around. Much as I’d love to see him win again, or assume the Patrese/Regazzoni role at Williams (he’s clearly popular) maybe they should get someone luckier in…
Zoom out TV director! pls. (@peartree)
25th August 2014, 12:04
@bullfrog You mean Carlos Reutemann…
Bullfrog (@bullfrog)
25th August 2014, 12:47
A guy maybe past his best and towards the end of his career, but still a winner on his day.
Popular, cheerful, easy-going, and not likely to get the number one driver wound up. That’s not Reutemann…
Wais (@itswais77)
25th August 2014, 9:39
Everytime Massa has a minor mechanical glitch, he continues.
But when it comes to an accident, he retires.
Funny but true. He isn’t the unlucky one on the grid.
Gideon Hadi (@)
25th August 2014, 13:13
Hamilton seem quick in the first stint, but he dropped a lot after second pitstop
Carlos
26th August 2014, 1:50
I saw the tire piece on TV and a bunch of drivers between 3rd place and 8th were able to get away from the large debris, except Massa. Lewis Hamilton and Massa must go to a voodoo doctor or something. I have never seen so many things happen to these two.