Belgium GP 2012 - Preview

Ladies and Gentlemen,

The holidays are over! And as a reward for your 5 long weeks of patience we resume our F1 season at the greatest GP circuit there is: Spa-Francorchamps.

Get ready to restart the second part of the season, 9 races in 13 weeks opening this weekend in Belguim and followed one week later with another classic: the Italian GP at Monza (7-9  September), the last two European stops before traveling to Asia for 5 races and finishing the year in the American continent for the closing two events.

All eyes are on Alonso and his 40-point advantage in the standings. His Ferrari definitely not the best car on the grid but so far he is the only driver to have won 3 races this year, but perhaps his most important asset is his reliability: if the Spaniard finishes this Sunday’s GP he will tie Schumacher’s all time record of 24 consecutive scoring finishes.

But of course the best battle of the season is the CFA Championship. Rocco has taken the lead in the last race to hold a 4-point lead over Uwe, and he doesn’t deny that his son Canadian Karting Champion 11-year old Joe is the one calling the shots. The point spread is so tight that only 9 points separate the 5th from the 17th place and there is only a 1 point difference between the last four on the table... to repeat myself again: this is the most contested CFA season in our history and I hope you are enjoying every minute of it.

So the scene is set for another exciting weekend, and let’s keep an eye on Spa’s notorious changing weather. Rain is forecasted for tomorrow but the Ardennes forests have their own unpredictable micro-climate, let’s see.

‘Till tomorrow

Cato

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