Formula One Belgium Grand Prix Betting 2011
It has always been said that a certain percentage of Formula One fans are complete speed freaks due to the ridiculous speeds the professional drivers race at while the majority of the world's public are confined to speed restrictions everywhere they go.
The Belgian Grand Prix is one of the few races on the Formula One calendar where drivers are really given the chance to open the taps and let fly because some of the straight stretches of roads with subtle corners on this track are quite frankly, ridiculous.
There are some difficult points on this track such as turn one, which is an absolute beast of a 90 degree switch around but Formula One Belgium Grand Prix betting 2011 will favour the drivers who can show off when they are literally going in a straight line.
The Formula One Belgian Grand Prix
The Formula One Belgian Grand Prix is not the most challenging of races but there are two points of major interest that all drivers will have to pay attention to. Turn one and turn eight are two of the most difficult corners in the world because they are tight, require great control going down through the gears and are put at the end of road where all racers will be in top gear.
The Formula One Belgian Grand Prix is also held on one of the longest racks in the world. The Spa-Francorchamps is just over seven kilometres in length which eclipses the length of some of tracks on the calendar. This means a total of 44 laps which seems a ridiculously low lap count.
However, it is easy to understand when looking at the lap record for the track which is 1:45.108 set by Kimi Raikkonen back in 2004.
Leading Contender for the Belgian Race
The leading contender for the Belgian race is going to be the individual who can either sit first or second after qualifying. The run to the first corner is not too long which means there is minimal chance of overtaking right at the start of the race.
The McLaren drivers should feature heavily in this race because they will get some advantage from having the quicker car on the parts of the track where there are fewer corners. Sectors one and three are where Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button will have to try and put distance between themselves and their Red Bull rivals.
Chance of Crashes in the Belgian Grand Prix
Formula One racing is now a lot safer and the new rules that have been brought in over recent years have reduced the chance of big crashes that not only put a car out of action but threaten a driver's life.
The chance of crashes in the Belgian Grand Prix is very high because of the tightness of the corners and where they have been placed. It would be no surprise at all to see some of the drivers in the middle of the starting field going off at the very first corner of the race.
Turns five, six and seven is where the chance of crashes in the Belgian Grand Prix increase again because this is a severe chicane which will be tackled at high speed and turn eight is also dangerous because it comes back on itself, much like the first corner.