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FP1 - Rosberg shades Hamilton and Alonso in Belgium

Nico Rosberg narrowly edged out Mercedes team mate Lewis Hamilton and Ferrari's Fernando Alonso to set the pace as Formula One racing returned from its summer break at Spa-Francorchamps on Friday morning. McLaren duo Jenson Button and Kevin Magnussen finished fourth and seventh respectively, sandwiching Kimi Raikkonen in the second Ferrari and Force India's Sergio Perez

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FP2 - Hamilton blitzes the field at Spa-Francorchamps

Lewis Hamilton took command of the second practice session in Belgium, finishing more than half a second clear of Mercedes team mate Nico Rosberg and the rest of the field on Friday afternoon. Fernando Alonso underlined Ferrari's impressive start by claiming third ahead of Williams' Felipe Massa and McLaren's Jenson Button, while two red flags interrupted proceedings at Spa

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Friday practice - selected team and driver quotes

Lewis Hamilton on how rain could disrupt his and others' Sunday preparations; Daniil Kvyat on why his confidence is high after a strong opening day in Belgium; and Toto Wolff on why Mercedes' one-lap pace might not translate over a race distance. The drivers and senior team personnel report back after an intriguing first day at Spa-Francorchamps

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FIA Friday press conference - Belgium

Team representatives - John Iley (Caterham), Andrew Green (Force India), Dave Greenwood (Marussia), Robert Smedley (Williams), Adrian Newey (Red Bull Racing), James Allison (Ferrari) Q: John, can I start with you? Obviously, a new driver today, tell us how did he go and where do you go from here

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FP3 - Bottas puts Williams on top as rain hits Spa-Francorchamps

Valtteri Bottas thrust Williams to the fore in Belgium on Saturday morning as he beat Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo and Mercedes' Nico Rosberg to the top spot in the third and final practice session. On a circuit that started wet and finished dry, Ferrari duo Kimi Raikkonen and Fernando Alonso were fourth and sixth respectively, sandwiching the second Mercedes of Lewis Hamilton

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Qualifying - Rosberg beats Hamilton to wet-weather Belgian pole

Nico Rosberg saw off the challenge of Mercedes team mate Lewis Hamilton at Spa-Francorchamps on Saturday afternoon to score his fourth successive pole position. In wet conditions, the German lapped almost a quarter of a second quicker than Hamilton, with Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel more than two seconds further back in third. Ferrari's Fernando Alonso took fourth with the other Red Bull of Daniel Ricciardo fifth

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FIA post-qualifying press conference - Belgium

After taking his fourth consecutive pole position - and his seventh of the season - in wet conditions at Spa-Francorchamps, Nico Rosberg was joined in the press conference by Mercedes team mate Lewis Hamilton and Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel. Read what all three had to say about the session in the official transcript

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Qualifying - selected team and driver quotes

Sebastian Vettel on why a pre-qualifying downpour actually played into his and Red Bull's favour; Toto Wolff on why Mercedes fear their rivals will close back up in the dry; and Nico Hulkenberg on how driver errors and a strategy gamble backfired in qualifying. The drivers and senior team personnel report back after a frantic, rain-hit Saturday at Spa-Francorchamps

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Hamilton: Missing pole "a blessing in disguise"

Lewis Hamilton believes starting from second could actually prove an advantage for Sunday's 2014 Formula 1 Shell Belgian Grand Prix. While Rosberg will start from the front for the fourth consecutive race, Hamilton insisted he was not too disheartened - citing last year's race, when he started from pole but was picked off on the opening lap, as an example of why second on the grid could prove favourable

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Mercedes confirm cause of Hamilton's Germany crash

Mercedes have revealed the findings of their investigation into the brake failure that pitched Lewis Hamilton into the gravel during qualifying for last month's German Grand Prix. After joint analysis of the previously unseen failure with brake disc manufacturer Brembo, the team have confirmed that the quality of the disc material was not a contributory factor

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Race - Brilliant Ricciardo denies Rosberg at Spa-Francorchamps

Daniel Ricciardo clinched his and Red Bull's third victory of 2014 at Spa-Francorchamps on Sunday, while Mercedes' Nico Rosberg survived early contact with team mate Lewis Hamilton to clinch second and extend his championship lead. Williams' Valtteri Bottas passed Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen to seal the final podium spot, while Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel prevailed in a thrilling four-way scrap for fifth. Hamilton retired

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Magnussen loses points after Alonso incident penalty

McLaren's Kevin Magnussen has been handed a 20-second post-race time penalty by the stewards in Belgium for forcing Ferrari's Fernando Alonso off the road during the closing stages of Sunday's Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps. The incident occurred on the penultimate lap of the 44-lap contest as Magnussen, trying to defend fifth place from Alonso on the approach to Les Combes, edged the Spaniard onto the grass

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Race - selected team and driver quotes

Sauber's Sergio Perez on avoiding 'crazy battles' at Spa-Francorchamps; Marussia's Max Chilton on a positive end to a tumultuous weekend; and Caterham's Andre Lotterer on the premature end to his Grand Prix debut. The drivers and senior team personnel report back on a dramatic, incident-filled race in Belgium

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FIA post-race press conference - Belgium

Drivers: 1 - Daniel Ricciardo (Red Bull), 2 - Nico Rosberg (Mercedes), 3 - Valtteri Bottas (Williams) PODIUM INTERVIEWS (Conducted by Eddie Jordan) Q: What a race. Exciting? You loved it? What about this man here? Let's hear it for him

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Mercedes: "Unacceptable" clash must never be repeated

Mercedes-Benz's head of motorsport Toto Wolff says the "unacceptable" collision between Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton at Spa-Francorchamps "cannot - and will not - happen again". Wolff said the accident, which occurred at Les Combes on the second lap, was a clear transgression of the fundamental rules Mercedes have laid down in an effort to allow the pair to race together

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Raikkonen: Incident-free race was all I needed

Kimi Raikkonen believes having a clean race for the first time in 2014 was fundamental to his season-best finish of fourth at Spa-Francorchamps. The Finn briefly led during the first round of pit stops and was in podium contention throughout, eventually securing his best result of the year - and beating team mate Fernando Alonso for the first time

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Vettel samples Russia's new F1^® track in Sochi

Sebastian Vettel has become the first F1 driver to lap the newly completed Sochi Autodrom, the circuit which will host Russia's inaugural Grand Prix in October. The Red Bull Racing driver travelled straight to Sochi from Spa-Francorchamps after finishing fifth in Sunday's 2014 Formula 1 Shell Belgian Grand Prix

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MSN have withdrawn a video clip of Rosbergs "view" of the incident. Was on the homepage earlier, having chance I went to watch it but it has gone now!

 

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McLaren concede line-up uncertainty “uncomfortable” for drivers

McLaren racing director Eric Boullier has said that he understands if Jenson Button and Kevin Magnussen feel “uncomfortable” about their futures, but insists that it is right that the team takes its time in deciding its 2015 driver line-up. The Woking-based squad are set to start a new long-term partnership with Honda next season - a factor that Boullier indicated was key to McLaren's thinking going forwards

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Vettel's race engineer handed promotion by Red Bull

Sebastian Vettel will have a new race engineer from next season after Red Bull confirmed that Guillaume Rocquelin will be promoted to head of race engineering from the start of 2015. Rocquelin, who can regularly be heard communicating with Vettel over race radio, has worked with the German for the past six years, engineering him to all four of his world titles

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