Spa-Francorchamps

I guess it’s the only Spa where every man is willing to go volunteerly. The most famous part of the circuit is the Raidillon de l’Eau Rouge combination which Fernando Alonso gave one of the most accurate descriptions: “You come into the corner downhill, have a sudden change at the bottom and then go very steep uphill. From the cockpit, you cannot see the exit and as you come over the crest, you don’t know where you will land. It is a crucial corner for the timed lap, and also in the race, because you have a long uphill straight afterwards where you can lose a lot of time if you make a mistake. But it is also an important corner for the driver’s feeling. It makes a special impression every lap, because you also have a compression in your body as you go through the bottom of the corner. It is very strange but good fun as well.”