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Mark’s Spa Preview – Back to Racing
POSTED ON August 26th, 2010“This weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix can’t come soon enough. As is the case most years, the mid-season break went on for too long; after about 10 days I began to miss the adrenaline, speed and sector times of a race weekend, so I’m looking forward to getting back into my RB6.
“Spa-Francorchamps is a sensational racetrack, with a lot of history and some very challenging corners. I expect our car to be very competitive through the twisty middle sector of the lap and we’ll only find out once the on-track action starts whether we’re quick enough though sectors 1 and 3, where straight-line speed is important.
“I’m quietly confident that we’ll have enough because the RB6 has been fast at every racetrack this year. At Valencia, which has several long straights like Spa, my team-mate Sebastian Vettel and I locked out the front row of the grid, and if we can replicate that level of performance here we can aim to spray more champagne on Sunday afternoon.
“After my victory in Hungary, I’m leading the world championship again. It’s a great place to be, but I’m not getting carried away because it’s very tight at the top and there are still seven races to go. Of the five drivers still in with a shout of the title – me, Vettel, Hamilton, Button and Alonso – three of them are world champions and one of them is my team-mate, so it’s going to be flat-out all the way to Abu Dhabi.
“I’m the only driver to have won four races this year and I’m hungry to make it five on Sunday. I love racing at Spa and can think of no better place to add to my tally.”
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Comments
andrew longman
POSTED August 26th, 2010
keep it up brother and dont give up dude. Happy birthday and may the champagne be sprayed on sunday on the top step of the podium.
Eleanor
POSTED August 26th, 2010
Happy Birthday for tomorrow Mark! 
Hope you have a good day and another win for you bithday xx
Mark Warner
POSTED August 26th, 2010
Vettel is the problem.
You will beat the others, as you beat vettel. This is your championship – go get it!
Dave
POSTED August 27th, 2010
Happy Birthday mate – I sent you a present in the shape of 1st place trophy – It should arrive on Sunday – give em hell mate!!
Moose from Tassie
POSTED August 27th, 2010
I was at the F1 race in Spa in 1996 and it’s a great place to watch the racing. Come on Mark! Get another win on the board, we love that winning feeling!!
Agnieszka
POSTED August 27th, 2010
Happy birthday Mark, you are the best and I’m sure this year you are going to get the championship you truly deserve. Poland loves you, can’t wait to see you win! All the best always!
scott martin
POSTED August 27th, 2010
Happy birthday mark hope you get a trophy for it m8 was good to read what C Horner said about you on ITV f1 if only you had had better seats in your F1 career but thats yestarday news and you only look forward. Mark your more than just our hero your an inperation to many I’m 45 my daughter is only 8 your a house hold name nowadays shit i even saw a 6pack of redbull in of all places a vietnamese supermarket in springvale victoria hahahah even they know who you are go mate go get that championship you deserve.
Regards Scott and family and the rest of us Aussies that look up to you.
Moose from Tassie
POSTED August 27th, 2010
Happy Birthday Mark! Go for it at Spa and keep that winning feeling!!!
Maria S.
POSTED August 27th, 2010
Happy 34th birthday Mark and all the best wishes for Sunday race!!!
I’m very sad to hear you’re thinking of leaving F1 in 2012. I hope you’ll change you mind about it!
FreddieWeb
POSTED August 27th, 2010
Hi Mark, I wish you a very happy birthday. I hope you’re well entertained, and you celebrate even better Sunday with champagne. What’s better than a victory as a birthday present? Mine is a little over a week, and that I shall be very happy! Especially Spa. There are victories that count more than others in their minds, and then win on the resumption, it would be a strong message to your opponents. Rain levels the performance, it will help to bridge may be the lack of speed in a straight line. Good luck this weekend, I know qe and you do your best, take care of you, fingers crossed, as always … PS: was it cool the south of France?
Jane Douglas
POSTED August 27th, 2010
go Mark
Aisha Dass
POSTED August 28th, 2010
Good luck 
inna
POSTED August 28th, 2010
Make it 5 with more champagne to spray!!! Will be having fingers crossed all weekend! Good luck!
Jonathan
POSTED August 28th, 2010
Congrats on the pole Mark. # 1.
Eva
POSTED August 29th, 2010
Great result Mark!
After not a good start, you showed again how consistent you are, driving with no errors. May be a bit of luck with Vettel and Button out of the points, but again, you did perfectly what you should do to get such beutiful points at this time of the season.
Hope now your team realizes what everybody is seeing: this is your year.
All the best for next races!! Keep doing such a good job and I am sure you will get the Championship, you deserve it!
Cheers!
3 Amigos
POSTED August 30th, 2010
Mark! Well Done! Not be able to see your race but watched today! You look great after your Holliday!
Simon
POSTED September 06th, 2010
i think u have had more of your share of bad luck over the years think its your time now, confident u can do it hope Vettle takes Hamilton out next and not u again
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