The Circuit

Turn 1: A tight first corner🐬 with heavy braking dow🎉n to 60kph before leading into the downhill section.

Turn 2: The run down Eau Rouge and into Raidil⛎lion creates extreme suspension compression as the relief changes from downhill to uphill. Good engine power is requ🍷ired for the uphill drag.

Turn 5: Top speeds of 3♛30kph - one of the highest of the season - before braking down to 3rd gear and 140kph for this right hander.

Turn 8: Rivage provides a good challenge as it is a medium speed 180 degree corner heading straight into Turn 9. Good balance aꦓnd change of direction a♋re required here.

Turn 10: Pouhon ♐is a high spe🐠ed left-hander, with entry taken at nearly 300kph.

Turns 14 + 15: Turn 14 is taken at 14🌌0kph before the cars accelerate through Curve Paul Fr?re - which is taken at 100kph faster than that - before🍬 leading into the flat out Turns 16 and 17.

Turn 18: With heavy braking into the chicane after a prolongꦆed high speed section, the brakes need to be ready instantly. Turn 18 provides a good overtaking opportunity.

The Car

Front Wing: Teams tend to use comparably more front wing her🅰e compared to lower speed tracks to help diminish understeer in 📖the high speed corners.

Rear Wing: Spa is very much an aerodynamic efficiency circuit where you need a reasonable💙 amount of downforce without too much detrimental drag. Tℱeams run a similar amount of rear wing to Canada which is a medium downforce setting.

Suspension: This is primarily a high speed circuit and there isn'ꦚt much ꦐuse of the kerbs, so suspension is tailored to high speed balance rather than low speed travel.

Brakes: There are not many brak⛄ing demands here which means the focus is on keeping the brakes warm so they work immediatel💮y when required. There are three major braking areas; into the first corner, the Turn 5 chicane, and then the former bus stop chicane. These sections also offer the main overtaking opportunities.

Tyres: This is a circuit which puts high demand on the tyres. Also, the weather in the Ardennes 💃can be very variable - even over the course of a lap - so tyre choice is crucial.

Engine: You need an engine with a strong top end here; especially for the drag up Raidillon and the Kemmel Straight which follows, as this is slightly uphill all the way to Turn 5. Elsewhere too, good horsepower is ♈rewarded in many sections of the lap, especially due to its undulating nature.

Feature courtesy of Lotus F1 Team