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The Belgian Grand Prix produced a few surprises – qualifying and race day results saw significant changes from results in earlier races this Formula 1 season.

This increased competitiveness between teams is making for a dynamic F1 season with five more races on the calendar. Race fans can expect this focus on teams pushing cars to their limit to fuel more exciting racing the rest of the way.

The weekend at the Spa Grand Prix S.A in Francorchamps, Belgium witnessed an interesting qualifying session. The Saturday runs saw a new face emerge to take the pole position for Sunday’s race. Team Force India driver Giancarlo Fisichella took the pole, with a fantastic run of 1 minute 46.308 seconds.

Jarno Trulli of Toyota was also impressive with a qualifying time of 1 minute 46.395 seconds. He was just ahead of BMW Sauber’s Nick Heidfeld who clocked in at 1 minute 46.500 seconds.

This meant different names at the top of the starting grid for Sunday’s race, adding more intrigue to the Grand Prix season. Familiar names such as Britain’s Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton, and Red Bull Racing’s Mark Webber were conspicuous by their absence from the top positions on the grid.

As the Belgian Grand Prix progressed Fisichella and his Force India car fought hard. He applied consistent pressure to the Ferrari of Raikkonen. This brought out the best in Raikkonen who pushed his car to stay ahead with a focused driving effort.

Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel also provided his own kind of pressure. He started eighth on the grid but drove a strong, steady race to finish third. In fact, he closed to within 2.9 seconds of Fisichella at the end of the Belgian Grand Prix. Raikkonen finished 0.9 seconds ahead of Fisichella.

Robert Kubica of BMW Sauber drove a clean race and came in fourth. His teammate Nick Heidfeld was behind him in fifth spot. McLaren’s Heikki Kovalainen was a story unto himself. He started in 15th position on Sunday’s grid. His team employed a one pit-stop strategy and he drove a consistent race to climb all the way up to sixth spot.

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