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Hi, I'm Rob Smedley, Race Engineer for Scuderia Ferrari
and this is the Inside Track to Belgium.
[INSIDE TRACK, BELGIUM, 25.08.2013]
[44 LAPS, 19 TURNS, 7,004KM LENGTH]
Fernando Alonso: In the Spa Francorchamps you need a complete car.
This is a circuit that is very demanding in aerodynamics,
on the engine side, on the braking side and in the mechanical side.
So it's the perfect circuit.
Marc Gené: Because of Eau Rouge there's no other corner in the world
where you feel positive and negative G-force.
Fernando Alonso: The best combination of corners in the championship.
You have the most exciting lap.
Mike Evans: It's a great place for Shell.
Obviously we have a big presence there.
And it's a place where we try and bring some big updates
on fuels and lubricants before the start of the flyaway races.
Marc Gené: The fact that it's the longest circuit in the world,
that the weather is changing so much...
Stefano Domenicali: We had several occasions where we had half the track wet
and half the track dry.
Rob Smedley: You have to find the right compromise between a car for the wet
and a car for the dry.
Mark Wakem: At Spa the driver is looking for support from his engineers
on a severe track, so the track-side team of Shell
will be providing the used oil analysis throughout the race weekend
to make sure that they know that everything is reliable.
Rob Smedley: You feel the history there and to go there with the most historic team,
you're part of that history.
Marc Gené: To drive an F1 car at Spa
is one of the most special things anyone can do.