An in-depth look back at a race in which Lewis Hamilton mastered the changing conditions, including every vital statistic you need to know from Spa-Francorchamps

PRACTICE

Practice 1 - Friday AM

The weather in the first free practice not only typified everything one comes to expect from the Ardennes micro-climate, it also gave the paddock a thoroughly accurate template for the rest of the weekend.

Fernando Alonso set the early pace for Ferrari, and did so for most of the 90-minutes, proving the most adept at finding the grip and learning when was the most appropriate time to switch to intermediates.

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