The history and tradition that surrounds Spa is my second reason. Many magical races have occurred at Spa. For instance, the 2007 race saw the McLaren teammates go wheel to wheel on the opening lap.
2000 saw Mika Hakkinen pull off the best overtaking move ever in his McLaren Mercedes to take the lead and win the race from Michael Schumacher. In 1939, Dick Seaman was fatally burned whilst driving his Mercedes around the circuit.
1998 was memorable when Michael Schumacher stormed into the McLaren garage and confronted Coulthard for causing him to pull out of the race.
Also, Schumacher won his first race there in 1992 and broke Prost’s record for most Grand Prix wins nine years later in 2001. The list just goes on and on.
I also like Spa because the race conditions are unpredictable. It could be raining at one end of the circuit and bone dry at the other end. This makes the circuit very challenging for the drivers (they have to choose the right tyres or the outcome could be severe) which, in turn, lets us fans see how good they really are.
A final reason why Spa is my favourite circuit is because even though it is a historical circuit like Silverstone and Hockenheim, it stands up to Bernie Ecclestone and keeps itself on the F1 calendar year in and year out. Bernie hasn’t said a bad word about Spa yet.
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Sheiban Shakeri – Formula One Community Leader - Spa Francorchamps
For the question that you have brought up, it is a really tough choice! When I thought about it, the best one that came to my mind was Spa Francorchamps.
The weather was always unpredictable, and it was always difficult for drivers to get the best setup.
The end result of the race did not necessarily equate to the driver getting pole position on the day before.
Spa has always had some amazing things happen there, as well as holding an air of history.
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