BACK TO WORK AT SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS

When the cars roll out on track at the legendary Spa-Francorchamps circuit this Friday for the first Free Practice session of the Belgian Grand Prix, it will be 33 days since the sound of Formula 1 cars was last heard at Budapest’s Hungaroring. In that time, Scuderia Ferrari and the other eleven teams have had a complete two week factory shut-down, when by common agreement, no work is allowed to take place. An enjoyable time for the hard pressed F1 workforce and no doubt a frustrating one for race fans. However, now that racing resumes, running through all the way to the season finale nine races away in Brazil, it does so with back to back races at two of the most exciting venues on the calendar, Spa and Monza.