Behind the scenes at Spa-Francorchamps

As the paddock returned from the summer break Jonathan Noble heard tales of drivers rock climbing and starring in music videos. But he was most impressed by an amazing bicycle voyage and the chance to drive a Ferrari around Spa

Published Sep 3, 2012, 12:36 PM

Spa-Francorchamps can't fail to stir the emotions of hardcore racing fans, and it was great to arrive at one of the most iconic venues on the calendar after Formula 1's summer break.

Olympic fever was still gripping a few F1 regulars, especially those who had been lucky enough to get a ticket for the athletics.

comments

Author Jonathan Noble

Jonathan Noble is Motorsport.com’s Formula 1 editor. Having graduated from University of Sussex Jonathan worked for sports news agency Collings Sports reporting on F1, F3, touring cars and other sports, with articles appearing in The Daily Telegraph, The Independent, Reuters, Autosport and other publications. In 1999 he moved to Haymarket Publishing to become a senior editor at Autosport Special Projects, and one year later he became Autosport’s grand prix editor. In 2015 he moved to Motorsport Network, becoming the F1 editor for Motorsport.com. He is also a member of the Guild of Motoring Writers, and sits on the FIA Media Council.