Sweet Revenge
After being embarrassed on home soil a week earlier, Ferrari struck back hard at Spa. Adam Cooper looks at how they did it, and what it means for the remaining three races
After all the off-track fuss that preceded the weekend, it would have been highly appropriate if the Belgian GP had been a classic encounter between Ferrari and McLaren.
Alas, it wasn't to be, and within two or three laps of the start it was clear that the race was going to be somewhat processional at the front.
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