Raikkonen takes win over Fisichella at Spa

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This is F1Minute and it’s the 30th August 2009.

Fisichella didn’t quite manage to hold on to his pole position through a manic Belgian Grand Prix, but he did finish on the podium.

Let’s start from the beginning, Barrichello had a poor start, struggling against the anti-stall again, but not as poor as Button. After just a couple of corners, Grosjean ran into Button, and the pair of them hit the barrier. Hamilton backed off to avoid trouble, but confused Alguersuari who ran into the McLaren. The pair of them also hit the barriers. Four cars out, safety car deployed and not one lap yet completed.

Thankfully, the rest of the race was a lot calmer, although plenty of overtaking to enjoy. Raikkonen easily got past Fisichella on the restart, and led the way to the end of the race. Fisi took second, whilst Vettel stepped up on the podium in third.

Elsewhere, the FIA have confirmed they are investigating last year’s Singapore GP as there appears to be new evidence that may show Piquet’s crash and Alonso’s subsequent win may not have been coincidental.

That’s all for now, I’ll be back tomorrow with another F1Minute.