Eau Rouge and Raidillon, Pouhon and Blanchimont - the corners need no introduction. Spa-Francorchamps is a place that embodies the passion and history of Formula One: true, the track may no longer snake for more than 14 kilometres in the Ardennes and names like Masta Kink and Burnenville have gone from our race weekend vocabulary, but there's still something that links the current drivers with the heroes that braved those streets in days of yore. Spa is magic. Still the longest track on the calendar, it's one circuit where the driver can make the difference. It's the track where Michael debuted and shone. It's where Mika passed him by going three-wide with a backmarker on the Kemmel...
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