O antigo traçado de Spa-Francorchamps

Já que a corrida foi chata mas o circuito é maravilhoso, aqui vai uma homenagem a Spa. É um achado legal e inédito: o traçado antigo do circuito, com a famosa reta Masta e a curva Masta, onde o cara tinha que provar de novo que era macho mesmo (já tinha provado na Eau Rouge). Esse traçado não consta nem na Wikipedia nem no site oficial de Spa-Francorchamps. Mas na Wikipedia tem esse trecho bizarro, mencionando o triste fim de um comissário de pista:

The Masta Kink was one of the most fearsome sections on any race track in the world, requiring skill and bravery in equal measure to get it right. After a long run from Malmedy, the cars would reach top speed before having to negotiate Masta, a high speed left-right chicane, and a good exit speed was vital as it is followed by another long straight run to Stavelot.

That Masta was lost to F1 racing after the 1970 race was partly its own fault. Jackie Stewart's crusade to improve safety in racing was set in motion by his crash there in 1966, when his BRM ended upsidedown in the cellar of the farmhouse on the outside of the corner, with fuel gushing out of the tank onto Stewart, who had broken ribs to add to his misery.

Another particularly gruesome story comes from the 1973 24 hour touring car race during which three drivers were killed. During one of his pitstops at night, Hans-Joachim Stuck shouted to his co-driver Jochen Mass over the noise that he should "look out for body parts at the Masta Kink". Mass arrived there expecting to see bits of car all over the road but was appalled to discover it was in fact bits of a marshal.