From: apayton@acorn.co.uk (Andrew W Payton)
Newsgroups: rec.autos.sport
Subject: News and Practise from Belgium
Date: 28 Aug 92 13:51:27 GMT
Organization: Acorn Computers Ltd, Cambridge, England


 Nigel Mansell appears to be upset at   
 having to wait for his Canon Williams  
 contract to be renewed.                
                                        
 The new world F1 champion is also      
 disappointed with his team's decision  
 to talk to Ayrton Senna about his      
 offer to drive next year without pay.  
                                        
 Mansell, in Spa for the Belgian GP,    
 said: "I feel less motivated now than I
 did before winning the Championship."  
                                        
 Team owner Frank Williams admitted he  
 had talked to Senna. "We would love to 
 see Nigel staying with Williams," he   
 said. "But we are still negotiating."  
                                        
 Britain's Johnny Herbert has agreed new
 terms with Lotus for 1993 although the 
 details of his contract are not known. 
                                        
 The 28-year-old, tipped as a future    
 world champion after finishing fourth  
 on his debut in 1989 at Brazil, has    
 collected two points this season with  
 sixth places at Kyalami and Magny Cours
                                        
 His teammate, Finn Mika Hakkinen, has  
 five points in the standings.          
                                        
 The Birmingham based driver suffered a 
 serious accident at Brands Hatch in a  
 Formula 3000 race in 1988 but recovered
 to progress to the Formula One ranks.  
                                        
 Frenchman Erik Comas suffered a high   
 speed shunt during free practice in his
 Ligier Renault for Sunday's race and   
 was taken to hospital for a scan after 
 being momentarily knocked out.         
                                        
 He is expected to return to the track  
 for this afternoon's first qualifying  
 session. There was no pre-qualifying   
 after Brabham failed to turn up leaving
 30 cars entered in the race.           
                                        
 Nigel Mansell was fastest in the first 
 qualifying session at Spa to take      
 provisional pole for Sunday's race.    
                                        
 The new world F1 champion clocked 1 min
 50.545 secs in the Williams-Renault    
 with Ayrton Senna over two seconds     
 slower in the McLaren.                 
                                        
 The Brazilian was heading for a quick  
 time towards the end of the session but
 underbraked, lost control of the back  
 wheels and spun off.                   
                                        
 German Michael Schumacher was third    
 fastest ahead of Mansell's teammate    
 Riccardo Patrese, who also spun-off.   
                                        
 FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP     
 Friday's official qualifying:          
                               mins secs
 1 N Mansell    GB  Williams   1:50.545 
 2 A Senna      Brz Mclaren    1:52.743 
 3 M Schumacher Ger Benetton   1:53.221 
 4 R Patrese    It  Williams   1:53.557 
 5 J Alesi      Fr  Ferrari    1:54.438 
 6 G Berger     Aut McLaren    1:54.642 
 7 T Boutsen    Bel Ligier     1:54.654 
 8 M Hakkinen   Fin Lotus-Ford 1:54.812 
 9 M Brundle    GB  Benetton   1:54.973 
10 J Herbert    GB  Lotus      1:55.027 
11 G Tarquini   It  Fondmetal  1:55.965 
12 I Capelli    It  Ferrari    1:56.075 
13 A de Cesaris It  Tyrrell    1:56.111 
14 M Alboreto   It  Footwork   1:56.282 
15 E VD Poele   Bel Fondmetal  1:56.674 
16 JJ Lehto     Fin Dallara    1:56.809 
17 S Modena     It  Jordan     1:56.889 
18 K Wendlinger Aut March      1:57.039 
19 P Martini    It  Dallara    1:57.267 
20 B Gachot     Bel Venturi    1:57.330 
21 E Nastetti   It  March      1:57.794 
22 O Grouillard Fr  Tyrrell    1:57.818 
23 G Morbidelli It  Minardi    1:58.126 
24 M Gugelmin   Brz Jordan     1:58.499 
25 A Suzuki     Jpn Footwork   1:58.826 
26 U Katayama   Jpn Larrousse  1:59.383 
PROVISIONAL NON-QUALIFIERS              
27 C Fittipaldi Brz Minardi    1:59.626 
28 R Moreno     Brz Andrea M   2:05.096 
29 P McCarthy   GB  Andrea M   2:15.050 
30 E Comas      Fr  Ligier     DNR      



---Andrew

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