Positions for 1300 BST start of 44-lap race:
1 L Hamilton (McLaren)
2 F Massa (Ferrari)
3 H Kovalainen (McLaren)
4 K Raikkonen (Ferrari)
5 N Heidfeld (BMW Sauber)
6 F Alonso (Renault)
7 M Webber (Red Bull)
8 R Kubica (BMW Sauber)
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1302: "At least Hamilton knows Massa won't be able to get the jump on him but he's still got to get away cleanly and in all the support races this weekend there have been collisions of one sort or another."
BBC Radio Five Live analyst Maurice Hamilton
1300: Scrap that, Hamilton, Massa, Raikkonen and Kovalainen are going for dry tyres.
Renault's Piquet is the only one on intermediates.
1259: The drivers are nestled in their cars, helmets and gloves on. No rain is expected for the next half an hour at least, so we stay dry for now and expect most drivers to start on the intermediate tyres.
1254: Nearly ready to go in Spa. But just time for this first. With driver line-ups for 2009 causing a buzz in the paddock, Force India boss Vijay Mallya hinted that he'll be sticking with wily old Italian Giancarlo Fisichella for next season. The 35-year-old Fisi looks set for a 14th season in F1 after Mallya said: "This team needs the experience of Giancarlo, has needed it, and as we design the 2009 car, needs it even more."
Mallya, who also has his own football and cricket teams, also revealed Indian GP2 driver Karun Chandhok could have a testing role with the team next season but is not ready for a race seat yet.
1252: My top 5 today: 1 Hamilton 2 Raikkonen 3 Massa 4 Heidfeld 5 Kovalainen
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1250: More weather updates for you. The race is expected to start dry but there could be sporadic light rain throughout the race. The track is in parts damp and in other parts dry.
1247: Hamilton says he's not going to let Massa or any other driver overtake him at the start. "I said I will never be overtaken around the outside again - and that's not going to happen," he said. "It's going to be an interesting start, but I plan on staying ahead."
Though he's not that keen on been overtaken himself, Hamilton reckons Formula One could do with a few more passing up to keep the spectators interested. "Sometimes it is boring because we don't do any overtaking. I remember watching Formula One before I got here and some races were boring to watch, you'd fall asleep."
1243: News just in from Hamilton's team radio. Apparently, he's having problems with his clutch. Could that play into Massa's hands at the start?
1240: If Massa wants to get the jump on pole-sitter Lewis Hamilton getting a good start is probably the way to go - although with Hamilton probably fuelled lighter then pit-stop tactics may play a part too. But the Brazilian is not expecting to get off to a flyer as he did at the Hungarian Grand Prix, when he passed both McLarens into Turn One.
With the first corner - La Source hairpin - just 150m from the front row he says: "It will be difficult to repeat what happened in Budapest. We will have to see what the various strategy choices are and how the weather evolves, because if it rains the race could turn into a lottery."
1235: The cars emerge from the pits and whizz off to line up on the grid. There are a distinct lack of celebrities in Spa. According to those in the know it's because it's too rainy, and rain = unglamorous. Dutch prime minister Jan Peter Balkenende has got his brolly out though and has been hanging round the pits. That's all I've got for you.
1230: "Heidfeld will surprise us all today."
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1221: Germany's Nick Heidfeld is trying to convince BMW Sauber to keep him on board for the 2009 season. The 31-year-old did a decent job by beating team-mate Robert Kubica in qualifying for only the second time this season with fifth place on the grid. Kubica lines up in eighth. BMW chief Mario Thiessen says: "Nick is now in a strong position for the race. For Robert things were just not right this weekend."
Another fella whose 2009 seat is also under pressure is Sebastian Bourdais. But the Toro Rosso driver qualified in a career high ninth and said: "It's beginning to come together and it's been a good weekend so far."
1221: Life isn't getting any easier for Raikkonen even though he's racing on his favourite circuit. After his rear wing fell off in Friday practice, Raikkonen qualified in fourth place alongside Kovalainen. That sounds OK but the defending champion is looking to end a winless run that stretches back to the Spanish Grand Prix in April. Here's what he has to say for himself: "Fourth place is far from ideal to go looking for the win but it doesn't mean I've given up hope."
1216: It has been raining in Spa this morning and still looks pretty damp out there. In fact, some chaps are out in the pit lane trying to dry up the track with heated blowers - and I believe that's the technical term. Temperatures are around 16C and the forecast is rain, sunshine and black clouds - um?
1213: "I am not even going to attempt to predict what the result is going to be because you never know what could happen and there is even more possibilities in Spa. I have not written Raikkonen off because Hamilton and Massa could have a first corner collision and Raikkonen will be back in the championship."
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1200: Hello again. It's time to go racing as Formula One swings into Spa, famed for its romantic setting, its healing springs - and the historic Spa-Francorchamps circuit.
There probably won't be much love lost between main title rivals Lewis Hamilton and Felipe Massa on the front row of the grid.
McLaren's Hamilton leads Massa by six points and the Ferrari man will be looking to gain any advantage he can to whittle that gap down even further.
Reigning world champion Kimi Raikkonen is also a man of a mission as he attempts to reignite his faltering title defence as speculation about his future at Ferrari swirls around the F1 paddock.
Raikkonen, who has not won since April, lines up in fourth, just behind Hamilton's team-mate Heikki Kovalainen.
All the drivers love the challenge of Spa, with its demanding mix of fast and slow corners and plunges through the Ardennes mountains.
The unpredictable weather means anything can happen at Spa. But just what will happen on Sunday and what will that mean for the title race?
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