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SPA, Belgium -- Nico Rosberg will start the Belgian Grand
Prix from pole position after holding off a strong
challenge from his Mercedes rival Lewis Hamilton in
qualifying on Saturday. Hamilton was ahead of Rosberg on
the first two time splits of his final lap but then
drifted back, allowing Rosberg to clinch a fourth
straight pole and sixth in the past seven races. The
German driver leads Hamilton by 11 points in the overall
standings. Rosberg clocked 2 minutes, 5.591 seconds in
difficult conditions, with the Spa track drenched
following a heavy downpour shortly before qualifying
started. "It was just Lewis I had to focus on," Rosberg
said after his 11th career pole. "It makes it easier when
theres not a whole bunch, only one guy." Hamilton
finished in 2:05.819 and Sebastian Vettel got a much-
needed boost with the third quickest time -- although the
fact that he was 2 seconds behind the Mercedes pair
offers the Red Bull driver little hope of securing a
first win this season. "It helped us that it was wet. The
gap was a lot bigger and our car was really dominant,"
Rosberg said. "It was amazing to see that, how quick our
car is." Two-time F1 champion Fernando Alonso was fourth
in his Ferrari ahead of Daniel Ricciardo, the only non-
Mercedes driver to win a race so far this season.
Hamilton has won five, Rosberg four and Ricciardo has
clinched two in an impressive first season with Red Bull.
Hamilton had not qualified on the front row since the
Canadian GP in June. "We have a great car here and were
leading the way here. So cool to see that," Hamilton
said. "We definitely have good chances for tomorrow."
However, the 2008 champion was again plagued by technical
problems -- just like in the previous four races, where
he started from 22nd, 20th, sixth and ninth on the grid
and still got on the podium every time. "I was nervous
going into qualifying, not knowing if the car was going
to get through it," the British driver said. This time,
he had a brake problem. "You need to have confidence on
the brakes. There were times in Q3 when I was just going
straight on because the left brake wasnt really working.
When it glazes its hard to recover, especially in the
rain," he said. "But in the evening theyre able to scrub
it and get rid of the glazing. In the dry tomorrow it
shouldnt be a problem." Vettel, the four-time defending
champion, did not take part in Fridays second practice
run because of a power unit failure. The German drivers
victory at Spa last year was the first of nine successive
wins. The way things are going this season -- he is
languishing in sixth place overall -- just a podium
finish would be a success. "We know were down in power.
Mercedes have a strong car and they have a lot of
downforce. We are similar in the corners but quite a long
way off in the straights," Vettel said. "Hopefully
tomorrow will be closer in terms of race pace." Vettel
has won 39 GPs -- including a record-equaling 13 last
season -- and clinched 45 poles. But he has only two
podium spots this term: third in Canada and Malaysia. "Im
trying very hard. Its not like Im consciously deciding
not to be on pole," he said. "Weve been on the other side
for quite a while but thats the name of the game. The
season was not what I was hoping for but there are still
several races to come." In Q1, Mexican driver Esteban
Gutierrez had to retire due to a technical problem and
Venezuelan Pastor Maldonado failed to make Q2 after
spinning his Lotus. His teammate, Romain Grosjean, failed
to make Q3. The Frenchman starts the race from 15th as
his difficult season continues. In the final practice
earlier, Valtteri Bottas of Finland was fastest in his
Williams ahead of Ricciardo and Rosberg.
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Watson was kicking back in his seat at a Kansas City
Royals game.SAN ANTONIO - The San Antonio Spurs have
learned to play with poised desperation when Tim Duncan,
Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili are all sitting out.The
Phoenix Suns are still learning to keep their poise,
period.Danny Green had 20 points and San Antonio fought
through the second half without their Big Three, rallying
to beat the Suns 100-95 on Friday night.The seventh-place
Spurs moved a game ahead of the eighth-place Suns in the
Western Conference.The Spurs scored a season-high 41
points in the final quarter after blowing a 14-point
lead.Its tough after playing so well in the first half,
Duncan said. And then we give it up in that third quarter
and you get the feeling, Here we go again. Weve had some
really tough ones, some really close ones, where one or
two possessions changes the entire game. Good to grab
this one tonight and trying to get our ship back on the
right path.The loss was as much about the Suns collapse
as the Spurs rally.Phoenix, which entered the game
shooting 37 per cent on 3-pointers, was 7 for 26 from
long range.Coupled with a pair of late technical fouls,
the loss aggravated Suns coach Jeff Hornacek.You saw the
times that we drove it in there, you get a shorter shot
or you get fouled, Hornaceck said. But they want to live
by the jumper or die by the jumper, I guess. These guys
think they can make every shot, but if you dont, you
lose.While the Suns were struggling, the Spurs took
flight in the fourth quarter thanks to Parkers
backups.Patty Mills had 15 points, including two 3-
pointers in the final 2 minutes, and Cory Joseph scored
nine of his 11 points in the fourth quarter to help San
Antonio snap Phoenixs four-game winning streak.P.J.
Tucker and Eric Bledsoe had 19 points each and Goran
Dragic added 17 points for the Suns. They have lost five
straight in San Antonio.Duncan had 12 points and seven
rebounds, but played less than a minute in the fourth
quarter as Spurs coach Gregg Popovich chose to rest
Duncan and Tony Parker. Parker left at the 4:24 mark of
the third quarter with seven points in 21 minutes. Manu
Ginobili sat out the second half because of back
spasms.Parker and Duncan sat on the bench and watched
uncomfortably as San Antonio appeared headed for another
tough loss at home.Three days after blowing an 18-point
lead to Detroit, the Spurs were again in danger of
falling after gaining a sizable advantage.Definitely a
good win for us, Joseph said. To pull it through at the
end was big foor us.dddddddddddd We executed, we played
good defence, and it got us over the hump.After Tiago
Splitter scored the opening basket of the second half,
Phoenix went on a 12-0 run for its first lead and a 55-51
advantage. The Spurs had two turnovers and missed five
shots during the drought. Following San Antonios 13th
turnover, Gerald Green slammed home an alley-oop pass
from Isaiah Thomas for a 69-59 lead with 2 minutes left
in the third quarter.But Tucker and Markieff Morris
picked up consecutive technical fouls after arguing with
officials with 1:57 left and the Spurs leading 85-82.It
wasnt the reason we lost the game, Tucker said.
Definitely wasnt the reason we lost the game. It was a
bad technical and I apologize for the technical ... but
the tech didnt lose the game.Mills sank both free throws
and later added the two 3-pointers to keep San Antonio
from another heartbreaking loss.In the fourth quarter,
when the game is close, we cannot allow us to get two
technicals and put in two points. Tough game for us.It
was Tuckers fifth technical of the season and Morris
ninth, which is tied for the most in the league with
Oklahoma Citys Russell Westbrook.Were tired, Hornacek
said. The coaches have talked about that all year were
just going to take them out when they get technical
fouls.TIP-INSSuns: Phoenix acquired forward Brandan
Wright from Boston on Friday. Wright was traded to the
Celtics by the Dallas Mavericks on Nov. 18 as part of the
deal that brought Rajon Rondo to the Mavericks. ... C
Alex Len was averaging 2.8 blocks in his previous 13
games since being inserted into the starting lineup on
Dec. 15. ... The Suns are averaging 113.4 points in their
previous 12 games. ... Phoenix has five players averaging
at least 14 points. ... Phoenixs last victory in San
Antonio was Jan. 11, 2009.Spurs: Ginobili left with 6:45
remaining in the first half. Ginobili, who did not return
to the bench, had four points and three assists in 10:19.
... Mills landed in the third row on a failed attempt to
save a long rebound midway through the second quarter.
Mills leapt, clearing the heads of fans in the first two
rows before landing in the lap of a male spectator. ...
Duncan tied former Mavericks and Lakers forward Sam
Perkins for 17th in career games played at 1,286. He will
tie former Spurs antagonist Derek Fisher for 16th in his
next outing.UP NEXTSuns: At Memphis on Sunday
night.Spurs: At Minnesota on Saturday night.
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