The old Spa disappeared from the Formula One calendar in 1970, to return in 1983 using a layout that was half the length and had been made significantly safer in order to meet the needs of modern motor racing.
One piece of tarmac, Le Raidillon de l’Eau Rouge, remained and is now taken flat-out in an F1 car. It has come to symbolise the unique, majestic challenge of one of the last remaining classic road circuits in the sport