Spa-Francorchamps – Lewis Hamilton only had a lack of understanding for the bizarre Formula 1 farce of Spa-Francorchamps. “We simply do not convey good values when we sell such an appearance to the fans as a race,” said the angry record world champion after a memorable mini-trip in Belgium on Sunday.
A real Grand Prix was impossible due to the constant rain, instead, after a few laps behind the safety car, Hamilton’s title rival Max Verstappen was crowned the winner. This questionable regulation caused a lot of resentment and discussion.
“Money makes the world go round”, was the verdict of Mercedes driver Hamilton, who, after finishing third, narrowly defended the championship lead from Verstappen. “There was no moment here when this race could have been approved with a clear conscience,” added the 36-year-old Briton. And was right.
In the Ardennes it was raining incessantly even before the planned start at 3 p.m., after hours of waiting nothing had changed until the desperate last attempt at 6:17 p.m. After two laps the race was canceled again and the shortest race in Formula 1 history, which at just under four hours lasted almost the longest, ended unsatisfactorily for all involved.
Postponement of the race impossible due to the tight schedule
“That wasn’t a Grand Prix. They just distributed the points like that. That’s shocking, “said ex-world champion Fernando Alonso. The rule that half of the World Cup counters are already there after two laps have been completed, although the driver has never driven properly, must now be reconsidered. “As a sport, we need a better solution when such a situation arises. The result shouldn’t be a race over a few laps behind a safety car, “said McLaren boss Zak Brown:” We have to learn something from this for the future. “
The only right decision was that there was no real race on the demanding circuit. “The highest goal must be our safety,” said four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel. In his Aston Martin, he finished fifth. The Formula 1 history books couldn’t fight for positions in one day, instead the result of the qualification was also the final result. The cars are not built for heavy rain.
“The limiting factor is the view,” said Vettel. For the pilots, because of the spray, the man in front was hardly recognizable. It was a novelty that the race could not even start properly due to bad weather. “The weather played a bad trick on us,” said race director Michael Masi from the world association Fia. A postponement to Monday was impossible in view of the tight schedule, the Netherlands will already be driving next Sunday. (dpa)
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