The rain delayed more than an hour the start of the race of the Belgium Grand Prix And it will not start until 4:20 p.m. It is becoming usual in these modern times of the Formula 1 Do not run in wet. The preparation of current cars causes them to lift much more spray than formerly to rain and when even the pilots themselves affirm that this is a real danger to them the way of acting of the organization is blunt: red flag and postponed exit.
That was just what happened this Sunday in the circuit of Spawhere the water was much more forceful than in previous quotes of this World as the inaugural in Australia And the one two weeks ago in Silverstone. Lando Norriswho has pole in Belgium, won both. The most worrying thing is that it gives the feeling that F1 recently or nothing to solve this problem and simply wait for the new regulation to fix everything.
The cars will narrow and, supposedly, can be run with rain with less quantity, but in the meantime to the spectators of this sport they wonder why they no longer roll with water. Especially the oldest who enjoyed historical races such as Nurburgring 2007. The main injured were the thousands and thousands who paid an entrance to go to SPA this Sunday.
Chubasqueros, umbrellas … and faces of happiness despite the organizational disaster with the rain, which completely disrupted this Sunday's career. The 20 cars (16 on the grill and four from the pit lane) They made the training return at the time established for the beginning (15:00), but behind the security car.
When he had just started, the leader, Norris, complained about the little visibility even for the spray of the safetya risk denounced over the last months by most pilots. Career address quickly made the decision to abort the exit. Red flag and pilots back to pit lane.
The memory of the rain of Belgium 2021
As we say, the solutions shone by their absence and many people took their hands to the head with which the only way to clean the water on the track was a blower. The alternative, perhaps adequate, would have been to turn behind the security car and gradually clear the asphalt. In addition, having not started the test, the time limit of two hours (three with a red flag) did not comput for the end of it, so it can still be postponed to eternity.
It was precisely in the 2021 Belgium GP when the most surreal career of the F1 occurred. A few laps after the security car served to settle the winner, Max Verstappenand distribute points. A true nonsense and FIA He had no choice but to change the rule, which now forces to run at least two laps in green flag to be able to distribute prizes.
