Max Verstappen expressed frustration over a rain delay during Belgian Grand Prix after losing the podium.
According to The Guardian, the Belgian GP on Sunday, July 27, was delayed by about an hour and 20 minutes after the rain swept into Spa right before the race.
The Federation Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) decided not to begin the race to avoid any unpleasant incident, as rainwater spray from cars during first lap affected the visibility, and the circuit was also very fast and tricky.
The Dutchman whose Red Bull car was set up to perform well in wet conditions believed that drivers might have handled the weather conditions.
When asked about the right to begin the race, the 27-year-old replied, “Three o’clock, straight away. It was not even raining. Between turns one and five there was quite a bit of water, but if you do two or three laps behind the safety car.”
“Then it would have been a lot more clear, and the rest of the track was ready to go… Of course at the end of the day they do what they want, right? I mean, they decide. I just find it is a bit of a shame for everyone, you will never see these classic kinds of wet races anymore,” he added.
Meanwhile, other drivers, including McLaren’s Oscar Piastri, who won the race, and Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc, believed that it was the right decision to delay the race.
It is worth noting that the McLaren duo dominated the race, with Piastri finishing first and Lando Norris second. Leclerc was third, and Verstappen was fourth at the Belgian Grand Prix.
