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After an 80-minute-long red-flag period, five laps behind the Safety Car, and a rolling start, the Belgian Grand Prix finally got underway. But was it the right call?
Today, we’re going to look at the various factors impacting the Belgian GP at Spa in order to determine whether or not the FIA made the correct call in delaying the race.
Why was the 2025 Belgian Grand Prix start delayed?
On Saturday evening, weather forecasts were calling for a wet start to Grand Prix Sunday, but no one expected the formidable downpour that washed out the morning’s Formula 3 event and soaked the Formula 1 grid during pre-race ceremonies.
When the clock ticked over to 15:00 local time — the scheduled start of the Belgian Grand Prix — a formation lap revealed that the spray kicked up by the cars, even at a
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