Bojan Vrbnjak
Max Verstappen won the first race after a Formula 1 summer break namely GP of Belgium in Spa-Francorchamps. Otherwise he didn’t have to bother with it fast circle, the same was true for everyone else. Because the race started with a delay at first, they were taken away two laps behind the safety car. And then it was announced wait, until just before half past six in the afternoon they repeated the exercises of two laps behind the safety car. After the red flag and a short wait, relief finally came and this one agony was concluded.
That's it George Russell brought with Williams first steps in his career as he retained second place. The third podium fell Lewis Hamilton, which has a three-point advantage over Verstappn. Fourth place remained in the hands Daniel Ricciard, fifth Sebastian Vettl, sixth Pierre Gaslya, seventh Esteban Ocon, he was eighth Charles Leclerc, ninth Nicholas latifi and the tenth Carlos Sainz. Once again, we note that the mentioned ten only get for today's "effort" half points. And another fringe: The fastest lap time of the “race” is gone Nikita mazepin, who finished the “race” in 17th place and unfortunately does not have this half point…
The “beginning” of the race
Even before the race even started, it was Sergio Perez took care of the dismay of the team’s command desk Red Bull, it is Mexican on the way to the start he flew off the track and landed in a protective fence. Red Bull he thus lost one race car in the race even before it really went down. But fortunately there was nothing left.
Z or na track conditions, the race management decided to 10-minute delay, which was soon stretched to 15 minutes and thus 5-minute rhythm continued - until 15.25 hrswhen it really started. The heating circuit was held for safety car and many racers complained about visibility and aquaplaning. So it came as no surprise that the safety car remained on the track and continued its work for another lap until race leadership ni interrupted the race and the racers returned to the pits.
Meanwhile, an interesting conversation took place between Red Bullom, where they wondered why Perez should not compete in the race, and Michael Massi, The FIA to the race directors, who did not allow this, as he wanted to check what the rules say. But Red Bull was diligently repairing a race car in the garage Mexican. The thought also arose that we could run the race tomorrow as well, as the next stop is Nizozemska and this would not pose a problem from a logistical point of view. In the meantime, there was good news for Red Bull, because Perez he will be able to compete in the race, but he will start it from the pits. A Mercedes was amazed by this and the binge began, which we have been witnessing for quite some time this season.
And it followed waiting, a very long wait, which was interrupted for a moment by messages from the race managementthat the event was interrupted due to weather conditions. Oh really? In the meantime, he drove onto the track medical carto check the status and followed… yes you guessed it: waiting. Long wait. In the meantime, the ombudsmen again announced that they would report the next weather information at this and that hour. And then when FIAs in Formula 1 began to run water in the throat are 10 minutes before 18 p.m. trucks were sent to the track to remove standing water, and so were the racers with brooms.
They even found an article in own policy (holy simplicity, I hope they disqualify themselves because of this) that they can stop the clockwhich counts you down three hours until the start of the race. All with the intention of being carried out at least a few rounds, awarded to racers half points and that the race can be officially ticked - due to tickets sold and television and commercial matters.
The beginning ??? race
And that’s what happened, too, because something after 18 p.m. there was a message that the start of the race will be over , which meant having 18.17 uri. Hallelujah, after more than three hours of waiting. The fight for the half points began, initially for safety car, who retreated to the pits along with everything twenty racers, because after two rounds, the leadership hung up red flag. Interruption of the race, which was not a race at all, but the racers put themselves on display for two laps pto the cold and wet spectators in the stands. But there was hope, for by the end of the countdown there were still bad ones , but the seconds were running out and the hopes that the race, if we can call it that at all, would be carried out were less and less.
Meanwhile, they are on television Formula 1 congratulations were already pouring in from the commentators George Russell for the first podium in his career, however Hamilton they haven’t forgotten because these are his podiums for statistics and history, however Verstappen to win. In short, a wasted afternoon for viewers at tribunewho are for it tragicomedy still paid. Those in front of the televisions, who opted for a walk or something smarter, did the only real thing.
For soon the official announcement came that the race will not continue. The end after šthree circles behind the safety car and almost four hours agony.
