Is that only my broadcast, or did the F1 intro just have a different music/score than usual?
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Oof that front left tire change for Norris was sloppy.
Apologies in advance that the post-race topic will come before the race ends. I should have known with Spa to add a couple of hours in the schedule -__-

Critical info in case you missed it.
The Beekeeper? The Jason Statham one that I still haven't heard a single thing about? Weird choice for the F1 marketing department to assign that π
Letβs go. Rain time π§οΈ

what a race by Hamilton in 15 laps he is #7. well done.
Everything's aligned for him so far. Good payoff for the wet setup, perfect timing on reading the crossover and good driving from him too of course.
yeah will be interesting if it can be on the podium.
Calm and solid race by Piastri. Few fumbles by Norris including the start, but good perf by Mcclaren. Good race for the juniors (no DNF). Good perf by Ferrari with podium for Leclerc and come back from Hamilton to 7th from 18th.

Well... let's see whether that intensity is raceable. If not, they won't start they race for a while, since there is more of this rain coming after that from W-NW.

Edit: This is exciting. No sign of delaying the start. Rain will wind down a bit after the start, before picking up again. And maybe even with a short heavy downpour too. The drivers really have to prove themselves.
We might get a couple laps towards the end of the 3 hour race window, but it's never going to be a full race today. Sad times.
Edit: crofty and brundle just said in commentary that the 3 hours hasn't actually started because the race never started. I'm more optimistic with this information.
Todayβs race: the weather report.
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FIA anticipate the rain to stop at 4pm local time.
Targeting a start "as soon as the standing water has been cleared from the track". #F1 #BelgianGP
Hamilton flying with that wet setup, has to be wishing they green flagged earlier.
Was hoping for rain for an interesting race but it looks like the monkey's paw clenched too hard.
Good to see Antonelli making some moves, the kid could use a confidence boost.
Lap one Lando moment....
Could have got the race going already ....fucking melts !
This is the best conditions will be for the foreseeable future. Stupid to not get underway
Curious if the medium will actually last 14 more laps or not.
Red Bull yesterday really was like "we'll optimize the car for a rain race although we know that rain races never fully get underway in Spa nowadays"
Not just in Spa to be fair.
We already had rainy races this year. But at a track like Spa, visibility problems make that simply not possible to safely have a race happen.
There is being cautious, and then there is whatever the fuck this was. Even the drivers weren't happy about, for example Max post race: https://dubz.co/c/e3cfcd
So far I have only seen Max and Red Bull complain. Which makes sense because they set up their car for a wet race.
The more relevant question is the thoughts of drivers who drove in the mid-field or end of the field. Because those are the ones who would be in danger, not Max Verstappen in P4.
Hamilton complaining he's lift-and-coasting and still not saving enough, looks like they could have gambled on underfueling as well?












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