Formula 1 Race Control has given Belgian Grand Prix red before the beginning due to bad weather conditions around spa-francarchamps.
As the rains of anticipated rain hit the Ardains Hills on Sunday, drivers started the formation lap for 44-lap races on Pirelli’s intermediate tires.
However, due to poor visibility and heavy sprays behind the security car, the FIA Race Control took out the red flag and suspended the start process.
“Most of the drivers have reported poor visibility during the lap of formation, so the red flag,” explained by the FIA spokesperson.
Rain on track
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Polisiter Lando NorisWho informed him McLaren The team was even struggling to look at the security car as the first driver in the queue, serving the cars back by the pit in the pitlane. There, they are waiting for a 10 -minute warning to resume this process when the conditions have improved.
While the race is expected to hit the more downpoors spa, the rain stopped at the time of the planned 15:00 race, expecting with the race control will offer a window to bring the Grand Prix into the way.
After making a long effort to remove a break and standing water under circumstances, Race Control announced that Race 16:20 would resume locally.
Earlier on Sunday, the F3 race was canceled due to torrential conditions, while the F2 feature race was successfully run in the wet.
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