“The Farce of Spa”: International press reviews of the Chaos Grand Prix

The race in Spa became the shortest in Formula 1 history ( Click here for the detailed race report ). GREAT BRITAIN Daily Mail: “Max Verstappen has won a farce of a Belgian Grand Prix - a procession behind a safety car for TWO laps. The crowd at the rainy Spa-Francorchamps circuit waited three and a half hours for the results, while the world's highest paid drivers sat in their garages waiting for better weather.” The Guardian: "The Belgian Grand Prix will be recorded as a race and the honors for it were duly awarded, but there was little dignity in the way Formula One went about it on a rain-soaked afternoon at Spa-Francorchamps." ITALIAN “Gazzetta dello Sport”: “The Farce of Spa: This is how you end up humiliating Formula 1. You could have decided not to drive because of the extreme conditions, it would have been the more logical decision to protect the pilots.” “La Repubblica”: “The imaginary Grand Prix – the last farce of Formula 1 – in Spa will not be raced, but points will be awarded.” “Corriere della Sera”: “The farce of the Ghost Grand Prix – money and the storm win in Spa.” GERMANY “Bild”: “The craziest non-race in Formula 1 history! After two rounds it's over again. The red flag will be waved again at 18.25:18.44 p.m. The drivers return to the pit lane. The official demolition took place at XNUMX:XNUMX p.m. The crazy thing: Because the safety car drove ahead on both laps, nothing changed in the field. Everyone finishes where they started the race.” “FAZ”: “There was also some good news from Spa-Francorchamps: Formula 1, the performance optimization club of top-class sport, cannot calculate and simulate everything in advance in order to stay in the race at all times. At the weekend, the self-proclaimed high-tech circus in Spa-Francorchamps failed due to the weather.” “Süddeutsche Zeitung”: “Spectators standing deep in wet meadows, rain preventing visibility and racing drivers fearing for their health: the compulsive attempt to start the Belgian Grand Prix turns into an absurd spectacle.” FRANCE “L'Equipe”: “Everyone killed time as best they could with card games for some, a nap for others and a small meal for Yuki Tsunoda while it continued to rain outside. Ultimately, Michael Masi announced a restart for 18.17:XNUMX p.m. But it was a waste of time.” SPAIN “El Mundo”: “That was a miserable pantomime. One of the biggest disgrace in the history of this sport. You can't present the result of a race that didn't even take place. This is an insult to the history of Formula 1, an insult to competition and sport in general.” “Marca”: “That was the race of the peasant catcher. The Belgian GP showed what Formula 1 is currently. For some this is reasonable, others see it as fraud. Because this sport still lives today from the mystique that was created by men who risked and often gave their lives for the sport without complaint.” “AS”: “Formula 1 suffers shipwreck in Spa. No one questions that driver safety is the top priority. Due to the poor visibility there was little room for maneuver. The 'Express' result leaves a bad taste. A very bad one.” “Mundo Deportivo”: “Verstappen won the 'non-race' at Spa. It was a pantomime that could have been easily avoided by canceling the race or even postponing it to Monday.” SWITZERLAND “Blick”: “Time passes. The rain continues to patter on the asphalt. The Belgian GP has long since become a scandal. Those responsible are trying to get a race start behind the safety car. It’s all about the TV millions.”

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“The Farce of Spa”: International press reviews of the Chaos Grand Prix

“The craziest non-race”, “pathetic”, a “scandal”, “the money won”: after the Belgian Grand Prix in Spa-Francorchamps, the international press found clear words.

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