Shortest race in history: The great farce of Spa

To Waiting several hours due to continuous rain The Dutchman took victory in the Belgian Grand Prix in his Red Bull on Sunday after only being able to drive two laps of the race behind the safety car.

George Russell in the Williams was ranked second, while Mercedes world champion Lewis Hamilton took third place, defending his championship lead. The two Ferrari drivers Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz took 8th and 10th place. It was the order from the qualification in Spa-Francorchamps.

Winner with a dark face: Max Verstappen couldn't really be happy. © APA/afp / JOHN THYS

It rained so heavily in the Ardennes that the planned start at 15 p.m. was impossible. After more than three hours of waiting in incessant rainfall, drivers took to the track at 18.17:XNUMX p.m. This was only possible behind the safety car at low speed. The red flag was quickly shown, which meant a stoppage for the second time.

As a result, there would have been time for another restart, but that didn't happen because the conditions didn't improve at all.

Due to the short duration of the race, only half of the usual points were awarded. In the World Cup standings, defending champion Hamilton is now only leading Verstappen (22) with 202,5 points after twelve of the 199,5 Grand Prix completed. Verstappen's home race in the Netherlands continues next Sunday in Zandvoort. That's why postponing the race to Monday wasn't an issue. The top 10 result in Spa-Francorchamps: Pos Driver Country Team 1. Max Verstappen NED Red Bull 2. George russel GBR Williams 3. Lewis Hamilton GBR Mercedes 4. Daniel Ricciardo AUS McLaren 5. Sebastian Vettel GER Aston Martin 6. Pierre Gasly FRA Alpha Tauri 7. Esteban Ocon FRA Alpine 8. Charles Leclerc MON Ferrari 9. Nicholas latifi CAN Williams 10. Carlos Sainz ESP Ferrari

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Shortest race in history: The great farce of Spa

Max Verstappen won one of the most bizarre races in the history of Formula 1 at Spa-Francorchamps. This lasted almost 4 hours and only 2 rounds, and only half of the required World Championship points were awarded.

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