Among the more than 25 definitions RAE has for the term career, one is described as “speed competition between people running, driving vehicles or driving animals”. That is why the question arises whether what happened in Belgian Grand Prix 2021held on August 29, it is truly a race…
The Formula 1 indicated yes and considers it the fastest ever. It just happened official overthrow (actually there were three) and the distance covered on the Spa-Francorchamps circuit was 6 kilometers and 880 meters. Max Verstappenwith Red Bull, he took the win.
“It’s a shame not to get laps right, but the conditions were very difficult out there. It’s a win, but it’s not the way you want to win” assured the Dutchman, who would end the year as champion.
What happened at the 2021 Belgian Grand Prix?
Belgium had a weekend spent on the water. On a rainy day, the sorting took place. Lando Norris he dominated Q1 and Q2, but in Q3 the Englishman from McLaren suffered a heavy blow at Raidillon. This was taken advantage of Max Verstappen, who signed the pole position. Behind the Red Bull driver surprised George Russell with Williams; Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes), third.
Due to the heavy flow of water on the runway the authorities decided delayed onset of the career. After different programming, the pilots took the stage and Sergio “Czech” Perezwho started 7th, starred in one of the few events of the day: during the reconnaissance round it collided and damaged the car’s suspension. Its origin would be from pit lane.
After much uncertainty, the pilots came out to perform spins to the delight of the crowd, although it was just a prop. There were three laps behind the safety car, although race management only took the results from the first lap. It all ended (almost) the same as in qualifying: for Russell it was his first podium finish in F1.
This was the sixth time in history The maximum gave half the score. Verstappen got 12.5 points and this was due to the fact that 75% of scheduled rounds were not completed. The last time something similar had happened was in 2009 Malaysian Grand Prix, which also featured rain. On that occasion, the one who celebrated was the British Jenson Button (Grawn GP).
