The Belgian Grand Prix did not go as everyone had hoped it would. Rain delays and red flags dominated the race, and in the end the drivers drove only two laps behind the safety car. McLaren CEO Zak Brown used social media to apologize and sympathize with the fans present on the track for not getting any racing promotions.
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Former Formula 1 world champion Damon Hill praised Brown’s gesture. He went on to explain that the race would not satisfy any team or true fan of the sport.
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Damon Hill praised the McLaren CEO when he asked the organizers for an “explanation”
The 1996 World Champion used social media to share his views on the race and praised the McLaren CEO. Hill stated in his tweet, “Thanks for this Zak. Spoken like a thoughtful, concerned racing fan first and foremost other considerations. Nobody can be completely satisfied with today’s ‘race’. “
Thanks for this Zak. Spoken like a thoughtful, concerned racing fan and above all other considerations. Nobody can be completely satisfied with today’s ‘race’ # f1 https://t.co/dkmWGot3D5
– Damon Hill (@ HillF1) August 29, 2021
Zak Brown had previously sent a message to fans after the debacle of the race.
“Hello, fans here in Spa. That was certainly a disappointing day. We wanted to race, the drivers wanted to race and of course we knew you wanted to see a race and you didn’t see it. We did not take part in that, a very difficult situation which I believe needs to be explained.
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I think the FIA did everything it could to put on a race. You obviously can’t control the weather. You need to put driver safety first. The conditions were not suitable for racing. “The rules say [that] after a couple of laps it can be called a race. I think that needs to be checked, ”said Brown.
We hope it doesn’t happen again: Zak Brown
The McLaren CEO stated that the teams will surely meet with the FIA to discuss regulations for the Belgian Grand Prix. He also mentioned that he hoped that this would never happen again.
“I don’t think anyone would say that the weather is safe when racing, but we need a better solution than sport. In such situations, the result should not be a race after three laps behind a safety car. That’s what the rules say.
Formula 1 F1 – Bahrain Grand Prix – Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain – March 26th 2021, McLaren CEO Zak Brown during the FIA / Handout press conference on REUTERS
But I think that needs to be checked by all of us now, to learn from today and to see what we would do differently, to make sure everyone gets their race – no matter if that is the case next day, if it comes back.
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The schedule is pretty complicated, but I don’t think anyone would say today that it felt right to call the race. So we’ll work on it and hope that it doesn’t happen again, ”said Brown after the race.
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The FIA decided to award half points for the race, which meant Mclaren was able to extend his lead over Ferrari by 3 points in the constructors’ championship.
Should we consider the Belgian GP as a race? Let us know.
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