After an outstanding race at the Hungarian Grand Prix, fans have been longing for more F1 action. Unfortunately for her, it was time for the summer break and it got pretty quiet. But no worry! F1 is almost back, less than a week before the Belgian GP retired at the world-famous Spa Francorchamps circuit.
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Until Saturday afternoon, the Hungaroring was quite manageable, bright sunshine caused hardly any complications.
But to everyone’s surprise, Sunday had a completely different story: rain caused chaos throughout the race and Esteban Ocon won the Grand Prix.
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So after such an eventful race on the Hungaroring, the spotlight fell on the upcoming racing weekend in Spa. And Mercedes jumped right into their social media grip to add the element of excitement to fans.
What is the weather like at the Belgian GP?
Well, the next race is at Spa and the rest is pretty much self explanatory. But we’ll spell it out for you. Spa is always known for unexpected changes in weather.
And it looks like Spa is living up to its expectations this time too. Weather models predict a strong chance of rain for the whole weekend. Rainfall also appears to be well above average, suggesting a wet Belgian Grand Prix.
And because of the high altitudes, temperatures should remain under control. Unlike Hungary, therefore, even a local shower in Spa would make the track extremely humid and the track will take its own sweet time to dry out.
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Probability of rain on Friday, Saturday and Sunday?
Let’s start with the practice lessons. Friday has the highest chance of rain with an impeccable 90% percentage. Most of the rain will likely fall in the afternoon hours, by the time F1 finishes the FP2 session.
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Then comes Saturday, which is likely to get wet again, or at least damp. The probability of rain during qualifying is around 80%. However, the greatest focus is on Sunday, which has a 70% chance of experiencing rain.
Formula 1 F1 – Hungarian Grand Prix – Hungaroring, Budapest, Hungary – August 1, 2021 Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton leads over REUTERS / Peter Kohalmi. at the start of the pool race
And again, the rain gods will likely open in the late morning or early afternoon hours, perfectly set to cause a chaotic race.
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So can rain on an already very fast and tricky track be another factor to bring about another impressive race weekend at the Belgian GP after the remarkable race in Hungary?
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