2025 Formula 1 Season Paddock

Niko or Jos?

 

Race Director getting plenty of flack over the delayed call to bring the Safety Car in. On his side;
- Spray into the blind corner Radullon, it appears all of the track was clearing except the most dangerous area.
- Fatalities in 2019 and 2023 with the family of Hebert sitting as guests in the Alpine garage.
- Drivers criticized the Race Director after Silverstone for not getting the Saftey Car or Red Flag out because of visibility in the rain.

A shame to once again have a race decided on weather based aero call made the day before instead of on track racing.

 

Great work from the entire MLaren org to keep a handle on this race. LEC did well to fend off Max as well. And yeah, HAM got lucky with the tire call but it was his overtaking 5 cars in the wet that put him into the points. EIGHT different teams in the points. Gotta love wet races. Gotta love Spa.

 

I think there are a lot of valid complaints about how this was handled yesterday, it's worth pointing out the reason there was a rolling start was not because of visibility or driver safety but instead due to "a competitive disadvantage" of one side of the starting grid being wetter than the other side. I don't want to sound like I'm complaining too much so I'll just leave it at that...

But I will pour one out for our old buddy full wets. RIP friend...we'll never see your blue stripes ever again but we'll always remember you as you transition to that giant Pirelli tire fire in the sky