Formula 1 CEO Stefano Domenicali says F1 didn’t force drivers to do the required two laps at the Belgian Grand Prix because of ‘commercial considerations’.
After the sham Belgian GP, FIA race director Michael Masi gave a dubious answer to Lewis Hamilton’s claim that the ‘race’ was ‘restarted’ because of money.
Lewis Hamilton says “two laps behind a safety car where there is no possibility to gain or lose a place, or provide entertainment to fans, isn’t racing”.
After the sham that was the Belgian GP Lewis Hamilton said the race was held so that “everyone gets their money“, but “fans should get theirs back too”.
Here are the Belgian GP “race” results and our reaction to the shameful way the FIA helped Verstappen close down his gap to Hamilton in the championship.
Ahead of the Belgian GP Lewis thanked his fans for supporting him, despite standing next to a lot of people who “have hate in their hearts” towards him.