Max Verstappen, against the postponement of Belgium’s start by rain

The tetracampeon did not hide its discomfort by determining the career address of having decided to delay the beginning of the 13th date in Spa-Francorchamps waiting for the track to dry.

First, something must be clarified: the decision of the address of the career of postponing the beginning of the Belgium GP waiting for an improvement in climatic conditions, sportsly complicated Max Verstappen. He was not the only one, of course, but the Dutch had begun on the weekend with his red Bull very discharged aerodynamically to defend himself with speed of the attacks of his rivals in the long lines of the spa-Francorchamps. The result was fantastic: he qualified second for the Sprint race, surpassed Oscar Piastri in the first round in Kemmel’s line and signed a great triumph. There was still an important decision: how to qualify on Saturday afternoon? With the rain announced for Sunday, it would be impossible to conduct RB21 on water. Therefore, in the Team of Milton Keynes they determined to change the tuning, resign something in the qualy and bet everything on Sunday’s wet track. And it rained just, but the career direction did not start the competition.

The race was launched 90 minutes after the agreed schedule, when it was no longer raining and the sun had peeled. With the passing of the first dozen turns, the asphalt was dry and all were for smooth tires. Verstappen’s plan shipwrecked. “My mother,” said the tetracampeón by radio when he was told that the game was canceled, after turning the formation, at the schedule initially scheduled. After the race, in which Max was fourth and nothing could do to attack Charles Leclerc (third with the Ferrari), showed his anger for determination. And not only because of the damage that caused him, he went further and spoke of the bases of F1.

“We made a decision with the configuration and only allowed us. It was a decision that we made with the tuning of the car, which was later wrong, of course, because they did not allow us to run in wet (NDER: After the qualy the car is in a closed park and the configuration cannot be changed). Once we went to the dry tires, I was too slow on the line. And, in addition, with the equilibrium problems that I already have with this car, everything got a little worse, “Verstappen said.

Max analyzed how the track was at the time postponement was determined: “Between curves 1 and 5 there was enough water, but if we had given two laps behind the security car, it would have been much clearer. And the rest of the track was ready for the race. The more runs, the better. And if you cannot see, there is always the possibility of lifting. There will come a time when you will see … how things are, it is better to say: ‘Do you know what? Because this is not really running in rain for me. In the end, they do what they want. But it seems to me a shame for everyone. These classic wet races will no longer be seen, “was the hard message of the Red Bull driver.

Carlos Sainz had an opinion completely opposite to that of the champion: “On a normal track, you could have run, I think we could have left about 5 or 10 minutes before. In Spa-Francorchamps and with the history of this circuit, it is better to prevent an accident and regret it.” The issue was raised.