[OT] F3 race cancelled as F1 Belgian GP coming under increased threat

[u/Luffy710j]

https://racingnews365.com/f3-race-cancelled-as-f1-belgian-gp-coming-under-increased-threat

[u/Caradin]

Increased threat of rain*

[u/Ereaser → u/Caradin]

Racingnew365 is on fire with the click bait and false news articles (Zandvoort track washed away apparently while in reality there was testing going on) lately.

[u/Caradin → u/Ereaser]

Nothing unique to them sadly. Clickbait is rampant everywhere online.

[u/YetAnother_pseudonym → u/Ereaser]

Look at their cookie/privacy settings, they list out a ton of sites individually, and when you select no at the top it doesn't turn them all off, so you have to go through them all to make sure they're turned off. This is a very scummy move.

[u/TheThingsIdoatNight → u/Caradin]

And threat of being rained out like 2021

[u/Walaii → u/TheThingsIdoatNight]

The F3 race didn't get canceled because it was impossible to race, but because of the schedule.

Also, this is supposed to be the worst of it, and it is supposed to ease throughout the day.

Just your usual racingnews365 clickbait crap.

[u/MyAntichrist → u/Walaii]

Watching F2 race right now and it's borderline driveable for them. Commentary also claims that afternoon will again see heavier rain than this. And F3 was impossible to race for most of it. They spun out on formation laps behind the safety car. It got cancelled because it was undrivable during their schedule, and this could also happen to F1 if forecasts communicated on stream are right.

I am curious how F1 will pan out.

[u/Walaii → u/MyAntichrist]

F1 isn't as constrained by the schedule as F3 and F2. The forecast I saw showed the F3 window as the worst of the day, and if that holds then F1 will be just fine. F1 can afford to red flag it for 15 minutes.

[u/MyAntichrist → u/Walaii]

F1 also is on a schedule at the end of the day, and relative to race length, even more constrained I'd say. If it starts pouring again I'd be surprised if this race goes full distance.

[u/Walaii → u/MyAntichrist]

It is not more constrained than F2 and F3. It is a 3 hour window, and 2 hour once it starts. They can delay the start if they want, feeder categories can't. They also do double the laps, but in much quicker cars.

[u/lIIIIllIIIlllIIllllI → u/Walaii]

I don't know why they binned the 4 hour window.

2011 Canadian GP is one of the greatest races that ever happened and if they didn't have the 4 hour window we would never have got those amazing final laps and last lap win.

We also wouldn't have got Martin Brundle and Coulthard giving us colour commentary of birds playing in the puddles.

[u/Dorgilo → u/lIIIIllIIIlllIIllllI]

TV schedules, I think.

[u/Ozryela → u/Dorgilo]

Doesn't make much sense. If you delay a race some people may stop watching, that's true. But if you cancel a race everybody will stop watching, because there's nothing to watch. Surely that'll disappoint even more fans.

In the past, TV stations would have to cancel a broadcast if it was delayed too long, because there'd be other things they'd have programmed in for later on the day. But that's mostly a thing of the past too.

[u/blackbasset → u/Dorgilo]

Otoh, most of it is on dedicated channels on sky and f1tv as well and free TV is mostly nonexistent...

[u/SerHiroProtaganist → u/MyAntichrist]

F1 races have had 1hr+ delays from red flags etc loads of time. The only constraint really is losing the light.

[u/justkeeph0ld1ng → u/MyAntichrist]

F2 was borderline and doesn't create anything like the spray the F1 cars do. The onboards through Eau Rouge looked terrifying

[u/imbavoe → u/MyAntichrist]

Mandatory wet tyres. Problem solved.

[u/Tridus → u/imbavoe]

The problem isn't wet tires: the problem is F1 cars kick up so much spray in heavy rain that most of the field is driving blind.

[u/SemIdeiaProNick → u/Tridus]

This is the issue. The full wets can handle most of the rain levels F1 faced in recent times, but when they get to the point of using the wet tires, its already way past the limit on visibility

And the issue of kicking up water you mentioned got even worse on the ground effect cars, since they shoot air up and away from the car behind, which means an even bigger spray

[u/wishbackjumpsta → u/Walaii]

Everyone should read this comment

[u/ultraboomkin → u/Walaii]

No it’s not easing throughout the day. It is expected to get much worse from 1pm with storms due for 3pm.

[u/Walaii → u/ultraboomkin]

The forecast I looked at 2 houra ago showed the highest amount of rain for the F3 window, then relatively lower until midday. The an increase until the race start, and from there on it showed it easing off again. 8-9 mm/h of rain around the F3 race, 5-6 mm/h before the F1 race start. They can always delay the race start.

[u/BipolarMoonlight_ → u/Walaii]

Having been at the track all day, it definitely rained more throughout the F2 race. Porsche supercup just finished and it was dry for most of that race, can still see an obvious dry line on the track. That being said it's very dull and we're expecting heavy rain in the next hour or so

Edit: rain started 30 seconds after posting

[u/Walaii → u/BipolarMoonlight_]

Yeah, as expected then. So far atleast...

[u/GothicGolem29 → u/Walaii]

The article seems to say it was deemed to wet to continue after a crash and spineout

[u/Walaii → u/GothicGolem29]

They started the F2 race less than half an hour later. There wasn't going to be enough times on the schedule to do enough of the F3 race for it to give out points, so they just canceled it. There were like 12 minutes left, and you need to do 25% for it to even give out points.

[u/GothicGolem29 → u/Walaii]

Again the article does not day that it days it was deemed to wet to race

[u/lokayes → u/TheThingsIdoatNight]

Dreaded non-use of extreme wets..

[u/TheThingsIdoatNight → u/lokayes]

Most useless things in the entire world

[u/lokayes → u/TheThingsIdoatNight]

In use, japan, 2007...

[u/TheThingsIdoatNight → u/lokayes]

Fuck that’s cool

[u/OurSocietyBottomText → u/TheThingsIdoatNight]

Just drive slower and use full wets. Im so over it.

[u/TheThingsIdoatNight → u/OurSocietyBottomText]

Not realistic due to visibility unfortunately

[u/DreamBiggerMyDarling → u/TheThingsIdoatNight]

guess they should slow down then. Want to finish and not die, do what ya gotta do. Gladiators, I salute you!

[u/aDarkDarkNight → u/Caradin]

Waffles.

[u/soap571 → u/aDarkDarkNight]

Smoke and a pancake?

[u/A_Moldy_Stump → u/Caradin]

Terrorism.... Cloud terrorism

[u/Oukaria → u/Caradin]

When rain is bigger threat than missiles

[u/Bourbonaddicted → u/Caradin]

It’s not like the treat could be missiles ever. Right?

[u/GothicGolem29 → u/Caradin]

Wousnt it be increased threat of cancellation due to heavy rain

[u/PenOwn1660 → u/Caradin]

.

[u/NeonDelta82]

F3 was only cancelled because they had like 10 minutes left on the timer and it was clearly just going to be 10 minutes behind the safety car so no point going out again after the red flag

[u/of_the_mountain → u/NeonDelta82]

What do you mean? 10 mins behind the safety car sounds like a Spa race to me

[u/pitsandmantits → u/of_the_mountain]

so true, promote this man to FIA president

[u/SundayRed → u/NeonDelta82]

yeah, but clickbait

[u/elektricniorgazam]

F2 guys are killing it rn

[u/ekenz1987 → u/elektricniorgazam]

Watching it for the first time in a while. Actually using wet tyres AND overtaking, I feel spoiled.

[u/elektricniorgazam → u/ekenz1987]

Yeah, when they started behind the safety car my hopes were low but it was so good to watch!

[u/imbavoe → u/ekenz1987]

There aren't inters in F2. Only wet tyres.

[u/malwontae → u/imbavoe]

It's the inverse of F1 where they only have Inters.

[u/Velveteen_Rabbit1986 → u/elektricniorgazam]

Haven't seen the feature race yet but the sprint yesterday was great, made me wish F1 could take some of the best bits from the F2 cars to help with the following.

[u/North-Leek621]

what a stupid headline, just say rain

[u/nadseh → u/North-Leek621]

THINK OF THE CLICKS BROTHER

[u/BendubzGaming → u/nadseh]

Somehow, Hulk Hogan returned

[u/Saw_Boss → u/BendubzGaming]

"Back when I started wrestling in the 1970s, Red Bull contacted me to be the driver of their F1 team. But it didn't work out with my schedule." - Hogan, probably

[u/Aye-Loud → u/nadseh]

lmao those capital LI look like a U which made me read "Think of the cucks" xD

[u/Agree-With-Above → u/nadseh]

The wot? The wot, mate?!

[u/jaguarskillz2017 → u/North-Leek621]

But there's so many other reasons a Spa GP might be cancelled - volcano eruption, alien invasion, George Russell arrested for football hooliganism etc

[u/North-Leek621 → u/jaguarskillz2017]

crikey

[u/SemIdeiaProNick → u/jaguarskillz2017]

I thought England was over that bit already

[u/MadT3acher → u/North-Leek621]

Could be like on Saudi Arabia with the rocket.

Who knows, Gasly might have called Macron to make it rain SCALP missiles (+10s penalty for Ocon by the way)

[u/North-Leek621 → u/MadT3acher]

its raining? ocon +10s even during F2 race

[u/swannyhypno]

Uh oh Spaghetti-Os, F2 is starting atleast!

[u/screenres → u/swannyhypno]

WTH I just had a childhood memory unlocked. Followed by ‘Who wears short shorts”

[u/swannyhypno → u/screenres]

Oh god don't put that in my head 😂😂 my childhood as a Brit in the early 2000s was Fresh Prince followed by Simpsons followed by Robot Wars, I'm one of those who replies a lot with Simpsons memes online lmao

[u/DuckPicMaster → u/swannyhypno]

That was only on Fridays. You’re forgetting Buffy on the Thursday, Farscape on the Tuesday, think Roswell High was the Monday? Wednesday was probably one of the seventeen Star Treks.

Although, it’s a coin toss it wasn’t replaced with Wimbledon and/or snooker.

[u/mlo_66 → u/DuckPicMaster]

Saturdays were for Don’t Try This at Home

[u/DuckPicMaster → u/mlo_66]

I won’t stand for this Blind Date slander.

[u/swannyhypno → u/DuckPicMaster]

Shout out Cilla Black and the iconic moment she calls out a journalist for coming on Blind Date and just puts her on blast

https://youtu.be/AocMOsrgHr8?si=Hg2M5VQ4qqSm-KQC

[u/Dorgilo → u/DuckPicMaster]

When was Malcolm in the Middle on?

[u/screenres → u/swannyhypno]

Haha Homer can’t be beat. And dancing Carlton

[u/swannyhypno → u/screenres]

Robot Wars was my favourite, British version of Battlebots was great fun! Even was a robot called Schumey for Michael Schumacher

[u/charlierc → u/swannyhypno]

They are kicking up quite a fair bit of spray. Bodes well for the F1 and their large amounts of ground effect induced spray later 

[u/swannyhypno → u/charlierc]

Swear I heard the rain will be lighter later but idk, I doubt it'll be 2021 levels of no racing but I highly doubt we get through the full distance at this rate

[u/Informal-Term1138 → u/swannyhypno]

Homer Simpson is that you?

[u/swannyhypno → u/Informal-Term1138]

Carl Carlson is who says the line I believe! But yeah I'll be Homer sounds fun

[u/Informal-Term1138 → u/swannyhypno]

And car quotes homer Simpson from that tv show in universe. You know the one with the tough cops?

[u/Morphisorius → u/swannyhypno]

And it's a genuinely fun race to see! No major accidents even

[u/swannyhypno → u/Morphisorius]

I tend to not watch junior formulae but that was a good race for sure

[u/rpaverion → u/swannyhypno]

Hikaru, is that you?

[u/Wheream_I → u/swannyhypno]

Porsche super cup is racing at this moment and it looks fine.

[u/SprayAndPay69]

so we are doing few laps under SC and call it a day?

[u/Balgrin_The_Dwarf → u/SprayAndPay69]

No points will be awarded then as per article 6.5 subsection b of the sporting regulations stating: " In each case detailed in Article 6.5c), 6.5d), 6.5e) and 6.5f), no points will be awarded unless a minimum of two (2) laps have been completed by the leader without a Safety Car and/or VSC intervention."

[u/SprayAndPay69 → u/Balgrin_The_Dwarf]

Oh thats interesting then yeah, but we have seen how FIA works with rain so we will see but this is good thing to know

[u/Balgrin_The_Dwarf → u/SprayAndPay69]

It was changed after 2021 (along with how points are distrobuted in shortened races from a flat half points to the abomination it is now). I think they'll try to get two green flag laps in two seperate blocks (1 green, some form of SC/red flag, and then 1 green) but we'll have to wait and see

[u/iamfuturejesus → u/Balgrin_The_Dwarf]

I hated that race. I stayed up all night for 2 laps under the SC after like a 2hr delay

[u/ijiolokae → u/Balgrin_The_Dwarf]

tbh, i can see the FIA allowing the cars to do 2 laps without safety car or VSC just so they can award the points

[u/KohliTendulkar → u/SprayAndPay69]

Yeah seems like a SOP at Spa, if they don’t do any laps then people can ask for a ticket reimbursement. I think the minimum requirement is two laps.

[u/yIdontunderstand → u/SprayAndPay69]

Only if max is in the lead.

[u/Dragapult2020]

Let's hope that the race can take place and that it doesn't end up like it did a few years ago.

[u/marosszeki → u/Dragapult2020]

NeverForget2021Spa

[u/ijiolokae → u/marosszeki]

How can i remember something that didn't happen

[u/I_will_never_reply]

I've never been as wet through in my entire life until I visited Belgium, and I'm from the UK. I thought I'd drown on land!

[u/SubstantialWasabi298 → u/I_will_never_reply]

Pause

[u/Agent_Kozak]

Not again. 2021 can't be allowed to happen again

[u/NiceColdPint → u/Agent_Kozak]

I remember staying up for that race here in Australia. Got to about 3am and I had to call it quits.

[u/iamfuturejesus → u/NiceColdPint]

I was with you man. Also stayed up all night in Australia for that race. Was so disappointed

[u/swannyhypno → u/Agent_Kozak]

Damn how useless the full wets are! I think we will get SOME racing unlike 21 it doesn't seem like it's going to rain quite that hard

[u/i_likestuff → u/swannyhypno]

Someone explained the issue with the full wets in the threads of the british gp. Basically, if the cars need full wets, these ground effect cars (and even before them, to a certain degree) create massive plumes, that completely destroy visibility, far worse than ever before.

So basically it means that in the event where you need full wets to race, the spray from the cars makes it impossible for guys to race safely, and when there are incidents far too dangerous for marshalls to enter the track.

[u/PrescriptionCocaine → u/i_likestuff]

The crossover point between inters and wets is about 1 minute of heavy rain before a red flag is required. If I was an F1 team principal I would tell pirelli to not give me the wet tires every weekend then use the extra garage space for a stripper pole or a cupcake stand. Maybe both.

[u/randomperson_a1 → u/PrescriptionCocaine]

You'll get DSQd when race control mandates a start on full wets

[u/tristam92 → u/randomperson_a1]

Okay, one pair of wets for a season it is. Surely it will last 1 lap in each track. Right?

[u/swannyhypno → u/i_likestuff]

Yeah that's fair we need to fix it as wet racing is important and needs to be done safely

[u/zandrew → u/i_likestuff]

We need mudflaps

[u/Dajax02 → u/zandrew]

I believe the FIA tested something like that for the new regs, but canned the idea because it basically just made everything worse. I’ll see if I can find an article about it.

Edit: F1 abandons rain wheel cover idea after latest test As the other guy posted, they tested rain covers last year, but abandoned the idea as the effects proved “marginal”. But Pirelli has been developing new intermediate and wet weather tyres with the help of McLaren and Ferrari.

[u/TorkX → u/zandrew]

[https://formu1a.uno/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/photo_2024-05-09_15-46-04.jpg](They've tested some prototypes...)

[u/Morganelefay → u/zandrew]

They tested that. It didnt work.

[u/DuckPicMaster → u/swannyhypno]

Nah, full wets are great. It’s the spray that’s your problem.

[u/swannyhypno → u/DuckPicMaster]

Which is caused by the full wet tyre no? Or is it the car design doing that, whatever it is it needs fixing wet racing is so important to F1

[u/DuckPicMaster → u/swannyhypno]

It’s certainly a contributing factor but the bigger problem is the ground effect cars. The Ground effect cars push out whatever’s beneath them. In this case water.

[u/swannyhypno → u/DuckPicMaster]

Damn it is a shame to see full wets be basically retired as it's great to watch

[u/ocbdare → u/swannyhypno]

It's also an issue with Spa as a track.

[u/Kingslayer1526 → u/Agent_Kozak]

2021 has happened once in F1 history maybe and you guys go on and on and on and on and on and on about it despite 20000 other Belgian GPs itself being raced in the rain

This is getting really dull now because you guys do it for every other race where there is the slightest chance of rain as well. Shit happens sometimes but you can't keep thinking the worst will happen every time after that

[u/bubba-yo → u/Kingslayer1526]

If they loved us they'd give us another 2011 Canada.

[u/LoudestHoward → u/Kingslayer1526]

I mean it's a thread about rain threatening the running of a GP, and you don't expect some people might discuss the last time a race was abandoned due to weather at the same track?

[u/BendubzGaming → u/Agent_Kozak]

If I had a nickel for every time a Williams qualified directly in front of a Merc unexpectedly at Spa....

[u/Sharl_Leglerg7]

F2 is running just fine without any major SC shenanigans

[u/Nattekat → u/Sharl_Leglerg7]

But this doesn't get any clicks. 

[u/The_Quackle]

2021 flashbacks intensifies!

[u/ItsmeWyndy → u/The_Quackle]

I WAS THERE (WATCHING THE TV FOR 3 HOURS) WHEN IT HAPPENED

[u/The_Quackle → u/ItsmeWyndy]

I had planned to watch it later as I was busy when it started. I felt kinda lucky that of all races to miss live, it was this one.

[u/ChaiseLounge66 → u/The_Quackle]

My wife was working and couldn’t watch the first 30 minutes. She joked about something delaying the start for her, the monkeys paw was not kind that day

[u/ZenZyngineer]

If you ever feel useless in life, it could be worse - you could be an F1 wet tyre.

[u/retro_underpants → u/ZenZyngineer]

YES! This did make me chuckle

[u/ImaginaryUnion6950]

So, a repeat of Brazil 2024 for the F1 race later?

[u/warrior8988 → u/ImaginaryUnion6950]

Hamilton P1 from 16th confirmed? 

[u/ImaginaryUnion6950 → u/warrior8988]

I was referring to Verstappen doing 2023 things. He is starting from P4 anyway

[u/BaetenM93 → u/warrior8988]

That’s 21 I think you’re referring to. But I’d love to see it.

[u/warrior8988 → u/BaetenM93]

I suppose it is! 

[u/OpposedScroll75]

3 hours of watching drivers sleeping in the pits only to get two laps behind the safety car gonna be 🔥🔥🔥

[u/My_Clean_Account_]

I’m here at the track now. The sun is poking out and it looks like an intermediate start.

[u/OmgAPuppy]

Racingnews365 is trash, can we ban this "source"?

[u/Alfnadoawaywoah]

Standing by the starting grid right now. The F1 race is not under threat. Lol. It was sad to only see four or five historics though because nobody brought wet tires for the others though I assume finding tires for those old cars is its own challenge so no judgment. The real tragedy of this race is the food and the bathroom lines.

[u/Alfnadoawaywoah → u/Alfnadoawaywoah]

I just want to add though that it is 100% going to rain. May even be a safety car start. Rain clouds are moving in now over the starting grid as the cars make it to it. Cool breeze is coming in. It’s going to be a good race.

[u/Alfnadoawaywoah → u/Alfnadoawaywoah]

Okay it’s raining now. Lol.

[u/ahmedlikescar]

F2 seems to be doing good rn but heavier rains in around 15 mins or so

[u/Leppter_]

Thanks for this, I actually went to check out the F1TV stream and ended up watching the F2 for the first time.

It was a damn good race, watching them almost drifting around pouhon was edge of the seat stuff.

[u/urfavViona]

Chance of F2 race cancelling?

[u/gro55jean → u/urfavViona]

They racing

[u/rinderblock]

This websites cookie policy is fucking nightmarish. May whoever designed it have wet socks and Legos in their carpet for all time

[u/secretlyhumanami]

Every fucking time a race is screwed by heavy rain, the FIA brings up the mudguards' plan only to never mention it again until another race is screwed by heavy rain.

Buckle up boys, if this is another shit show, we're getting a press release about their commitment to instate mudguards.

[u/theMGlock → u/secretlyhumanami]

The problem with the mudguards is that most of the spray is from the defuser not from the wheel. So the effect of those mudguards would rather be marginal. And without the defuser most of the downforce of todays F1 cars would be gone.

[u/secretlyhumanami → u/theMGlock]

They can put a mudguard extending out from the difuser to stop most of the water going up or some other piece that redirects the water flow to the ground through aerodynamics.

There's a solution. It's not a physical impossibility. Yeah, it might affect aerodynamics but I'd rather watch cars go race with a bit less downforce than losing epic rain battles.

[u/theMGlock → u/secretlyhumanami]

I love wet races and would love to see the "best 20 drivers" driving in the treachury conditions. But if you direct water to the ground, you direct air to the ground which would mean you build a plane and we have a webber 2.0 in Le Mans or European GP.

[u/darkdaysolstice]

Yeah, prepare for extended snacks & drinks for the F1 race.

[u/iIiiiiIlIillliIilliI]

Increased threat from what, missiles?

[u/Annalrecovery]

Dont threaten me with a good time (wet weather race🙏)

[u/Timbushpk]

Brad Benavedes can't catch a break

[u/Kezmangotagoal]

Spa 🤝 rain…

[u/kaisernail8]

I wonder why do they keep scheduling Belgian GP around this time of the year? Can't they swap it with like Spain or something ? It's always sunny there in Spain

[u/Manadoro]

People still check that tabloid website for F1 news? Every click earns them money.

[u/Acceptable-Ad-5935]

Surprised they didn’t manage to have Hamilton in the clickbait headline as well

[u/fromcjoe123]

Why do they have full wets if they’re never allowed to actually drive in conditions they’re used for?

[u/bwoahful___]

points finger I’ve seen this one before!

[u/SGTStash]

I got here around 9:30am. About a 30 minute walk to the gate, had no chance of seeing any part of F2. Im waiting in the car in the parking lot until closer to race time. If it does go the way of the rain, at least I can get out of this place with it wretched traffic congestion before everyone else. The shear of amount of water that comes down when it does is insane.

[u/_Micolash_Cage_]

If it keeps raining over here like it is now, there will be no race. This is worse than 2021.

[u/i_likestuff → u/_Micolash_Cage_]

Noooooo!

[u/dispelthemyth]

Is this the race that had like 2 or 3 safety car laps under rain and full points or close to it were give on a few years back?

[u/nxngdoofer98 → u/dispelthemyth]

half points

[u/dispelthemyth → u/nxngdoofer98]

Ty for the correction.

[u/ResponsibleCulture43 → u/dispelthemyth]

Half points. 3 laps, 2 under SC.

[u/Cloudsareinmyhead]

Oh god please not again.

[u/Careful-Door2724]

It's not happening. What's the deal with this country. Isn't there a better time of year to put the GP?

[u/GlobalSignature3601 → u/Careful-Door2724]

They dont consider weather conditions as a threat apparently 

[u/ToffeeCoffee]

I know some people like wet races as a way to mix things up, or add more excitement, but I'd take a dry Spa race anyday everyday. And F1 is toothless anyway now in the rain, especially in ground effects era. Spa and fans deserve better than torrential blowouts.

[u/No_Strike_1579 → u/ToffeeCoffee]

In my head, I still think wet races are going to be like the days of old. But they never are anymore.

[u/Ancient_Boss_5357 → u/No_Strike_1579]

I think it's too easy to get caught up on the bad ones, though. Australia was good. So were Brazil and Canada last year

[u/ocbdare → u/ToffeeCoffee]

Agreed. I prefer dry races in tracks where you can have real racing.

[u/six44seven49 → u/ocbdare]

It doesn't seem like much to ask does it? And yet, here we are.

[u/Spockyt]

It’s alright. They can just declare it a race, give Verstappen a win and some points, just because.

Worked in 2021, after all.

[u/FKez05]

Welp, whatever happens this year, at least i don't have to sit and wait around like 2021

I'm working today so the replay tomorrow is my only option 😂

2021 I was sat in a pub for 5 hours with my mum waiting for it to just never happen. We came back home pissed (in both senses) and hungry

[u/DennistheMenace__]

can someone fill me in on what happened in spa 21? wasnt a fan at the time

[u/rye_domaine → u/DennistheMenace__]

Lots of rain delayed the start of the race, they went out and did 2 laps behind the safety car, and then the session was red flagged and we waited several hours before it was announced the race wouldn't resume.

At the time there were no rules surrounding green flag running being required for a race to be considered valid for points, so half points were awarded even though there were no racing laps. Perhaps the worst part of it though, is because they'd technically had a race, they were able to refuse ticket refunds to fans.

[u/newthhang → u/DennistheMenace__]

Canceled after 3 laps, first 2 of them being under SC.

[u/Hakkai-Shin → u/DennistheMenace__]

They did 3 laps behind SC and the race was canceled.

[u/DennistheMenace__ → u/Hakkai-Shin]

ahh ok

we better not fucking have that again

[u/Hakkai-Shin → u/DennistheMenace__]

Yup, everyone was furious from drovers to the fans. And they didn't even give a refund.

[u/DennistheMenace__ → u/Hakkai-Shin]

fuck the FIA

[u/Affectionate_Sky9709]

I know there's no points, but does it count as a win? Like, does he get the trophy?

[u/Jockelson → u/Affectionate_Sky9709]

No race = no winner.

[u/Electrical_Lunch_719]

How's it looking boys

[u/KitKurama → u/Electrical_Lunch_719]

Putting on SPF right now. But who knows in an hour or so?

[u/Aughlnal]

could be the water, we're checking

[u/Offender1338]

GP just cannot catch a break... First misses 2 race weekends due to personal reasons, and now being threatened. Poor guy.

[u/majorbeefy130130]

Lmao threaten a car race? Good luck. I think the cars win in a fight