![]() ![]() For races between 50% but under 75%, points will be issued to the top 10 but in the order of 19, 14, 12, 9, 8, 6, 5, 3, 2, 1. For races 25 to 50% distance races, points will be given to the top nine finishers in the form 13, 10, 8, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. ![]() ![]() For races in which two laps are completed, but 25% distance is not reached, only the top five finishers will be given points in the structure of 6, 4, 3, 2, 1. The points structure for truncated races has also been amended. Races that restart and are running at the end (not ending during a red-flag period) are not subject to reduced penalties. ![]() 9 in Japan, that there's one more clause in the rulebook. While the situation was unprecedented, Formula 1 has changed its policy on shortened races so that what we saw happen at Spa doesn't not happen that way again.įrom now on, in order for a result to be awarded, two laps must be completed under green conditions-green conditions defined as racing without either the Safety Car or Virtual Safety Car slowing the cars.Īnd we found out on Oct. If I was Ferrari or Alfa Romeo or anyone else who felt like it was a bad day, I would seriously consider protesting the result on the grounds that the race never started.F1 Belgian GP Was Most Absurd Race in F1 HistoryĪwarding 50% points for what was reality a non-race understandably created a negative response. The simplest way around this would have been to have a rolling start and then immediately throw a VSC for two laps. so at no point did that happen and therefore there was no point under the regs at which the race started. 50+51 still require the safety car to peel into the pitlane and for there to be a standing or rolling start before the race is restarted…. (51.8 specifically says the race will be *resumed* when the safety car train leaves the pitlane but you can’t resume something which hasn’t started). But 50+51 only talk about resumptions and restarting the race and aborted restarts, not starts. At that point we were under article 45.1 which says that there will then be no *standing* start and that articles 50 and 51 would then be followed. It’s clear and agreed that it hadn’t started by the time the cars were sat in the pitlane behind the safety car after the formation laps. I spent most of the delay browsing the sporting regulations and, according to those, the race never started. In the Bernie style AMF1 Medal classification, George Russell leaps from 16th to 9th thanks to his 2nd position today: No positional changes in the AMF1 WCC (with Valtteri Bottas’ points doubled to compensate for his lack of a teammate), but Williams leaves their rival Alfa Romeo well behind The only positional change: George Russell leaves his teammate behind Nikita Mazepin set the quickest lap during the race, but would not be eligible for a point as he finished outside of the top 10.Īdvert | Become a RaceFans supporter and go ad-freeĪfter half points are given (or should I say presented) in the farcical Spa race, the Abolitio Memoriae F1 WDC shows a even greater domination by Max Verstappen. In the FIA’s race classification no driver is credited with the fastest lap. The race promoter, Spa Grand Prix, has written to fans who contacted them to complain over the curtailed August event and offered a. Nicholas Latifi (one) and Carlos Sainz Jnr (0.5). Spectators who attended this year’s Belgian Grand Prix, which was abandoned after three laps behind the Safety Car in heavy rain, will not be offered refunds on the cost of their tickets. The remaining points scorers are Daniel Ricciardo (six), Sebastian Vettel (five), Pierre Gasly (four), Esteban Ocon (three), Charles Leclerc (two). George Russell’s first podium finish in second place comes with nine points, and Lewis Hamilton in third place takes 7.5. Verstappen therefore receives 12.5 points for his win. This is the first time half points have been awarded since the value of a win was increased to 25 points. The FIA justified the decision to award points as usual because Max Verstappen had crossed the start/finish line three times, “therefore complying with the requirement for the leader to have completed more than two laps in order for half points to be awarded”. Therefore the 2021 Belgian Grand Prix officially ran to a distance of one lap. As per article 51.14 of the sporting regulations, the result is taken from the lap prior to the signal to suspend the race being given. The result was taken based on the two laps of running completed behind the Safety Car when the race was restarted. A long-standing rule states points “no points will be awarded if the leader has completed two laps or less”. ![]()
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