2025 Belgian Grand Prix - [RACE] discussion thread 🏎️

[cyrano@lemmy.dbzer0.com]

so intermediate to start ?

[cyrano@lemmy.dbzer0.com]

[alisaket@mander.xyz]

Well... let's see whether that intensity is raceable. If not, they won't start they race for a while, since there is more of this rain coming after that from W-NW.

Edit: This is exciting. No sign of delaying the start. Rain will wind down a bit after the start, before picking up again. And maybe even with a short heavy downpour too. The drivers really have to prove themselves.

[microw@piefed.zip]

Is that only my broadcast, or did the F1 intro just have a different music/score than usual?

[mhague@lemmy.world]

Rain and F1

[alezyn@feddit.org]

Red flag

[cyrano@lemmy.dbzer0.com]

[lazycouchpotato@lemmy.world]

F1TV or some other broadcaster? I thought it was the same score.

[fisco@lemmy.ml]

Could have got the race going already ....fucking melts !

[tomatopotato69@lemmy.ca]

Meanwhile cars have inters bolted on. So just put on the fucking wets and go racing and let the drivers use their fucking judgements. It's not fucking rocket appliances.

[353247532631@lemmy.world]

This is the best conditions will be for the foreseeable future. Stupid to not get underway

[cyrano@lemmy.dbzer0.com]

yeah weird. must be quite tricky for the driver to start/stop/start

[etnaphele@lemmy.world]

It’s a visibility issue, full wets would only exacerbate the problem… I agree with the frustration but I must admit it makes sense

[cyrano@lemmy.dbzer0.com]

Today’s race: the weather report.

[fisco@lemmy.ml]

Yes, even the commentators suggested on the formation lap, that this was the best time to get going...‍️

[mhague@lemmy.world]

On sky they had a different intro. It didn't sound like a cover of the theme either.

[luvs2spuj@lemmy.world]

We might get a couple laps towards the end of the 3 hour race window, but it's never going to be a full race today. Sad times.

Edit: crofty and brundle just said in commentary that the 3 hours hasn't actually started because the race never started. I'm more optimistic with this information.

[coelacanth@feddit.nu]

I don't think the full wets would make things worse even, it's these fucking ground effect regs diffusers that cause all the spray. Which would be acceptable if we still had good racing in the dry, but the FIA have given up on that too and just let the teams bring back dirty air anyway.

[wes@lemmy.world]

Apologies in advance that the post-race topic will come before the race ends. I should have known with Spa to add a couple of hours in the schedule -__-

[cyrano@lemmy.dbzer0.com]

in the word of Hamilton: unacceptable

/s