"Today was a farce and the only people to lose out are the fans who have paid good money to watch us race."
That was seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton's take on a Belgian Grand Prix on Sunday (Aug 29) that took around two hours fifty minutes to run, yet comprised only three low-speed laps behind the safety car which made it just sufficient to make it count for points. It was only the sixth time in Formula One's 1047 races - after Spain and Austria in 1975, Monaco 1984, Australia 1991 and Malaysia 2009 - that only half points have been awarded because insufficient distance was covered.
Already a subscriber? Log in
Read the full story and more at $9.90/month
Get exclusive reports and insights with more than 500 subscriber-only articles every month
ST One Digital
$9.90/month
No contract
ST app access on 1 mobile device
Unlock these benefits
All subscriber-only content on ST app and straitstimes.com
Easy access any time via ST app on 1 mobile device
E-paper with 2-week archive so you won't miss out on content that matters to you