‘Boring’ Belgian Grand Prix prompts calls for change
Most of the field made one pit stop during the race and then had to nurse their tyres to the finish
31 August 2020 - 17:48
Formula One world championship leader Lewis Hamilton led calls for races with more pit stops and an end to “tyre management”, after a Belgian Grand Prix described by his Red Bull rival Max Verstappen as boring.
The Briton led each of the 44 laps on his way to a pole-to-flag victory in Sunday’s race in which the top four finished in the order they started. Most of the field made one pit stop during the race, earlier than planned due to a safety car, and had to nurse their tyres to the finish, effectively neutralising the battle at the front...
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