Max Verstappen wins in Belgium without racing a single lap
Half-points were awarded for only the sixth time in Formula One history due to rain
29 August 2021 - 21:24
byAlan Baldwin
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Max Verstappen in Stavelot, near Liège, Belgium. Picture: ANTONIN VINCENT/DPPI
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen won the rain-hit Belgian Grand Prix on Sunday without racing even a single lap as half-points were awarded for only the sixth time in Formula One history.
After about three hours of waiting for the rain to subside, the race started from the pit lane and behind the safety car and was then stopped after completing the two laps required to award half points.
George Russell finished second for Williams, his first Formula One podium, with seven times world champion Lewis Hamilton third for Mercedes.
Hamilton’s overall lead over Verstappen was cut from eight points to three.
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Max Verstappen wins in Belgium without racing a single lap
Half-points were awarded for only the sixth time in Formula One history due to rain
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen won the rain-hit Belgian Grand Prix on Sunday without racing even a single lap as half-points were awarded for only the sixth time in Formula One history.
After about three hours of waiting for the rain to subside, the race started from the pit lane and behind the safety car and was then stopped after completing the two laps required to award half points.
George Russell finished second for Williams, his first Formula One podium, with seven times world champion Lewis Hamilton third for Mercedes.
Hamilton’s overall lead over Verstappen was cut from eight points to three.
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