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2021 Belgian Grand Prix
Race 12 of 22[a] in the 2021 Formula One World Championship
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Layout of the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
Layout of the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
Race details
Date 29 August 2021
Official name Formula 1 Rolex Belgian Grand Prix 2021
Location Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot, Belgium
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 7.004 km (4.352 miles)
Distance 1 lap, 6.880 km (4.275 miles)
Scheduled distance 44 laps, 308.052 km (191.414 miles)
Weather Wet, persistent rain
Pole position
Driver
Red Bull Racing-Honda
Time 1:59.765
Fastest lap
Driver None recognised[3]
Time None recognised[3]
Podium
First
Red Bull Racing-Honda
Second
Williams-Mercedes
Third
Mercedes
Lap leaders

The 2021 Belgian Grand Prix (officially known as the Formula 1 Rolex Belgian Grand Prix 2021) was a Formula One motor race held on 29 August 2021 at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps. It was the twelfth round of the 2021 Formula One World Championship.

The race result was declared after one lap of the scheduled 44 laps had been completed due to very wet conditions - behind the safety car before a red flag brought an end to the race. It holds the record for being the shortest Formula One World Championship race ever held, beating the previous record held by the 1991 Australian Grand Prix, at 14 laps. The race was won by Max Verstappen ahead of George Russell and Lewis Hamilton. Half points were given to the drivers who finished in the top 10 positions.

Background

The event, which was held over the weekend of 27–29 August at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, was the twelfth round of the 2021 World Championship. It marked the sixty-sixth time the Belgian Grand Prix appeared on the World Championship calendar. The race was the first one after a three weeks break. It also rained throughout the weekend,[4] exciting some drivers. Mick Schumacher stated that he's "looking forward to getting onto some rain",[5] while Lando Norris said that he was "hoping for a bit of rain" in the race.[6] Nikita Mazepin stated that he "hope[s] it's dry."[7]

Championship standings before the race

Following the Hungarian Grand Prix one month earlier, Lewis Hamilton led the Drivers' Championship by 8 points from Max Verstappen. Lando Norris, Valtteri Bottas, and Sergio Pérez who were third, fourth, and fifth, respectively. Mercedes led the Constructors' Championship by 12 points from Red Bull Racing. Ferrari were third and McLaren fourth, both with 163 points (140 behind Mercedes).[8]

Entrants

See also: 2021 Formula One World Championship § Entries

The drivers and teams were the same as the season entry list with no additional stand-in drivers for the race.[9]

Tyre choices

Sole tyre supplier Pirelli allocated the C2, C3, and C4 compounds of tyre to be used in the race.[10]

Penalties

After causing collisions at the previous race, Valtteri Bottas and Lance Stroll both received five-place grid penalties for the Grand Prix.[11][12]

Practice

Free practice 1 took place on 27 August at 11:30 CEST and ended without major incident. Yuki Tsunoda and Kimi Räikkönen spun at La Source in separate incidents.[13] The latter also hit the inside pit wall, ending his session.[14] Charles Leclerc ran wide at turn 7, before saving himself from spinning.[15] The Mercedes of Valtteri Bottas was fastest, followed by Red Bull's Max Verstappen, and AlphaTauri's Pierre Gasly.[16] Championship leader Lewis Hamilton finished in 18th,[17] after his lap was impeded by a slow Nicholas Latifi.[18]

Free practice 2 took place at 15:00 CEST on the same day. The session was interrupted by two incidents, resulting in red flags. First, Leclerc lost control of the rear end on the exit of Les Combes, causing him to crash into the wall, ending his session.[19] Verstappen had an incident at Malmedy, also losing control of the rear and hitting the wall. Esteban Ocon also spun but was able to recover back to the pits. Verstappen finished fastest, with Bottas in second and Hamilton in third.[20]

Free practice 3 took place on 28 August at 12:00 CEST.[21] The final practice session ended with no major incidents, but saw many drivers sliding off the track. Bottas, Nikita Mazepin, Russell, Sebastian Vettel and Carlos Sainz Jr. all went off during FP3. Raikkonen finished his session early when his brakes failed, he managed to recover to the pits but didn't come back out.[22] Gasly also spun.[23] The Red Bull's took first and second, with Verstappen beating Sergio Pérez. Hamilton finished third.[24]

Qualifying

Qualifying took place on 28 August and was due to start at 15:00 CEST.[21] Qualifying was delayed due to extreme rainfall and so started at 15:12.[25] Everyone went on the full wet tyres, except for George Russell and Nicholas Latifi, who were first and second after the first qualifying laps. Everyone then fitted the intermediate tyres. The first session ended with Lando Norris in first, Max Verstappen in second and Lewis Hamilton in third. Nikita Mazepin, Kimi Raikkonen, Mick Schumacher, Yuki Tsunoda, and Antonio Giovinazzi were eliminated from the remainder of qualifying.[26]

The second session was completed on intermediate tyres. Norris once again was first, with Hamilton second and Valtteri Bottas third. Lance Stroll, Fernando Alonso, Carlos Sainz Jr, Nicholas Latifi, and Charles Leclerc were eliminated from the remainder of qualifying.[27] The third segment of qualifying started with worsening rain. Immediately, drivers were asking for a delayed session or red flag.[28] Norris then aquaplaned at Eau Rouge resulting in a heavy crash at Raidillon and a red flag.[29] Sebastian Vettel stopped at the scene to check on Norris, after complaining over the radio about the conditions.[30] Verstappen took pole on his final lap, with George Russell in second, equalling his career best, and Hamilton third.[31] Norris was cleared to race after precautionary checks and an X-ray after his Q3 crash.[32] Russell secured Williams's first front row start since the 2017 Italian Grand Prix. After the Grand Prix, race director Michael Masi admitted it was a mistake to let the third segment of qualifying start on time.[33]

Qualifying classification

Pos. No. Driver Constructor Qualifying times Final
grid
Q1 Q2 Q3
1 33 Netherlands Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing-Honda 1:58.717 1:56.559 1:59.765 1
2 63 United Kingdom George Russell Williams-Mercedes 1:59.864 1:56.950 2:00.086 2
3 44 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:59.218 1:56.229 2:00.099 3
4 3 Australia Daniel Ricciardo McLaren-Mercedes 2:01.583 1:57.127 2:00.864 4
5 5 Germany Sebastian Vettel Aston Martin-Mercedes 2:00.175 1:56.814 2:00.935 5
6 10 France Pierre Gasly AlphaTauri-Honda 2:00.387 1:56.440 2:01.164 6
7 11 Mexico Sergio Pérez Red Bull Racing-Honda 1:59.334 1:56.886 2:02.112 7
8 77 Finland Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 1:59.870 1:56.295 2:02.502 131
9 31 France Esteban Ocon Alpine-Renault 2:01.824 1:57.354 2:03.513 8
10 4 United Kingdom Lando Norris McLaren-Mercedes 1:58.301 1:56.025 No time 152
11 16 Monaco Charles Leclerc Ferrari 2:00.728 1:57.721 N/A 9
12 6 Canada Nicholas Latifi Williams-Mercedes 2:00.966 1:58.056 N/A 10
13 55 Spain Carlos Sainz Jr. Ferrari 2:01.184 1:58.137 N/A 11
14 14 Spain Fernando Alonso Alpine-Renault 2:01.653 1:58.205 N/A 12
15 18 Canada Lance Stroll Aston Martin-Mercedes 2:01.597 1:58.231 N/A 191
16 99 Italy Antonio Giovinazzi Alfa Romeo Racing-Ferrari 2:02.306 N/A N/A 14
17 22 Japan Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri-Honda 2:02.413 N/A N/A 16
18 47 Germany Mick Schumacher Haas-Ferrari 2:03.973 N/A N/A 17
19 7 Finland Kimi Räikkönen Alfa Romeo Racing-Ferrari 2:04.452 N/A N/A PL3
20 9 Russian Automobile Federation Nikita Mazepin[b] Haas-Ferrari 2:04.939 N/A N/A 18
107% time: 2:06.582
Source:[35][36]
Notes

Race

The race was due to start at 15:00 CEST on 29 August but was delayed multiple times due to persistent rain.[21] Sergio Pérez was not expected to start the race after he had crashed on his way to the grid;[39] however, the Red Bull mechanics were able to repair Pérez's RB16B during the delay following the first red flag. A first attempt was made to start the race at 15:25 CEST, with two formation laps being completed behind the safety car before the starting procedure was suspended and the red flags were brought out. After over three hours of delays, two more laps were completed under the safety car, which allowed for the results to be classified. During the third lap, the race was suspended again and eventually was not resumed.

The race result was taken after the first lap, in compliance with Formula One regulations which require a two-lap count back. With only a single lap completed officially, it is the shortest ever race in the history of the sport, eclipsing the previous record set at the 1991 Australian Grand Prix.[40] The officially completed distance was recorded as 6.880 km (4.275 mi). For the sixth time in Formula One history, and the first time since the 2009 Malaysian Grand Prix, half points were awarded. Russell's second place was his first career podium and the first for the Williams team since Lance Stroll finished third for the team at the 2017 Azerbaijan Grand Prix.[41]

Post-race reaction

Media and drivers criticised race director Michael Masi's decision to hold two laps under the safety car in still-raining conditions, calling the race a "farce" and an attempt to fulfill the requirements for awarding points, and arguing that points should never have been awarded and the race abandoned with seven-time World Champion Lewis Hamilton calling the race "a farce".[42][43] Sebastian Vettel,[44] Fernando Alonso[45] and Alfa Romeo Racing[46] criticised the decision to award points for the race but Daniel Ricciardo defended the decision to do so.[47] Ricciardo's McLaren team mate Lando Norris was left conflicted by the FIA's decision to award points since this benefitted his fellow driver, but ultimately thought it was not a race "deserving of points".[48] Carlos Sainz Jr. and Lewis Hamilton called for spectators who bought tickets to be refunded.[49] Hamilton stated his belief that Formula One had "made a bad choice" to complete two full laps behind the safety car before abandoning the race claiming this was done purely to ensure Formula One fufiled its commercial obligations,[50] claims that Formula One Group CEO Stefano Domenicali quickly refuted.[51] Haas F1 team principal Guenther Steiner suggested the criteria for awarding half points was possibly becoming outdated and needed updating.[52] Pundit Scott Mitchell was also of the opinion than fans who attended the deserve compensation and Formula One risks alienating some of its' fanbase if it does not refund ticket holders in some way.[53] Formula One and the race promoters are working on options for ticket holders following the race's suspension.[54] Two-time World Champion Mika Häkkinen defended the decisions made by officials during event.[55] AlphaTauri driver Pierre Gasly stated that Formula One needed to find a solution in order to reduce the amount of spray Grand Prix cars produce in wet conditions to improve driver visibility.[56]

Journalist Josh Suttil considered the events at the race to be Formula One's biggest raceday debacle since the 2005 United States Grand Prix (where 14 cars withdrew due to tyre safety concerns leaving six cars in the race).[57] Ex-Formula One technical director turned Formula One pundit Gary Anderson and Ex-Formula One driver turned commentator Martin Brundle suggested that the race would have been better if cars had been running in virtual safety car conditions, with the latter as well as mooting the idea of Formula One possibly introducing 'slow zones' (where a speed limit is imposed on part of the track).[58][59] In terms of how points should be awarded in future Anderson also proposed that the criteria for half-points should be extended to at least 50% of the original scheduled race distance should be run, without changing the current overall scheduled distance requirement for full points (75% of scheduled distance complete) with the additional stipulation that at least 25% of the laps completed before race end must be done under green flag conditions to for a race to be considered eligible for points scoring of any kind.[60] 1992 World Champion Nigel Mansell said that if he had been in charge of running the race he would have allowed teams to take their cars out of parc fermé conditions for a wet race to allow teams to make needed set up changes to make the cars driveable in tricky conditions.[61] 1996 Formula One World Champion and 22 times Grand Prix winner Damon Hill called the Grand Prix "a parade, not a race".[62]

The Formula One regulations mandate that two laps must be completed to award any points.[43] However, Michael Masi stated in an interview that it was a genuine attempt to race under green-flag conditions before the rain got worse.[63][64] The Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile noted that it was impractical to delay the race until the following day.[65][66] Formula One Management is now planning to have discussions with the teams and the FIA regarding changes to sporting regulations to prevent such an occurrence happening again,[67] by trying to formulate a more satisfactory alternative minimum requirement for a classification to be achieved than is required under the current rules as well as discussing the possibility of putting written provisions in the rules to enable race organisers to reschedule a race should it be unsuitable to run a race on its original date.[68] Rule changes designed to prevent a repeat of the events in Belgium are due to be discussed in an Formula One Commission meeting on 5 October 2021.[69]

George Russell's performance in qualifying was praised and considered the high point of the weekend by pundits Edd Straw and Scott Mitchell.[70][71]

Race classification

Pos. No. Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points1
1 33 Netherlands Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing-Honda 1 3:27.071 1 12.5
2 63 United Kingdom George Russell Williams-Mercedes 1 +1.995 2 9
3 44 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1 +2.601 3 7.5
4 3 Australia Daniel Ricciardo McLaren-Mercedes 1 +4.496 4 6
5 5 Germany Sebastian Vettel Aston Martin-Mercedes 1 +7.479 5 5
6 10 France Pierre Gasly AlphaTauri-Honda 1 +10.177 6 4
7 31 France Esteban Ocon Alpine-Renault 1 +11.579 8 3
8 16 Monaco Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1 +12.608 9 2
9 6 Canada Nicholas Latifi Williams-Mercedes 1 +15.484 10 1
10 55 Spain Carlos Sainz Jr. Ferrari 1 +16.166 11 0.5
11 14 Spain Fernando Alonso Alpine-Renault 1 +20.590 12
12 77 Finland Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 1 +22.414 13
13 99 Italy Antonio Giovinazzi Alfa Romeo Racing-Ferrari 1 +24.163 14
14 4 United Kingdom Lando Norris McLaren-Mercedes 1 +27.109 15
15 22 Japan Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri-Honda 1 +28.329 16
16 47 Germany Mick Schumacher Haas-Ferrari 1 +29.507 17
17 9 Russian Automobile Federation Nikita Mazepin[b] Haas-Ferrari 1 +31.993 18
18 7 Finland Kimi Räikkönen Alfa Romeo Racing-Ferrari 1 +36.054 PL
19 11 Mexico Sergio Pérez Red Bull Racing-Honda 1 +38.205 PL2
20 18 Canada Lance Stroll Aston Martin-Mercedes 1 +44.1083 19
Fastest lap: None recognised[3]
Source:[36][72]
Notes
  • ^1 – Half points were awarded, as less than 75% of the race distance was completed.[72][c]
  • ^2 – Sergio Pérez's grid position was left vacant due to an accident that occurred when he was making his way to the grid. Once his mechanics repaired his car, he was allowed to start the race from the pit lane.[73]
  • ^3 – Lance Stroll finished 18th on track, but received a post-race 10-second time penalty for a rear wing change during the red flag period.[72]

Championship standings after the race

  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

Notes

  1. ^ Formula One plan to hold twenty-two Grands Prix. This remains subject to the cancellation of rounds due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the replacement of any rounds which are cancelled.[1][2]
  2. ^ a b Nikita Mazepin is Russian, but he competed as a neutral competitor using the designation RAF (Russian Automobile Federation), as the Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld a ban on Russia competing at World Championships. The ban was implemented by the World Anti-Doping Agency in response to the state-sponsored doping program of Russian athletes.[34]
  3. ^ Results have been calculated in accordance with Article 51.14 of the FIA Formula One Sporting Regulations, namely at the end of lap 1 being the penultimate lap before the lap during which the signal to suspend the race was given. However, for the determination of points, Article 6.5 is applicable, the leader having crossed the Control Line 3 times, therefore complying with the requirement for the leader to have completed more than 2 laps in order for half points to be awarded.[72]

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