“Shame” we didn’t get Belgian GP in which “anything could have happened” – Ferrari. Mattia Binotto post-race comments.

Unfortunately the 2021 Belgian Grand Prix only lasted three laps. The rain which had already made its presence felt during the qualifying session, wiped out any chance of a partially normal race at Spa. After a 25 minute delay on the original start time, the Formula 1 cars did a couple of laps behind the Safety Car. Then the start procedure was red flagged because of the track conditions and very poor visibility, which meant all the cars returned to pit lane. At 18.17, after a long wait, the Race Director decided to resume the start procedure, again behind the Safety Car but after just three laps, the conditions were once again considered too dangerous to continue on track, thus the cars again re-entered the pit lane and the Grand Prix was eventually suspended.

Given the fact that the event ran for more than two laps but less than 75% of the official Grand Prix distance, the top ten finishers are awarded half points, which means that Scuderia Ferrari drivers Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz, who started from eighth and tenth on the grid respectively, collect two and a half points for the Maranello team.

Mattia Binotto Team Principal comments and impressions after the 2021 Belgian Grand Prix at Spa:
“First of all, I would like to thank all the spectators who stayed to the very end at the track, hoping to see what should have been an uncertain and spectacular race. The Race Director did everything he could to try and get the Grand Prix underway, but conditions were never good enough to do so without jeopardising the safety of the drivers and those working trackside. The final result was thus determined from the starting grid positions, which means we come away with two points finishes. Up until yesterday, our weekend had not gone particularly well, but it’s a shame that we never got to see how things might have gone in a race where anything could have happened. Now we must concentrate on the next race in Zandvoort, a historic circuit which makes its return to the championship calendar after a very long absence.” – the Ferrari boss explained, as reported by the Italian side’s official website.