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Verstappen and Hamilton unhappy with 'overcautious' rain delay at Spa

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Red Bull Racing's Dutch driver Max Verstappen races during the Formula One Belgian Grand Prix at the Spa-Francorchamps circuit in Spa, on July 27, 2025. (Photo: SIMON WOHLFAHRT/AFP)

Multiple world champions Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton both accused race organisers of being overcautious on Sunday when the start of the Belgian Grand Prix was delayed by 80 minutes following heavy rain.

Four-time world champion Verstappen said he believed that instead of suspending the race after one formation lap behind the Safety Car, Race Control should have kept the field out on the track to clear standing water.

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