The race was suspended for 80 minutes before four laps behind the safety car took place ahead of a rolling start

Lewis Hamilton said the FIA was “overreacting” in its decision to delay the start of the Belgian Grand Prix. FIA race director Rui Marques has had back-to-back wet races to contend with, but has come in for criticism after delaying the race in Spa for over an hour.

Lewis Hamilton has criticised the FIA’s cautious handling of the wet conditions at the Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix, attributing