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Scott:
What a disaster.  Was excited for a rainy Spa weekend, only to have this.  If it’s too dangerous to race, then postpone it to Monday.  Two parade laps just to hand Max a pocketful of points was just a farce. 

Once again (setting aside the various reasons for making the race ‘official’), F1 has shot itself in the foot at a time when they should be ensuring the fans get their racing.  Turning people on to other, actually competitive series only means there are less eyes on theirs and less eyes on their sponsor stickers, devaluing the entire sport.

Alianora La Canta:
Just to make things worse, apparently the medical helicopter couldn't fly on the Sunday. With traffic jams outside the track even before the first attempt to run the race, this meant there was no effective medical cover. In other words, there really wasn't ever a slot on run Sunday's race within the regulations.

Andy B:
I was there in 2004 when the Saturday was wiped out not due to rain but the low cloud in the valley's stopped the medical helicopters from flying.

lkjohnson1950:
If the Heli can't fly, there is no way to race. As far as Nigel is concerned they should have raced. He makes 2 interesting points: Parc Ferme rules prevent teams from making proper adjustments for the conditions; drivers feel safe enough to take extra risks. They don't respect the track or the conditions.

Monty:
I hadn't realised that the medical helicopter couldn't fly. If that was the case the cars should never have been let out on the track!!

Other than that ...... Nigel for FIA President!  :D :good:

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