Overview

• Spa’s delayed start and safety-car laps at the Belgian Grand Prix drew both praise for averting low-visibility risks and frustration over lost wet-race drama
• Several drivers, notably Oscar Piastri and Carlos Sainz, backed the cautious rain protocol given Spa’s fatal accident history, while figures like Max Verstappen and Martin Brundle lamented the diminished spectacle
• The FIA has convened cross-paddock working groups to examine technical and procedural reforms before the next wet-weather event
• Key proposals include resurfacing circuits with open-graded, porous asphalt to improve drainage and revising car aerodynamics to curb spray
• Formal changes to rain-start protocols remain pending as stakeholders await findings from the technical assessments