Overview

• The F1 race was red-flagged on the formation lap after torrential rain at Spa-Francorchamps created severe visibility issues.
• The Formula 3 feature race was abandoned without a result following two safety-car starts in equally heavy rain.
• Forecasts predict up to a 70% chance of rain and high humidity through the afternoon, keeping the Grand Prix on hold.
• Lewis Hamilton, Fernando Alonso, Andrea Kimi Antonelli and Carlos Sainz Jr. will start from the pit lane after late power unit and parc fermé changes.
• McLaren had locked out the front row in dry qualifying, with Lando Norris on pole ahead of teammate Oscar Piastri before the downpour intervened.