New Red Bull Racing CEO and team principal Laurent Mekies has highlighted how Formula One's governing body, the FIA, delayed the Belgian Grand Prix race start to avoid a wet race. While he acknowledged that the delay was for safety reasons, the decision left Red Bull at a disadvantage, as its car was set up for a wet race.

The Belgian GP was filled with controversial decisions from race control and the FIA. The rainy conditions at the Spa-Francorchamps The post McLaren Goes Against Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton, Defends FIA over Spa Controversy appeared first on FirstSportz.

But Verstappen wasn't the only driver who felt that the FIA made the wrong decision regarding the start of the Belgian Grand Prix, as former rival Hamilton agreed with the Dutchman's claims when speaking post-race.

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