The Formula 1 World Cup he sailed this Sunday in the absurd until he was shipwrecked in the circuit of Spa-Francorchamps. Not because of the resolution not to compete, that can be understood if the safety of the pilots is in danger. Own Carlos Sainz, in his sincere explanation in AS, says that from his tenth place he could not see “not a meter.” The epic of yore, the times of Niki Lauda or Jackie Stewart, they no longer exist, because the speeds of the single-seaters are higher. And also the sensitivity of a paddock more protective. The same thing happens in other sports, for example in cycling, where we have seen neutralizing routes due to inclement weather that previously not only did not prevent running, but were part of the feat. That is history. The conditions of the Belgian Grand Prix they were not suitable for piloting. And you have to accept it.
The absurdity, the grotesque, does not lie in that decision, which may be understandable when the integrity of an athlete is at stake. The nonsense comes because this Sunday it ran, but it did not run. A race that was not a race was contested. There was no competition, but a paripe was mounted to establish a classification of a grand prize that has not existed. After comings and goings, meetings, weather reports, the grid was formed and gave two laps behind the safety car, the minimum required by regulation to make posts official. The shortest race in history lasted 4 hours and 45 minutes, to finish off the paradox. If that dictates the rule, it will have to be revised and changed, for the credibility of F1. Max Verstappen won a race he didn’t win and has trimmed points to Lewis hamilton, which ended on a podium that did not finish. And between them he slipped George russelHe, the rider of the future, who achieved his first drawer on the merit of having made a good qualification on Saturday. The public, by the way, endured all the sainete draft. See if they at least give you your money back.