Belgian Grand Prix: F1 to make rule changes after aborted race

FORMULA 1 will make rule changes to prevent a recurrence of the events at last Sunday’s Belgian Grand Prix, motorsport boss Jean Todt says.

Lewis Hamilton said the event, called off in heavy rain, was a “farce”.

A result was declared after drivers were sent out for two laps behind the safety car.

Todt, the president of governing body the FIA, said the rules would be reviewed “to see what can be learned and improved”.

The matter will be discussed at a meeting of the F1 Commission on 5 October.

The F1 Commission is a group of senior figures who decide and vote on rule changes before they are formalised by the FIA World Council, the sport’s legislative body.

Heavy rain had prevented any competitive racing at the Spa-Francorchamps track.

The event dragged on for three and a half hours as the FIA sought to find a window in which a race could be run in the heavy rain, but poor visibility meant conditions were deemed too dangerous to let the cars loose.

F1’s rules dictate two racing laps is the minimum for points to be awarded. These were completed behind the safety car at 18:17 local time and Max Verstappen declared the winner. – cnn