Multiple world champions Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton both accused race organisers of being overcautious on Sunday when the start of the Belgian Grand Prix was delayed by 80 minutes following heavy rain.

Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen both agreed that race control's handling of the Belgian Grand Prix start was an 'overreaction', insisting that the FIA went too far in the wrong direction after driver feedback from the weather-affected British Grand Prix earlier this month.

Red Bull driver Max Verstappen finished in fourth place at the Belgian Grand Prix, but he was left unhappy after a controversial start.

Max Verstappen says it made “no sense” to delay the start of the Belgian Grand Prix because of the weather – as he said

Francorchamps, but a less eventful Grand Prix. World champions also reflected on the delayed start of the Belgian Grand Prix. In the end, it was Oscar Piastri who claimed victory in the Ardennes. It took some time for the 2025 Belgian Grand Prix to get underway,

Max Verstappen was left to rue what might have been after the Belgian Grand Prix was red flagged and then took place in mostly dry conditions.

Lewis Hamilton, Fernando Alonso, Kimi Antonelli and Carlos Sainz will start the Belgian Grand Prix from the pitlane. A