Motor racing-Formula One under fire after Spa 'race' farce


Formula One F1 - Belgian Grand Prix - Spa-Francorchamps, Spa, Belgium - August 29, 2021 General view of the safety car and drivers as the start of the race is delayed due to bad weather REUTERS/Christian Hartmann

LONDON (Reuters) -Sunday's rainswept Belgian Grand Prix will go down in history as Formula One's shortest ever race, and also as a leading contender for most farcical.

Just calling it a race takes a mighty stretch of the imagination -- a delay of more than three hours with crowds enduring cold and rain to see a few processional laps behind the safety car in heavy spray and no overtaking.

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