Following the Belgian Grand Prix, Verstappen sits 28 points clear of Mercedes’ George Russell, and with only 25 points available at the next race before the August break, the Dutchman can no longer be overhauled. Gomez contested 15 Moto2 grands prix across the 2022 and 2023 seasons, taking a best result of 16th at Austrian in 2023. Gomez was this year competing in the European Superstock Championship aboard a Honda CBR600RR, a championship he was leading entering this weekend’s round in France after a second place at Estoril and a victory at Jerez. Often reporting on the action from the ground, Lewis tells the stories of the people who matter in the sport. “It’s the age-old problem. I think it will never change. It’s not a case of full wet or inter-tyre, it’s just level of the water on track.
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“The people who are most vocal about not driving are the drivers. You don’t want to end up in a situation where you don’t see and you end up crashing in the middle of the Kemmel straight and having another incident you need to explain to another family. Us drivers, we want to drive on the wet. Spa, they said before the weekend, they’d probably be more conservative knowing what happened in Silverstone and knowing the history of the racetrack.
“I felt like it was in the conservative side, but better being in the conservative side in Spa than risking something that we already have seen happening in the past there.” If you have a car set up for the dry, you want to race in the dry and it’s normal. “Obviously in the position I was, there was a lot of spray when we went out for the first time and I think that was a position to not drive because we could not see anything.
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“It’s always easier to explain why you’ve been too conservative than explaining why you’ve put the drivers in dangerous conditions. The start of the race at Spa-Francorchamps was delayed by an hour and a half due to heavy rain and poor visibility, with the decision splitting opinion among drivers, teams and fans. Get straight to the latest NASCAR news today, with up to date race results, driver and team rumours plus features, opinions, reports and photos.
20-year-old Gomez, from San Javier in Murcia, crashed during the pre-event test for this weekend’s JuniorGP round at Magny-Cours. Then obviously we waited a lot of time until the restart and I believe yes, we probably could have started a few minutes earlier, like minutes earlier. “Now this new generation of asphalt, which is very black and very grippy on dry conditions, is like a mirror in wet conditions. But yeah, it’s a really awkward conversation because I agree the wets are fine to go racing. “So I think the drivers are actually put in a bit of an awkward position in that sense because we look weak. But at the moment, the full wet tyre and the conditions of the tracks, they don’t align.
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I just look at it as a proper race, because I think Spa could have been a fantastic rain race. “Some drivers will say the opposite to what I say and that’s fine, everyone has their own opinion. And they keep it pinned, basically, because they think the people in front of them or behind them do that as well.
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The out-of-contract Russell and rookie teammate Kimi Antonelli are now expected to stay put at the Silver Arrows for at least another year. Mercedes have also recently distanced themselves from a move for Verstappen in 2026, with team principal Toto Wolff insisting that his priority is to go into next season with the same driver line-up. There is also the possibility that Verstappen could exit Red Bull if a rival team is willing to pay his huge release clause, which is rumoured to be around €120m. It is understood that for the break clause to be activated, Max Verstappen would crash have needed to have been outside of the top three in the championship by the end of the upcoming Hungarian Grand Prix weekend. Verstappen is contracted to Red Bull until the end of 2028 but has mechanisms in his current deal – the details of which are not public – which in theory could have enabled him to leave earlier.
“Then it will be a huge degradation, probably, in dry conditions – I don’t know. I said many times that the highways, there are some that they have zero spray. “On the wets, on a clear track, we would be totally fine. We are vocal when we think it’s ready to go and when we think it was time. It’s a fine line and we will work on it with the FIA and I’m sure it’s going to get better over time.” They were on the safer side this time.
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I understand also the conservative approach they took even though as a racing driver I wish we could have raced a bit earlier.” “I do think we could have obviously raced a bit earlier than what we did and in going a bit earlier after the red flag and the Safety Car could have lasted a bit less long, but you also need to put yourself in the shoes of the people that press the button to say go. Alex joined the Crash.net team in August of 2024 having covered consumer and racing motorcycle news at Visordown for two years. Get the latest MotoGP news, exclusives, interviews and promotions from the paddock direct to your inbox Ex-Moto2 racer Borja Gomez has died following a crash during a testing session in France. We’ve historically seen some very severe, life-threatening crashes in the wet and to make that call, I don’t think any of us would want to be in their positions to do them.
We want to see skills out there in the wet, not a race decided on whether you see what’s going on two meters in front of your car. “This is something that most of the time, when you have big accidents, some people are not lifting when they can’t really see. F1’s wet-weather problem was one of the main topics debated by the drivers during Thursday’s media day at the Hungarian Grand Prix. F1 drivers have reacted to the delays caused by wet weather which impacted last weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix. Our reporter on the ground rounds up how drivers responded to the delays at the Belgian Grand Prix caused by wet weather. Crash is your go-to source for breaking news, detailed results, and exclusive features and interviews with the sport’s key figures.
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- At Silverstone, we saw a driver hitting another car from not seeing where it was going, which to me has nothing to do with racing.
- We’ve historically seen some very severe, life-threatening crashes in the wet and to make that call, I don’t think any of us would want to be in their positions to do them.
- “On the wets, on a clear track, we would be totally fine.
- I just look at it as a proper race, because I think Spa could have been a fantastic rain race.
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We cover everything from interviews with the major players, updates on machine reveals, team news and more. Get the latest F1 news, exclusives, interviews and promotions from the paddock direct to your inbox A quiet race for the seven-time world champion. The four-time world champion can no longer trigger the escape clause in his Red Bull deal as he is guaranteed to remain in the top three of the world championship during the summer break. He had also been racing a CBR1000RR-R in the RFME-sanctioned European Superbike Championship, which he was leading after winning four of the opening six races.
“Silverstone was probably on the edge, so take it a little bit safer, but this for me was too safe. On the other hand, when there’s a lot of spray and you can’t see a lot, you can also make a bigger gap if you’re not sure where you’re going. It’s for everyone maybe to have a bit more awareness. And the FIA consciously took a very conservative approach and they warned us on Thursday that they would take a very conservative approach. Here’s what the drivers told media including Crash.net at the Hungaroring. Max Verstappen said it made “no sense” to delay the start and argued F1 may as well stop racing in the rain if it is going to take such a cautious approach. Get the latest NASCAR news, pictures, reports and results below.
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- You don’t want to end up in a situation where you don’t see and you end up crashing in the middle of the Kemmel straight and having another incident you need to explain to another family.
- They were on the safer side this time.
- But at the moment, the full wet tyre and the conditions of the tracks, they don’t align.
- “I felt like it was in the conservative side, but better being in the conservative side in Spa than risking something that we already have seen happening in the past there.”
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“I’m sure we’re going to talk about it in the Drivers’ Briefing and next race they’ll do even better and we’ll find the right adjustment. Can we work with them to help them make a slightly more precise judgment and increase the show and the driving on track in these conditions? Can we complain that they were conservative? “Were they on the conservative side? At Silverstone, we saw a driver hitting another car from not seeing where it was going, which to me has nothing to do with racing.