Honestly the worst part about the 2021 Belgium Grand Prix was nobody got refunds even though most people stayed in the rain just to watch the race only for a few laps under safety car and then the race ended like that , pretty much the literal definition of a shitfest Lmao

Imagine being a fan at either Indy or Spa, you spent months, or even a whole year planning to go, you go there, in hopes of seeing a good race, only to witness a fustercluck of either event.

The hilarious thing about Stoddart going all out on Dutch TV (saw it live), was that he was kinda familiar with the reporters, but still asked politely if he could swear on Dutch TV. When he was told he could, he went full Günther Steiner. Stoddart ranted for a full three minutes, and it was beautiful.

15:30 To add, that "no tyre change"-rule was specifically created to fuck over Ferrari. All their struggles in 2005, they had because the FIA set out to nerf Ferrari as much as possible. The one race where it comes back to bite the others in their arses, I do not blame them one bit for not showing solidarity.

Me: _has watched like 16 different videos on the Indy race 2005_ Also me: "Oh wow can't wait to see what this was about"

I'm actually proud to have attended this race. It's one of the most memorable races in F1 history. It's not very often you get to be an eye witness to such an historic event.

For those who don’t know, the seven teams were cleared of the offence of “wrongfully refusing to allow their cars to start the race” after the World Motorsport Council was reminded that, should the worst happen, the State of Indiana would go after the teams on manslaughter charges.

Quick addition: In July of 2005, the FIA reversed the verdicts against the Michelin teams because of some information that had been disclosed but missed due to an oversight in the original hearing: if the Michelin teams had raced, they would've been liable for criminal charges under Indiana state law for knowingly racing despite the risk of injury/death to drivers, spectators, and others. After that was brought up, the FIA immediately reversed the verdicts and exonerated the Michelin teams.

I was at the Indy race in 2005 right at the first corner at the end of the straight. It was my first F1 race and very nearly my very first riot too. When the 14 cars retired, people were *pissed* and started throwing Foster's Oil Cans onto the track, one very nearly hitting Schumacher. It was really, really ugly.

I was a teen in 2005 having watched racing all my life because of my dad. This was my very first Grand Prix that I got to attend. What a way to be introduced to the sport in person. We left after a couple laps and went to go see Batman Begins. Still a fun weekend, but what a mess. I'm glad I got to see the subsequent two races at Indy, especially seeing Hamilton in his first year.

I remember playing F1 2006 and in the loading screens it would have facts about drivers such as "Tiago Monteiro's best finish was 3rd in the 2005 US GP" and "Christijan Albers best finish was 5th in the US GP", and I thought that most have been one crazy race when a Jordan and a Minardi finished in the points. Then I looked it up and learned the reason...Yikes!

This was my first F1 race attendance. What made it worse was that there was no Twitter or Instagram back then to follow the drama on the paddock, so my friends and I along with a bunch of people at the circuit were clueless as a bunch of cars were pulling in right after the formation lap.

Crazy thing is F1 "reimbursed" the spectators of SPA 2021 with 1 year of F1 TV Access ... I'll let you Google how much that's worth ... lol

"This left a very bitter taste in the mouth of, well, everyone" yeah, everyone except for George Russell

Someone, somewhere has only been to two F1 races in their life, and those races were USA 2005 and Belgium 2021. Pray for that person.

Installation of the chinane was rejected because it was never tested. There would be huge legal issues for the FIA and F1 had they installed that chicane and some kind of incident happened on the track.

The 2021 Belgian Grand Pris was technically a race. At least the 2005 U.S GP actually had racing.

If a UKposts video could get an Oscar someday, this one will for sure.

Mate, even a year on and I'm not over my "first f1 race" I'm Belgian, work in restaurants, finally was able to get a weekend off just to piss about in the rain....

I was there with my family and I remember being in a state of disbelief when all the Michelin cars pulled into their garages. We ended up leaving around lap 15 because the atmosphere was getting ugly. When we left we were walking south on Georgetown Road and there Indiana State Police and Indianapolis Metro Police in riot gear with riot shields standing in formation but letting people through if they wanted to leave.

Look up the 2008 Brickyard 400 sometime. The new Car of Tomorrow, and extremely abrasive surface, and Goodyear tires that wore out so fast NASCAR had to start using "Competition yellows" to slow the field every 10-12 laps, giving teams a chance to replace tires before they blew. It got so bad the teams were treating the race as a series of sprint races between cautions, waiting for the last to go all out. The legacy of this was declining attendance, a race that became a processional every year, and eventually the decision to move to the road course in hopes of having a decent event

A really awesome side story related to this is the 2005 USA MotoGP race. The first race in America since 1994. This race happened only like 2 weeks after, and resulted in a USA 1-2. With American Nicky Hayden getting his first MotoGP win at his home race!

The rules changes to neuter Ferrari for the season had worked; they hadn't won a race until this US GP weekend. It cost F1 a tremendous amount as a result, though, & may explain why the rules change so little & so infrequently today. I was there for this race. When the race started, we in the stands had *no idea* what was going on; the crowd became angry & frustrated & it got incredibly tense. It was sincerely frightening. It was also Father's Day & we took my dad to this, nearly his last F1 race in person.

People: A 6-car race is NOT fun 😭😭 Gran Turismo 4 fans: WOOOHOOOOOOOO

My father and I went to the F1 race at Indy every year. A lot of people have asked me about this race, and if I was angry, or disappointed. Heck no. This was entertainment. F1 is more than just the racing. It's the politics and the behind the scenes machinations. It's the constructors plotting against one another. This was an amazing event to attend. I can always say I was there. Fun side story. Every year on Sunday morning you could buy an event t-shirt with the race logo on the front, and the starting grid on the back. The next year I wore that shirt with red paint crossing out the Michelin runners. I got a lot of comments on that shirt that day. LOL!

Another thing to add to this whole deal When the FIA and Mosely threaten to make the event Non FIA Sanctioned if they went ahead with any of Michellins Propsals, the teams actually called their bluff and said that they would hire their own officials, it was then that the FIA put their foot down and all the Michelin cars proceeded to retire on lap 0? 1? Idk

I was there for that. Right before the race started my dad said "we probably want to start getting out of here. It's gonna be bad." He had a radio thing set up to be able to listen to the teams talk. We got up and were at the stairs leaving the stands when the anger started. We made it to the car and dad was still listening and said "be glad we left. It's really bad."

I had the privilege of going to this race when I was 10. My dad and I were some of the few that stayed for the whole event, mostly because a) the price of the tickets and b) I was a huge Ferrari fangirl at the time. As awful as this race was though, and the legacy it left, I still maintain that F1 needs to come back there. It's way more accessible to those on the East Coast and Midwest, was VERY affordable compared to the current USGP at Austin (like $120 for 3 days), and a chicane has been installed at the final turn to make sure there isn't any more tire controversies moving forward. Considering the history the track holds, it'd be far better imo than a race in Miami or Vegas.

"If Michael does a victory leap on the podium I'm personally going to go and punch him" Martin Brundle

Weirdly enough, Ralf Schuhmacher was called live on German TV on race day (he was already back home by the time). And he was completely fuming over the fact that racing with these tires was even discussed, especially since what happened to him.

1:00 Those guys with the Portuguese flag probably went home happy!

It's crazy that Bridgestone were having an awful 2005 and struggling to keep up with Michelin. Then this race happens and the French brand are so embarrassed they are out of the sport by 2007 ending tyre wars in F1 to this day.

17:30, speaking of indycar, I think they also did a race that was just following the pace car along through a nonstop rain, but I think it went at least 20 laps

I think this video misses some major points about the legal ramifications of changing the circuit at all, and takes a bit too much advantage of hindsight. At the time of the event, the FIA stamped their foot down not just because of the safety of the chicane, but because the circuit was not *tested* with the chicane. They'd literally be changing the modifications to the track the day of an event with very very minimal time to do any testing or sighting, and there was still no guarantee that it would fix the problem. That lack of guarantee was the real issue here - If the FIA broke their own rules about certifying a circuit to a standard meant for formula 1 just to attempt to avoid a problem and it still didn't work out, they were afraid other circuits would complain (and if you look at it in a greedy light, the FIA might've been a bit concerned that they'd ask for refunds on circuit rennovations if a different track was allowed to run a race without the certification). There was also the issue with their event insurance and local laws. I don't know the exact definition but there were many concerns that if they modified the track in a significant way, but someone got hurt or killed (driver, crew worker, spectator), then the event insurance wouldn't cover it due to the changes and they could be on a major legal hook. Looking back on it, people are quick to point out one solution or antoher, but in the heat of the moment, they did the safest choice of action after giving Michelin time to fly in new tires and try and solve the problem on their own end. At the end of the day, this was Michelin's problem, not the FIA or F1's. I get that it isn't a good answer, but the root cause of the issue is simple - this is what happens in racing when there's a tire war. This was always going to happen given enough races with two or more suppliers of tires as speeds and downforce levels increased. This will happen again if we have another tire war. This is why most series at the top level of motorsports use a spec tire supplier.

Last season of F1 definitely seems of a good contender as "one of the weirdest seasons F1 ever had" in sort of speak. Not only about the quali-race happened in Spa (Williams got P2 tho which was definitely unusual)... But literally only Hamilton starting at the grid in the Hungarian GP... Just imagine how freaking odd is that to see literally 1 car starting the race on the grid and the rest starting from the pits 😂 It does make me feel happy about the current season going on. We already got Haas in the points, Williams in the points as well... Finally there isn't a total domination by Mercedes (sorry Merc fans) and we get to see more skill based racing on the grid which is something racing should always go around. With that been said, we see tons of mechanical problems considering the make of the cars and the cars themselves as much as they are fast, they are truly unstable and unhealthy for the drivers to handle. Still is one of the best season starts ive seen in recent years of F1.

I watched every lap of this 'race'. Hearing Paul Stoddart cursing on live television was pure joy.

Jordan's last podium 🥲

fun fact, i actually went to this race (was in the womb) but my parents said it was the worst thing ever and stopped watching f1 after that completely. I brought them back 😈😈

Hahahaha love seeing Tiago Monteiro celebrate and not give a f*** 😂 Bless 😂😂 Regardless of the circumstances, Tiago Monteiro made our tiny country of Portugal proud just by being an F1 driver 👏🏻🇵🇹

This was genuinely the first race I remember watching as like a 8 year old, maybe because I was a kid I quite enjoyed it at the time as it was crazy. Might be the one of a few people to get into F1 from watching that shambles

13:39 Eddie Jordan as a marshal? LMAO

i swear to god every f1 youtuber has an obligatory 2005 us gp video this topic has been milked to DEATH

I knew Stoddard was angry about the race, but it never quite occurred to me before *why* he was angry - namely, that it gave Jordan an unassailable points tally and condemned Minardi to last place. So this race not only killed F1's reputation in the US, it also killed the sport's most beloved backmarker. Ouch.

I remember watching this on Dutch TV back in the day. The beautiful commentary from the Minardi guy is still the best thing that happened that weekend.

Josh back at his best! Finally a lengthy video without a need to watch it at 0,75x

This incident was so bad that NASCAR UKpostsrs talked about.

Great video. There are many videos on youtube talking about that farce, but only very few of them point out that Bridgestone came prepared thanks to the data from Firestone. But there is one important detail you missed as well: Several weeks before the race Michelin requested to do a test at Indy. They were very well aware that the new surface could change the amount of tyre wear, and they wanted to check it out and collect some data for themselves. At the time there was no limit about how much testing you could do. However, there was a rule in place that limited testing to circuits that would not hold a race later on in the season. The only way to get an exception for this was if all teams as well as both tyre suppliers agreed to it. Obviously all Michelin teams agreed to allow the test (even if most of them were not interested in taking part themselves due to freight costs) but Bridgestone and Ferrari blocked it. I'm not sure if Jordan and Minardi ever took a side on it, but it would not matter anyways since Ferrari and Bridgestone would not let that test go ahead anyways. Michelin, who would pay for the track (including all the safety crews and equipment, etc.) invited Bridgestone to take part in the test as well. But they had no interest. At that point they had already gotten the Firestone data, they knew what to expect, and they wanted to keep Michelin in the dark. Both Manufacturers brought new tyre compounds to that race, special tyres that would not be used again on any other circuit. But while Bridgestones tyres were perfectly suited for the new track surface, Michelin had severely underestimated the additional wear caused by the diamond grinding treatment.

I've been waiting for you to do this video and I am so happy you did. Fantastic job and perfect timing !

Extra Fact: At that time, the drivers had to do their final quali laps on race fuel, so it might suggest that Toyota was planning not to race, since Trulli's car had way less fuel

This may have been an abject failure... and yet, I'm still so happy for Tiago that day.

This is a bit reminiscent of the first NASCAR race at Talladega where most drivers boycotted over tire safety concerns. NASCAR hasn’t really had stuff like this happen again, either with Spa or the US GP. How is F1 treating their fans like this? Neither NASCAR or Indycar would treat their fans that badly, no excuse for no refunds for Spa.

Obrigado Tiago, continuas a ser uma lenda 🇵🇹 The pride of Portugal 😂😂

Anyone else notice Gunther Steiner? @1:10

1:10 is that a young guentner Steiner ?

My dad was never into car racing, but he knew I was OBSESSED with F1. Many Sunday mornings he'd get up to watch the races with me to see what all the fuss was about. But those years turned if off racing and the possibility of him ever became a fan vanished for three main reasons. First, the Schumacher dominance of the early 00s, second, the controversial end of the '02 Austrian GP, and the final nail in the coffin, the '05 US Grand Prix.

This ain't the first time I've heard this story, but god this is probably the best written one yet. You're just getting better with each post, mate!

I remember watching this race live. I was so confused why people were throwing bottles on the track and why there were only 6 cars racing.

“It’s gone quite quickly, hasn’t it? I mean… it’s the end of the race! I’m sure there’s been more boring ones from time to time.” - Brundle, 2005

Oh yay another video on this. The holy trinity of F1 creators - Tyre controversy 2005 - Spygate - Crashgate

Video turned out bloody amazing bro! Still can’t believe this happened. What a dark day in Motorsport..

Las Vegas 2023: Hold my beer 🍺

Speaking about f1 2005 season in general there’s a lot of similarities to this season: Mercedes are being Ferrari (slow AF) Ferrari are being Renault (fast + reliable) Red Bull being McLaren (fastest + breaks down)

I still remember it like it was yesterday. Watching it on the TV here in Indonesia. Can't really fathom what happens at the beginning, I thought they're just having some tweak pre race and doing pit start. Turns out that they're quitting, hahah. Well thank god they're using the same tyre now. Quality vid as usual!!

Im so glad I found your channel when I did, so far you've been the best channel for motorsport that I've watched, thank you for making amazing content.

ALL the props for the Bo Jackson reference!! He’s the TRUE G.O.A.T.!!!

I feel like everyone missed the point concerning the race. The real reason why the Michelin runners(Renault, McClaren, BAR, Sauber, Williams, Toyota and Red Bull) retire was due to Indiana state laws where had they raced and if all of the drivers were either seriously hurt or killed, all the Michelin teams would have been charged even if no accident had occurred. As both Ron Denis and Christian Horner have told Mosley about it. On July 22nd, the FIA World Motor Sport Council voted to overturn its previous decision, and exonerated the Michelin teams of all charges. Apparently, someone in the FIA has completely forgotten about these laws. Thankfully, no lives were lost(even though one could argue that common sense was the real loser) And the fact that this comment is ignored really proves that the truth is stranger than fiction

The Indy road course is a blast and it is the largest capacity sports venue in the entire world. It would be the most accessible race for people in the US because you can't charge 2k per seat and expect to still sell potentially a quarter of a million tickets.

It has absolutely rebounded here in the USA. I've been a fan since I was a kid, and always kind of felt like an outsider. But because of drive to survive, it seems like I have people come and talk to me about F1 all the time. I think we're getting into a golden era for us...

I love these types of videos and as a fellow race enthusiast, I eat this up like crazy 😂 Edit: For those who want to learn more on the matter and the statistics and insider information the teams and people inside pit lane had on what was happening before, during and after the race, I recommend watching SlapShoes’s video on the disastrous 05 Indianapolis Grand Prix and the missed opportunity of capitalizing on F1 in the US, the rivalry between Michelin and Bridgestone and stakes that were in place in the constructors :)

The Coca-Cola 600 run at Charlotte about a month prior had similar issues because of the same problem. Goodyear tires kept blowing up throughout the weekend, and diamond grinding was never used by another NASCAR Cup Series track. S1apSh0es brought this up in his video on this race.

Josh, you left out an important detail. From what I recollect, the state of Indiana would have a lawsuit against F1 over the safety grounds of knowing the tyres were dangerous. I forget the exact wording and who would have been named as the defendants, but it would have been another serious issue that may have completely nixed the next two US GPs at Indy as well. So it was also the best interest for the Michelin teams to have not raced at all for that particular issue.

I was at that Race at Spa. I am a huge f1 and I was dreaming to go to a f1 Race. When I got my money in to buy the ticket I was so exited to go there and see the cars race. Ends up to be the worst disappointment I‘ve ever had.

I think that this was a better race than some in the previous couple of years. It at least gave something to talk about. When Schumacher’s winning every single race there’s very little to say about it. There was also a genuine challenge from Barrichello as mentioned in the vid, whereas usually Rubens would leap out of the way

Fun fact: this was just 2nd race in the f1 history where all the cars that started the race didn't retire

7:49 As a Hoosier, presuming a witch is a thing in Indiana is a good bet. They live in the areas no one knows of and it takes forever to get to while watching what looks like the same crop field. That’s how they get you. Oh wait, that’s just grandmothers.

I'm a Hoosier from Indy, I was there at that "race" and if I'm putting nicely, we are still pissed.

Spa 2021 is worse and a way bigger joke. They should have moved that race to Monday. Indycar has done it with a Pocono race in the early 2010s and Barber race in 2018. There are still no answers from Liberty and FIA why masi didn't move the race to Monday...

Wasn’t there also an Australian GP that got stopped after five laps because the leader was telling the marshalls to stop it?

I just realized that was Gunther Steiner working for Red Bull standing with Bernie in that one shot on the grid. That's hilarious lmao

I only watch F1 & SuperGT highlights and clips but I just randomly came to this guys video and now I'm in a rabbit hole on the true racing community... give me more...

1:09 Günther spotted.

Why was Spa my first F1 race 😑😑 still good expirience tho but it was cold asf

I already knew the whole story, but I really enjoyed your presentation of how it all went down. Good on you, mate.

Did you know that not even the Bridgestone runners had the same tyres as each other? I heard an interview with former Jordan engineer Gary Anderson and he said that Jordan had done tyre testing for Bridgestone and Ferrari but that the spec tyres they would get for races were cheaper. This is the benefit of having a single tyre manufacturer in that all teams get the same set of treads.

racing through the turns 13 and 14 chicane: 😄 *racing through the oval turn 1: 💀*

We want a Josh revel podcast

There is a bit more to the story. Earlier in the year, following the diamond grinding, IMS scheduled a series of tire tests for everyone, NASCAR, IndyCar, F1, and MotoGP. Prior to the test Michelin contacted the Speedway to get some information about the new surface, they also asked what the results of the test Firestone had done for the IndyCars was. IMS relayed to them the information that Firestone had provided to them, that despite the grinding the grip levels were still about the same and there was no major difference in overall tire wear. Michelin took this information and based the construction of their new tire on it, when they were to confirm their attendance at the tire test, they asked IMS again what Firestone's results were, IMS repeated the same info, so they declined to attend the test. A test that Bridgestone ALSO declined to attend. The result was, Michelin came with a tire that was based on the previous years data, plus made a bit harder do deal with what little added grip and wear they were expecting based on the data they had been provided by the track. Michelin weren't expecting Bridgestone/Firestone to be so willing to, literally, put lives on the line in order to gain a slight advantage, they were wrong. This is why Michelin were so puzzled about why their tires were failing, everything was lining up with the data they had. Later in the year there were discussions by Michelin and it's teams of bringing Bridgestone before the FIA and WMSC on some kind of charges of Gross Negligence for Firestone outright lying to the Speedway in order to allow Bridgestone to have an advantage. This never happened, I assume because Michelin just wanted to put the whole episode behind them. One other thing, the teams were fully prepared to run the race on their own without the FIA. The night before they had all of the personal from the teams setup to perform the different FIA positions for the race. Everyone was on board except for one team, and the others didn't care. They were gonna run this race with or without the red cars. Mosley stepped in and told them they would be in violation of some FIA rule and would all be subject to expulsion from the Championship and the money that would entail.

As someone who is from Indiana, yes local witches do curse race tracks. They also curse roads to cause rush hour pain for everyone else.

I still wonder why people have problems with the Spa ending last season. There was a qualifying for the sport of it. They weren't gifted points. The person who won the qualifying got P1. Edit: Except people who were there. I understand that they are/were pissed.

I remember watching this race live. For all that’s wrong with it, I still watched every lap, even when Brawn asked the two drivers to hold positions after their last pit stop 😅 The least F1 can do in these circumstances is refund the people or have back up plans so fans can feel value of being there. With Spa as example it’s a bad look to see millionaires and billionaires cry poor over losing money. For a lot of fans the tickets costs is a lot bigger % to the entitled people on the top of the food chain in the sport. Can’t refund plane tickets, accommodation and stuff like that, but refunding the ticket is good PR. Nothing more gross than bringing up fine print hidden amongst a bunch of text covering their ass.

I was at the USGP in 2005. It was crazy. This was before I had a smartphone, so I had no access to F1 news or any hint of what was going on. I heard talk of a problem with the Michelin tires when chatting with other fans throughout the weekend, but we had no idea that what was going on. When the Michelin runners pulled into the pits at the end of the formation lap, the speedway erupted in shouting and boos. We almost couldn’t hear the six F1 cars take the start. It was a confusing and strange race. My only consolation was getting to see Tiago Montiero ecstatic on the podium.

To me, the worst race was the 1975 Spanish Grand Prix. In what would turn out to be the last race to be staged at the Montjuïc Park (I hope I spelled it right) street circuit in Barcelona, there was controversy before the cars even took to the track for practice. Many of the posts for the Armco barriers were not properly embedded in the tarmac as they should have been. Teams and drivers refused to take to the track until these were addressed. Rather than doing so, the organisers, bearing in mind that Spain was still run under the dictatorship of Fransisco Franco at the time, threatened the teams with legal action, blackmailing them to run in unsafe conditions. To avoid legal ramifications but still express their displeasure, many drivers, including the then reigning champion Emerson Fittipaldi, just did the minimum participation of 3 laps over the whole weekend and deliberately failed to qualify. His brother Wilson also decided not to race along with Arturo Mezario, but most of the rest of the field took the start. The two Ferraris of Niki Lauda and Clay Regazzoni, which started on the front row, collided at the first corner, along with Mario Andretti and Vittorio Brambilla. James Hunt took the lead and held it until lap 6 when he crashed after sliding off from oil laid down by Jody Scheckter's blow engine, and from there, Andretti led most of the race (from laps 7-16). Then the Hill Embassy Racing driver Rolf Stommelen took the lead and after briefly losing the lead to Carlos Pace, held it until lap 25 when disaster struck. Just as Stommelen crested a rise, in near identical circumstances as his team boss, Graham Hill did in 1969, his rear wing came adrift. The sudden loss of rear downforce pitched the car into a spin, got airborne and smashed into a spectator enclosure, killing 4 spectators and leaving the driver with a broken leg, broken wrist and cracked ribs. Shamefully, the race continued for 4 more laps before being halted. Jochen Mass took his first and only F1 win (which would turn out to be the last for a German driver until a certain Michael Schumacher won at Spa in 1992), Jacky Ickx was classified second and Carlos Reutemann third. Poor Jochen Mass couldn't even enjoy his win, still livid with what happened over the weekend, it was all he could do to not stick one on the members of the organisers who presented him with his race winning prize. Overshadowed by what happened, classified in sixth place, scoring half a point as the race didn't reach the distance for full points to be awarded, was the first and so far only female driver to have a points finish in F1, Lella Lombardi. After alternating with Jarama in even numbered years from 1969 Montjuïc Park never hosted another Grand Prix again after the farce that was the 1975 Spanish Grand Prix

Is that Gunther at 8:49 in the video? Just wanna ask cuz it looks like him.

The worst Formula 1 race of all time......... so far.

5:06 ayyye shoutout Revvie well played sir, well played.

My uncle went to this as he was in America on business and they happened to coincide. Sounded consistent with this and also like a unique experience, if not an amazing one. Conversely, someone else said they went from the UK to America to go to the 2006 race at Indy because they slashed the ticket price so much to get people in

Belgium GP 2021: Allow me to introduce myself

4 freaking hours of my life that I’ll never get back. Good job masi, glad he was sacked. Spa 2021, what a nightmare.

Narain Karthikeyan failed to defeat his team mate Tiago Monteiro in this race. Thus missing put on a third place podium. This race also paved the way for Bridgestone to become the onle tyre supplier to F1.

I was there in spa 2021, it was my first live f1 race, but the thing that I thought was weird is that, it actually wasn't raining that badly it was just drizzling the whole time, sure on the television it looked very wet and badly but in real life i was so surprised that we didnt go racing, it really wasnt that wet