F1 Belgian Grand Prix weather forecast – Spa set for more drama
F1 Belgian Grand Prix weather forecast – Spa set for more drama
It's the Belgian Grand Prix and one thing that is never certain at Spa is the weather - which is notorious not just for changing rapidly but also at different areas of the circuit at the same time.
However, there seems to be one thing we can expect at the famous circuit based in and around the Ardennes forest - and that is rain.
That's not unusual for a track that has a micro-climate of its own and it may add some spice to the weekend just a week after Max Verstappen blitzed the opposition to win the Hungarian Grand Prix.
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Having dominated in devastating fashion last year, it might be the only way to stop him on his way to what could be an astonishing eighth consecutive victory.
Here is the full forecast on the latest sprint weekend.
Belgian Grand Prix weather forecast
Sunday
After Saturday's sprint race was hit with a torrential downpour just moments before lights out, all eyes are on the sky for Sunday's main event.
Dry spells are expected - but not for the start of the race where light showers are predicted to fall. These don't look like being race stopping like the infamous 2021 debacle that lasted two laps though.
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A 40 per cent chance of rain during the race itself could see teams presented with the opportunity to throw caution into the wind and try to be the first to change from slicks to inters, or vice versa, in order to gain on their rivals.
Given Spa's notorious micro-climate don't be surprised to find a situation where the top of the long Kemmel straight is soaked with rain, while on the other side of the circuit the La Source hairpin is bone dry and under sunshine.
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