SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium -- Lewis Hamilton has questioned the FIA's decision to deploy a Safety Car in the closing stages of the Belgian Grand Prix, one he felt was made to ensure a close finish.
A collision between Force India drivers Esteban Ocon and Sergio Perez left a piece of front wing and a scattering of debris on the long run down to Eau Rouge. Rather than deploy the Virtual Safety Car, which neutralises the pace of the race by ensuring drivers slow to a delta time to allow marshals to clear the circuit, the race stewards decided a Safety Car was needed.