Verstappen Bemoans Belgian GP Win But Still Edges Closer To Hamilton In Title Race

Max Verstappen made history at the Belgian Grand Prix but isn’t satisfied with his victory.

The wet track at Spa-Francorchamps resulted to one of the strangest events in Formula One, making the recent Belgian GP the shortest race in the history of the sport.

Heavy rains and poor visibility prompted Belgian GP officials to issue a couple of red flags before declaring Verstappen winner after finishing just two races behind the Safety Car.

Speaking to the media after the race, the Red Bull driver bemoaned to have added such an odd win to his name, stressing he didn't wish things to play out the way it did.

“Of course, it’s a win but it’s not how you want to win,” Verstappen pointed out. “We had two races of course where we didn’t really score so we needed the result, [but it’s] not how you want the result. ”

“Now in hindsight, it was very important to get that pole position but of course it’s a big shame to not do proper laps, but the conditions were very tricky out there,” he added. “I said it at 1530 like, ‘let’s go’ – I think the conditions were decent, but the visibility was very low. After that, it just stayed really wet and it kept raining. The conditions were just very difficult out there–even worse of course for the guys behind me–even though my visibility wasn’t that bad.”

Despite being rewarded with only half points, Verstappen still closes in on his arch-rival Lewis Hamilton in the title race and is now just three points behind the Mercedes driver.

Hamilton, meanwhile, expressed his frustrations about the unfortunate events and called for the Belgian GP to refund the fans’ money to compensate for their disappointment.

"Money talks and the two laps to start the race is all a money scenario," Hamilton--who finished third for Mercedes--told Sky Sports after the podium ceremonies. "So everyone gets their money and I think the fans should get theirs back too. Because unfortunately, they didn't get to see what they paid for."

"Obviously we can't control the weather, and I love racing in the rain, but today was something else. You really couldn't see the car ahead, there was aquaplaning, it was unfortunately just a disaster on track. But the fans stayed out in the rain. They still had energy, they still created the atmosphere but they were robbed of a race today. I think they deserve their money back."