A rolling start and several laps behind the safety car finally kicked off the Belgian Grand Prix, 80 minutes later than scheduled. But what exactly was behind the lengthy delay at Spa?

New Red Bull Racing CEO and team principal Laurent Mekies has highlighted how Formula One's governing body, the FIA, delayed the Belgian Grand Prix race start to avoid a wet race. While he acknowledged that the delay was for safety reasons, the decision left Red Bull at a disadvantage, as its car was set up for a wet race.

Questions have been raised about the decision to suspend the race start by 80 minutes and then not release the cars until parts of the track were beginning to dry

It's race day, as the Formula 1 season continues on Sunday morning with one of the F1 Belgian Grand Prix. Known for its unpredictable weather, the F1 Belgian GP

SportsLine's model analyzes Red Bull's Max Verstappen, McLaren's Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri, and the rest of the starting grid's chances at the 2025 F1 Belgian GP

Catch up on Saturday at Spa, as it hosted round 13 of the 2025 Formula One season with the Belgian Grand Prix weekend

Red Bull junior Arvid Lindblad has issued a statement after being disqualified from the F2 feature race at last weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix. Lindblad finished second on the road in Sunday’s feature race at Spa as Rodin driver and McLaren F1 junior Alex Dunne took victory.

Race start time and grid with Norris on pole and Hamilton down the order - Follow live F1 updates from Spa-Francorchamps with Norris on pole ahead of Piastri and Leclerc

Here's a look at what you may have missed from the Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix that was dominated by McLaren.