Max Verstappen was critical of the FIA ’s decision to suspend the start of the Belgian Grand Prix on Sunday amid wet weather at Spa-Francorchamps. The race, due to start at 3pm local time ...

But, with the threat of rain a realistic prospect for Sunday, the Milton Keynes-based squad opted to pile on the downforce for qualifying, which meant Verstappen lost his straightline speed advantage.

Mercedes endured a testing weekend at Spa, where Andrea Kimi Antonelli suffered two Q1 exits in the space of 24 hours on a ...