ROUND 9: 🇪🇸 Spain
FORMULA 1 ARAMCO GRAN PREMIO DE ESPAÑA 2025
Circuit stats
- First Grand Prix: 1991
- Number of laps: 66
- Circuit Length: 4.657 km
- Race Distance: 307.236 km
- Lap record: 1:16.330 Max Verstappen (2023)
- 2024 winner: Max Verstappen
FORMULA 1 ARAMCO GRAN PREMIO DE ESPAÑA 2025
They were waiting for the backmarkers to catch up to the rest of the field before restarting the race, is why it took so long
The F1TV commentators were saying it’s not mandatory for backmarkers to catch up in order to resume racing.
It’s not mandatory but when you’ve got points on the line they probably didn’t want to be seen to be making decisions that could cost midfield teams a chance at points, even if that meant an extra lap or two behind the safety car.
Maybe so but that is why it took so long. When they were all bunched up the safety car was ending