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"I think it is a frustrating day for all of us and an anti-climax, especially for the fans, who were outside in the wet and the cold all day waiting to see a race. I feel sorry we could not give them the entertainment they deserved to see. The rain just never stopped and, when we did go out, the spray was very bad with low visibility. The FIA had to make some tough decisions today. It is not easy for them, but safety has to be the priority, and even though their decisions may not have been popular they were probably the right ones."

"First of all, on behalf of everyone at Aston Martin Cognizant Formula One™ Team, I want to say how sorry I am for the fans, who braved the weather in the hope of watching an exciting 44-lap race on the magnificent Spa-Francorchamps circuit but ended up enduring a damp squib – literally. However, the safety of the drivers, marshals, photographers and camera operators is of course paramount, and the FIA had no choice other than to make the difficult decision they did. We scored five world championship points as a result of Sebastian’s fifth place, which would usually have netted us 10 world championship points had the race not been shortened and the half-points rule therefore applied. Lance had no opportunity to fight his way through the field – which, had the race been run normally, I am sure he would have been able to do with his usual wet-race panache. All in all, the 2021 Belgian Grand Prix will be remembered as a very disappointing event – or non-event – but we are now looking forward to the Dutch Grand Prix next weekend. Bring it on!"

A good exit out of the Bus Stop chicane is essential to begin a lap at Spa, helping drivers reach speeds of 280km/h (173mph) as they pull to the left-hand side to maximise the approach and exit of a very tight right-hand hairpin.

Car set-up usually favours low downforce due to the high-speed nature of Spa, meaning it is very easy to lose the car here and ruin a lap before it has even begun.

Exit is key as it's a long downhill run to Eau Rouge and a key overtaking spot because it's a slipstreaming battle down to the bottom of the hill.

Modern Formula One cars can take Eau Rouge completely flat and speeds will reach 310km/h (192mph) at the bottom of the corner as drivers surge uphill, cresting at 300km/h (186mph) after the left-right-left flick.

The high speeds continue as drivers line up for the Kemmel Straight, a gradual incline and the lengthiest straight on the track at 770 metres long.