{"id":1040,"date":"2020-08-28T10:07:50","date_gmt":"2020-08-28T10:07:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/formula1news.co.uk\/?p=1040"},"modified":"2020-08-28T14:06:57","modified_gmt":"2020-08-28T14:06:57","slug":"several-f1-teams-expecting-rainy-2020-belgian-gp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/formula1news.co.uk\/several-f1-teams-expecting-rainy-2020-belgian-gp\/","title":{"rendered":"Several Teams Expecting Wet Belgian Grand Prix"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Several Formula 1 teams are expecting it to rain at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps on race day, according to F1 pundit Karun Chandok.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ex-Formula 1 driver made the comment during Free Practice 1 on Friday morning, as drivers utilised this opportunity to tweak and optimise their setups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>READ: <a href=\"https:\/\/formula1news.co.uk\/vettel-wont-sign-aston-martin-contract-at-spa\/\">Vettel Won\u2019t Sign $15mn Contract With Aston Martin At Belgian GP<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There is a 48 percent chance it will rain during the <a href=\"https:\/\/formula1news.co.uk\/tag\/2020-belgian-gp\/\">Belgian Grand Prix<\/a> on Sunday, according to weather forecasts for the area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many teams, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/formula1news.co.uk\/tag\/mercedes-f1\">Mercedes<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/formula1news.co.uk\/tag\/red-bull-racing\/\">Red Bull<\/a>, are running low-downforce setups on their cars as they look to maximise their straight-line speed in sectors one and three of the circuit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ahead of the race weekend, Williams driver George Russell said he <a href=\"https:\/\/formula1news.co.uk\/russell-expecting-williams-to-struggle-spa-monza\/\">expects the team to struggle at Spa<\/a> as their car is very \u201cdraggy\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The other Mercedes-powered teams, namely the Mercedes works team and Racing Point, are set to have a very strong weekend in Belgium. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Enjoyed reading this article? Consider sharing it:<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Several Formula 1 teams are expecting it to rain at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps on race day, according to F1 pundit Karun Chandok. The ex-Formula 1 driver made the comment during Free Practice 1 on Friday morning, as drivers utilised this opportunity to tweak and optimise their setups. READ: Vettel Won\u2019t Sign $15mn Contract With Aston Martin At Belgian GP There is a 48 percent chance it will rain during the Belgian Grand Prix on Sunday, according to weather forecasts for the area. 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