Update II | Wolff discusses whether or not to hand out half points

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19:45, 29 Aug 2021

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Half points can only be awarded in Formula 1 after two full laps have been driven, but online several people have noted that according to the rules, in the event of red flags, the official results of the previous lap take precedence, meaning that the race ended on lap 1 and therefore no points can be awarded.

Update | Points for sure

Nobody has to worry about losing points. The sporting regulations state that: "The points can be awarded points because the leader has crossed the control line three times. The leader has thus met the requirement to have completed more than two laps for half points."

Update II | Wolff discusses the situation

The control line is therefore seen as the finish line, but the result is not yet completely certain. In his press interview with Motorsport-Magazin, Toto Wolff commented: "We've seen a podium, so there's a result. There's a lot of rules there you have to look at, but I think if there's a podium, there is a result."

Journalist Chris Medland thinks that several teams will ask questions about the situation that has arisen.

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Whether that's technically going to be allowed or not (that two laps are required for a half-points race but then when you take the classification from can be earlier), surely some teams are going to question it #F1 #BelgianGP

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	51
2	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	47
3	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	34
4	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	33
5	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	17
6	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	15
7	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	9
8	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	8
9	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	8
10	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	4
11	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	4
12	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	3
13	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	2
14	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
15	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	1
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	0
17	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
18	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	0
19	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
20	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
21	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

Update II | Wolff discusses whether or not to hand out half points

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