Hamilton joins forces with Verstappen in scathing criticism of crucial FIA decision

For Verstappen the decision to delay the race was dissapointing, and he believes that should this trend in the decision-making process from the FIA's side continue, wet weather racing will be a thing of the past in F1.

Hamilton was a driver on the charge in the wet weather conditions, with the Briton climbing all the way up to P12 after 7 laps of green flag running after the first four tours had been run under safety car conditions to clear the standing water on the track.

Following his P7 result, the position he held after the first round of pitstops, which he triggered on lap 11, he agreed with his 2021 title rival's assessment.

Speaking to media including GPblog after the race, the Briton questioned the race officials' decision to delay the race start.

"We obviously started the race a little too late I would say," Hamilton said, before revealing his insistence that the right should go ahead under the conditions the race officials deemed too dangerous to race in.

Hamiton ponders that maybe the FIA's race officials jumped from one extreme to the other, following the drivers' requests at the last race, the British Grand Prix, which also took place under we weather conditions.

"I think this weekend they just didn't think it was much better. We didn't need a rolling start," concluded Hamilton.