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Ricciardo: Earlier start time on wet days would give 'bigger window'

Daniel Ricciardo suggests that an earlier start time on rainy race days would provide F1 with a "bigger window" to deal with adverse conditions. Sunday's Belgian Grand Prix was washed out by the elements despite an over three-hour wait during which F1 hoped in vain to get the race underway. Earlier in the day, rounds of the FIA Formula 3 and Porsche Supercup championships were able to be completed. But as the weather continued to intensify, prospects for F1's race became increasingly bleak. "If we could predict weather like this I would look at bringing the race start earlier," suggested Ricciardo. "It is like Japan in 2014 when we knew the typhoon was coming....
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