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‘Too early' to promise ticket refunds – Spa boss

Aug.31 It is 'too early to say' whether sodden spectators will receive compensation for the wet and farcical Belgian GP. In the wake of the highly controversial long delays culminating in two laps behind the safety car that formalised the half-points race result, many are calling on Formula 1 or Spa-Francorchamps to refund disappointed fans' ticket money. 'It's a painful moment,' Melchior Wathelet, circuit president, admitted to Sporza news agency. 'There was a bit of driving, but there was no spectacle,' he said. 'There were a few laps behind the safety car, but everyone is sad. 'It's not the best way to end the weekend.' Lewis Hamilton and others are calling on officials to announce a...
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