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Masi says proceeding with Q3 shootout at Spa 'a mistake'

FIA race director Michael Masi says that in hindsight, proceeding with the final segment of qualifying at Spa was a mistake. As conditions appeared to worsen at the outset of last Saturday's Belgian Grand Prix qualifying, several drivers complained of the track's limited grip level in several areas. Shortly after the shootout started, Lando Norris radioed in to signal that he had experienced aquaplaning, but the McLaren driver pressed on. However, on his first flying passage through Eau Rouge, Norris lost control and hit the barrier before the spinning furiously up the hill. The heavy impact encouraged Aston Martin's Sebastian Vettel to check on the Briton, who gave the German an unsettled...
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