Williams F1 driver Carlos Sainz has defended race director Rui Marques over the delayed start to the Belgian Grand Prix. Sunday’s race at Spa-Francorchamps didn’t get underway until 4:20pm local time - 80 minutes after the scheduled race start.

Four drivers will start the Belgian Grand Prix from the pit lane after multiple power unit penalties and setup changes.Carlos Sainz is the highest-placed driver from the qualifying order who has made changes,

Lewis Hamilton, Andrea Kimi Antonelli and Fernando Alonso have all taken the opportunity to add a new power unit to their F1 2025 engine pool, while Carlos Sainz has made car set-up changes at Spa aft