Towards the end of the Belgian GP, the fresh rain wasn't all that heavy, but it was different.
This time, it coated the entire circuit evenly—no half-dry sectors or deceptive portions that could ruin a driver's race, as it had for two drivers earlier.
Yokouchi Yūichirō and Elias Nyström had already paid the unfortunate price before the rain became uniform.
Both their DNFs weren't expected. Yokouchi Yūichirō was battling Desmond Lloyd for the optimal line on the track's slim layout when he suddenly began struggling with grip as well.
With traction loss at a crucial time and sector, Yūichirō's yellow Renault snapped sideways at T12's sweeper before skidding out across the runoff and into the barriers.
Since the incident was far off the racing line, the race didn't really require a definitive pause.
However, only two laps later Elias Nyström spun in the same fashion, but right at T1.
