While practice sessions lost to bad weather are a regular risk at Spa, the fact that this year it is a sprint weekend has made it more complicated than usual, with two qualifying sessions and two races to squeeze in.
Possible scenarios were discussed at the regular team managers' meeting on Friday morning.
In essence, it has been agreed that the priority is to have a proper normal qualifying session ahead of Sunday's Grand Prix.
Although in theory, Friday's FP1 session could count for the grand prix grid if today's late afternoon qualifying session is rained out, an alternative scenario is that the Saturday slot currently earmarked for the shootout ahead of the sprint could become qualifying for the main race, assuming that conditions allow it to take place.
That grid could also count for the sprint even if it doesn't run the usual shootout rules in terms of tyre usage and session length.
If either the sprint or the main race does not run to their full distance, this weekend could see the first implementation of the new points arrangements agreed after the controversial 2021 Belgian GP, when half points were awarded despite the field running behind the safety car and no racing laps being completed.
Source: Autosport