'Would be unfair not to give Verstappen points'

The Belgian Grand Prix will go down in history as a race with half points. Many drivers are not happy about the fact that there are points at all, but Daniel Ricciardo thinks it is a fair decision for someone like Max Verstappen.

It was a long afternoon at Spa-Francorchamps for drivers and teams, but especially for the fans at the end of the day. They had to make do with a few laps behind the Safety Car, and a podium for the 'winners'. The result of the qualification was also the result of the race, but was this fair?

''To be honest I don't know yet if it's completely right or not. But you can say it would be unfair not to hand out anything. Max did the hard work on Saturday, put his car on pole and probably would have won in these conditions because he was the only one with decent visibility. To then not give him any points at all would be unfair in my view,'' Ricciardo said at Motorsport.com.

''Definitely. Looking back at Saturday now, I'm very happy with the qualifying. It had the power and the look. Luckily we never get into this situation. Hopefully, this was also the very last time,'' concludes the McLaren driver who finished fourth in the Belgian GP.