On the other side, Hamilton simply unplugged the water pipe and got out of his car to use the toilet.
Afterwards, all the drivers and team staff were waiting for the rain to stop.
This wait lasted about 20 minutes.
Even though the rain was still heavy, the race organizers knew they couldn't keep all the cars waiting on the track anymore.
So the organizers decided to withdraw all the staff and let the safety car lead all the cars for two laps to assess the situation.
If the rain was too heavy and normal racing couldn't continue, the organizers would lead all the drivers into the pit area with the safety car and then display the red flag in the pit area, waiting for the race to restart.
Under the guidance of the safety car, as the drivers drove out of their starting positions, spectators could see that all drivers were using full wet tires for this race.
Considering the current track conditions, intermediate tires couldn't provide any grip for the cars.
