George Russell proposes radical solution to combat growing F1 concern

George Russell believes F1 should incorporate some sort of "heads-up display" to help drivers combat the growing issue of visibility in wet conditions.

The Belgian Grand Prix start was delayed by over an hour after heavy rain passed through the region, and although it had stopped raining, the delay continued owing to poor visibility.

This is something which has worsened since F1 moved to ground effect cars, with the same aerodynamic principles which push air up and away from the rear wing doing the same to standing water on the track.

This means driver visibility is reduced and leads to more cautious decisions when it comes to starting a wet race. 

Mercedes driver Russell, who is also a GPDA director, believes F1 should use the technology already at its disposal to come up with solutions, although he conceded that he was "not intelligent."

"To be honest, you would have thought that all of the technology we have now, with GPS, with a heads-up display, you have on your road car at home," Russell told media, including RacingNews365, of the situation.

"It could be some sort of system to visually show the car in front of you when you can't physically see that car. 

"It is the same as when you are driving on the highway at 130kph in the rain and you turn your wipers off, that is what we see, but the difference is we're doing it at 300 and not 130kph. 

"So maybe the future is some sort of not virtual reality, but some sort of heads-up display showing where that car is, but I'm not intelligent, and it's for the smart people to come up with the solutions."