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F1 has run in pretty horrific conditions in the era of aerodynamics, so I'm not sure what their excuse here really is. Spa 1989 and 1998 definitely come to mind. And though not F1, Le Mans 1992 and 2001 got VERY wet, and those guys still raced, and while those cars do have wipers, wipers do NOT alleviate the visibility issue with spray hanging in the air.
Also, I think the first real chink in this whole chain came when they ran the first almost 30 laps of the 2007 Japanese GP at Fuji behind the Safety Car. And when one of the cars pitted, and then rushed back around to the pack, it was clear that they could have run at least 30-40 seconds a lap faster on their own than behind the Safety Car, even in those conditions.
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