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The German and then the Italian national anthem blasts out of the speakers in Spa; Sebastian Vettel is a very happy chappy. Lewis Hamilton, meanwhile, looks pretty glum but he still has a 17-point lead at the top of the drivers’ championship, with Monza next up, and the chicanes of Singapore still to come. Vettel sprays champagne across the podium, but Hamilton’s not so interested in those fun and games. That was an emphatic victory for Ferrari who have really upped the ante to Hamilton, who simply didn’t have the legs to match Vettel down the straights. So, plenty of food for thought for Mercedes.
Hamilton speaks. “We did everything we could, but he [Vettel] sailed past me like I wasn’t even there on the straight. We have to keep pushing and working.” Asked about how Ferrari’s straight-line speed can help them in Monza, Hamilton seems a bit narky, knowing Mercedes will find it tough there too to match Vettel. A quick glance how that race finished then, with Verstappen in third:
1 Vettel
2 Hamilton
3 Verstappen
4 Bottas
5 Pérez
6 Ocon
7 Grosjean
8 Magnussen
9 Gasly
10 Ericsson
Written by Ben Fisher
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2018/aug/26/belgian-grand-prix-f1-live under the title “Sebastian Vettel wins F1 Belgian GP ahead of Lewis Hamilton – live!”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
