Lewis Hamilton beats Mercedes
team-mate Nico Rosberg to make a dominant win at the Belgian Grand Prix to extend
his championship Lead. The world champion converted Pole Position into a lead
on the first lap and was in control throughout, taking his sixth win and extending
his lead to 28 points.
Lotus Roman Grosjean took third
after a rear tyre failure on Sebastian Vettel Ferrari with two laps to go.
Vettel was holding off the Lotus on a one-stop strategy when the tyre exploded.
It was the same tyre that had failed on Rosberg Mercedes during Friday
Practice. The failure though prompted a furious reaction from Vettel, who was
one of several leading drivers to express their concerns about tyre safety at the
drivers briefing after practice on Friday.
Hamilton was on pole by nearly half
a second from Rosberg and his advantage continued into the race. He was helped
by Rosberg being delayed by the Force India of Sergio Perez and Daniel
Ricciardo Red Bull who beat him off the line from fourth and fifth places on
the grid, as third placed Valtteri Bottas Williams dropped back.
Hamilton stabilized the gap and cruised
to his sixth victory of the year, out of 11 races to start the second half of the
season in the perfect manner. Next race will held in Italy on 6th September
2015. Till then stay tuned.
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