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F1 2017: Hamilton Beats Vettel To Win Belgian GP; Narrows Points Gap

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2017-08-28 04:00:29
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  • Vettel continues to lead the 2017 F1 championship title
  • Force India announced its drivers won't race each other again
  • Mercedes leads the Constructors' Standings with 392 points
It was a Hamilton weekend at the Spa-Francorchamps circuit and the British driver for Mercedes-Petronas certainly had more reasons then ever to celebrate. Starting his 200th Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton won the Belgian GP after starting on pole and managed to beat Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel to claim the victory. Interestingly, Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo finished third on the podium having started sixth on the grid. It was a rather special race for Hamilton as he also managed to equal Michael Schumacher's all-time record of 68 pole-positions in the Belgian GP.
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(Ricciardo was a surprising third despite not having pace over the weekend)

Also Read: Hamilton Equals Schumacher's All-Time Pole Record At Belgian GP

Hamilton dominated right from the start and the track was favourable to the former world champion's Mercedes W08. That said, Vettel did come up close and side-by-side with Hamilton on the Kemmel Straight on the opening lap but the German couldn't match up to the Mercedes' pace over the 44 lap race. Hamilton managed to maintain a 1.5 second lead over Vettel throughout, eventually winning the Belgian GP with a lead of 2.3 seconds. The victory has also narrowed the gap further between the two drivers to just seven points, making things a lot more exciting for who the world champion will be this year.
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Daniel Ricciardo 2017 Belgian GP F1

Showing some incredible pace quite surprisingly was Ricciardo after a less impressive practice and qualifying sessions. The Red Bull cars weren't exactly up to pace at the track and things seemed to plummet further for the team after Max Verstappen retired on Lap 6. The 19-year-old suffered a mechanical problem, which prompted the yellow flags to be called out. This ensured that a lot of drivers at the back of the grid had enough time to catch up. It also led to Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen receiving a 10-second penalty for not slowing down when the yellow flags were out. This helped Ricciardo to recover to fourth. The Australian then used slip-stream coupled with ultra-soft tyres to pass Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas, who was in the third place until that point.
# Sergio Perez# Sebastian Vettel# Lewis Hamilton# Daniel Ricciardo# Max Verstappen# Scuderia Ferrari# Motorsport# Kimi Raikkonen# Force India# Mercedes F1# Red Bull F1# Formula 1 2017# F1 2017# Belgian GP 2017# Motorsport

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