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Verstappen on the go
He started 14th but had announced the color on Saturday by aiming at least for the podium.
Max Verstappen finally won the Belgian Grand Prix by a wide margin on Sunday, pushing the competition to more than twenty seconds.
A demonstration.
Third after nine laps, the Batavian definitively took the lead from Carlos Sainz on lap 18. With the bonus of the fastest lap, the reigning world champion pocketed 26 points and is getting closer to a second title since now his runner-up in the championship is names Sergio Perez, his teammate, and points to 93 lengths.
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Alpine's big hit
Fernando Alonso, fifth, and Esteban Ocon, seventh, Alpine made a big splash at Spa by scoring sixteen points.
The team thus consolidates its fourth place among the manufacturers with 115 points since McLaren has not scored a single point in Belgium and is now twenty points behind.
Special mention for the Norman who started 16th and signs one of the lifts of the day.
Gasly, pits in the top 10
Eighth on the grid, Pierre Gasly encountered problems on the grid which forced him to start from the pits.
A terrible blow for the Frenchman but the latter then had a superb race.
In the fight for points, the Alpha Tauri driver finally took a solid ninth place, thus validating his good comeback.
He thus puts an end to five races without points.
What to relaunch it for the last eight Grand Prix?
Albon and Vettel in the points
Starting sixth after brilliant qualifying, Alexander Albon managed to stay in the top 10 despite his modest Williams.
Tenth at the finish, the Thai picked up his fourth point of the season.
He also scored all of his team's points.
A fine race also for Sebastian Vettel who took sixth place at Spa and scored points for the second time in a row after his tenth place in Hungary.
FLOPS
Hamilton at fault
Lewis Hamilton's race lasted only one lap.
Fourth on the grid, the seven-time world champion attempted an attack at the Combes bend on Fernando Alonso.
A daring attack since he left no room for the Spaniard and the two drivers made contact.
Hamilton's car took off before returning to the track and abandoning a few meters further, causing a safety car.
Disappointed, the Briton did not hesitate to admit his mistake when he appeared in front of the media:
“It's my mistake, my fault.
I was in front, on the side but he was in my blind spot.
I thought I had given him enough space but not at all by seeing the replays.
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McLaren in big trouble
The fourth place of the constructors moves away for the British team.
After the good result of Alpine
(see above)
, McLaren who did not score the slightest at Spa are twenty points behind the French team, eight races from goal.
Sunday, the ambitions were focused on Daniel Ricciardo, seventh on the grid, but the Australian finished only 15th.
A real disappointment not mitigated by Lando Norris.
The Briton started 17th after an engine penalty and was only able to move up to 12th.
McLaren has a lot of work to do to become competitive again.