Lewis Hamilton wins the Belgian Grand Prix to cement F1 championship lead

AP
Tom Doyle30 August 2020

Lewis Hamilton cruised to victory in the Belgian Grand Prix to further cement his lead in the Formula One Drivers' Championship.

The Mercedes driver led every lap from pole position at Spa-Francorchamps to claim his fifth win of an increasingly one-sided Formula One campaign.

Hamilton's team-mate Valtteri Bottas took the chequered flag at Spa-Francorchamps 8.4 seconds behind his team-mate with Red Bull driver Max Verstappen in third.

Hamilton's 89th career victory left the six-times world champion two wins short of former Ferrari great Michael Schumacher's all-time record 91.

Meanwhile, British driver George Russell emerged unscathed from a harrowing accident which saw his Williams hit by Antonio Giovinazzi's wheel after he crashed out.

Ferrari completed one of their worst weekends in recent memory with Sebastian Vettel and Charles Leclerc finishing in 13th and 14th respectively.

Daniel Ricciardo was fourth for Renault ahead of team-mate Esteban Ocon, with Red Bull's Alexander Albon sixth and Lando Norris seventh for McLaren.

Hamilton will head to Ferrari's home race at Monza in a week's time with a dominant 47-point championship lead after yet another crushing victory.

Additional reporting by PA.

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