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30 August 2020Lewis Hamilton takes revenge on Max Verstappen and dominates the Belgian Grand Prix, seventh round of the World Championship. The British driver of Mercedes, reigning world champion and leader of the world classification, precedes the other silver arrow of Valtteri Bottas (at 8 "448) and the Dutch Red Bull (at 15" 455), which had won the 70th anniversary GP at Silverstone two weeks ago. On the Spa circuit, for Hamilton, who started from pole, an all-head race, endangered only by the tightness of the tires in the final. This is the 89th career success for the Briton, the fifth of the season. For Ferrari, a disastrous day, as the qualifying hinted, where the redsthey had not entered Q3. Starting from the seventh row, Sebastian Vettel closes in 13th position, Charles Leclerc in 14th. A Caporetto.

Behind the top three, Daniel Ricciardo, author of the fastest lap, also scored points, ahead of Esteban Ocon's other Renault, Albon's second Red Bull sixth, then Lando Norris's McLaren, Gasly's Alpha Tauri, ninth and 10th the Racing Points of Stroll and Perez. Carlos Sainz, Jr. did not start, retiring at the end of the grid due to an engine problem in his McLaren.

In the overall standings, Hamilton consolidates his leadership with 157 points, while Verstappen has 110 and the other Mercedes driver, Bottas, has 107.

Hamilton's comment pacified: "It was not a simple race as it seemed, I I made some lockups which gave us some vibrations. The tire temperatures were dropping. I struggled a little, but it was a perfect day for us. "

The chronicle. Hamilton and Bottas in the front row, Verstappen in second with Ricciardo, but Ocon burns the Renault driver. Leclerc gains five positions, then the Ferrari driver accuses problems and is overtaken by several competitors and finds himself 12th. On lap 11 the safety car was on track due to an accident between Giovinazzi and Russell, with no consequences for the drivers. The tire changes begin, all with the hard ones. After the exit of the safety car always Hamilton, Bottas and Verstappen, with Gasly fourth and Perez fifth, who did not make the pit stop. On lap 19 Leclerc tries to overtake Vettel and the two Ferraris meet. Perez changes tires in the same lap, while Gasly pulls long (he will stop on lap 27). Leclerc returns to the pits for the pit stop on lap 25. From lap 38 the tires start to give problems, keeping Mercedes and Red Bull apprehensive. But Hamilton leads the GP and wins the 89th victory of an amazing career.

Formula 1 returns next weekend with one of the most anticipated events: the Italian Grand Prix on the historic Monza circuit.