Formula 1: Belgian Grand Prix
Race Results

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Lewis Hamilton Wins!

This was a hug weekend for the Brit.

On Saturday Lewis Hamilton secured his 68th pole position, equaling the current leader Michael Schumacher.

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“I pray for Michael all the time. I’ve always appreciated him and I’m just honoured to be up there with him. He will still be one of the greatest of all time. To come here and put together a lap like that? I’ve got the best job in the world.”  - Lewis Hamilton ^(source)

Earlier today when the lights went off, Hamilton started his 200th Grand Prix in front of 40, 000 Dutch fans. Hamilton finished just ahead of the current Championship leader, Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel in second.

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Force India's Struggles

Otmar Szafnauer, COO of Force India has had enough of his team mates trying to take each other out.

Esteban Ocon and Sergio Perez had two incidences earlier today during the Belgian Grand Prix. But it does not stop there. They have met during the Azerbaijan and Hungarian Grand Prix.

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During the opening lap, on the run down to the famous Eau Rogue, did the pair bang wheels, with Ocon clipping the wall. Lucky no damages.

28 laps later, on the same spot, was it a different story. It happened again, with Ocon trying to over take Perez. Perex closed the gap, clashed with Ocon and both cars sustained damages.

You could hear a angry Ocon scream over the radio, while Perez had to manage with a punctured right rear. The rubber came off completely, and he had to limp all the way back to the pits, wrecking the teams hopes of a double points finish.

"He just squeezed me into the wall at 300km/h, risking my life, risking his life for no reason" ~ Esteban Ocon

Szafnauer said that the team has allowed the drivers to race, but when it cannot be done in a manner which is good for the team, must they interfere.

“Once it gets to the point of safety margins and crashing into each other then we’ve got to take it into our hands." ~ Szafnauer

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Driver Standings

1. Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari)     220
2. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)     213
3. Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes)     179
4. Daniel Ricciardo (Red Bull Racing)     132
5. Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari)     128
6. Max Verstappen (Reb Bull Racing)     67
7. Sergio Perez (Force India)     56
8. Esteban Ocon (Force India)     47
9. Carlos Sainz (Toro Rosso)     36
10. Nico Hulkenburg (Renault)     34
11. Felipe Massa (Williams)     27
12. Romain Grosjean (Haas)     24
13. Lance Stroll (Williams)     18
14. Kevin Magnussen (Haas)     11
15. Fernando Alonso (McLaren)     10
16. Pascal Wehrlein (Sauber)     5
17. Daniil Kvyat (Toro Rosso)     4
18. Stoffel Vandoorne (McLaren)     1
19. Jolyon Palmer (Renault)     0
20. Marcus Ericsson (Sauber)     0

Constructors Standings

1. Mercedes     392
2. Ferrari     348
3. Red Bull Racing     199
4. Force India     103
5. Williams     45
6. Toro Rosso     40
7. Haas     35
8. Renault     34
9. McLaren     11
10. Sauber     5

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