Lewis Hamilton pressed home his challenge for this year’s drivers’ world championship in emphatic style on Sunday when he won a dramatic and incident-filled Belgian Grand Prix.
The McLaren driver wrested the championship lead from Mark Webber who finished second in his Red Bull.
Hamilton, the 2008 champion, took the lead at the start and then controlled the 44-lap race through two safety car periods and some perilous weather conditions.
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It was his first win in Belgium, his third win this season and the 15th of his career in his 64th Grand Prix. Sydney Morning Herald
Hamilton ran at the front throughout while behind him unpredictable conditions caused bedlam; late in the race there were anxious moments when he slid off the damp track on slick tyres then a safety car demolished his sizeable lead.
Button was running second when Vettel, pushing in the Red Bull, lost control and turned inside to smash into him sideways.
The German was hit with a drivethrough penalty and ended in 15th place.
The first rain fell as the race began, once Australian title hopeful Webber had gone backwards to sixth at the start.
As Button pulled alongside Kubica’s Renault, almost the entire top 10 overshot at the Bus Stop chicane due to the slippery tarmac.
Rubens Barrichello was among them, sliding his Williams into the back of Fernando Alonso’s Ferrari and smashing his front end apart. Alonso would also retire late in the race, bringing out that final safety car. Yahoo! Eurosport UK
A beaming Hamilton said: ‘It was a great weekend, a very tough race for me, the same for everyone.
‘I was praying it would be a race that would go smoothly, but then the rain came late on and I locked my wheels at turn eight, but thankfully I got away with it.
‘We didn’t know what to expect, but fortunately I got round and changed the tyres - it was probably the best one this year.
‘Again fortunately it didn’t rain any more, and in the end it was about nursing the car home, making sure it stayed in one piece and bagging the points.
‘I’m very proud of the job the team did, and I’m so glad to be here.’ Daily Mail
Renault’s Robert Kubica was third, and Ferrari’s Felipe Massa fourth.
Jenson Button and Fernando Alonso crashed out, and Sebastian Vettel failed to score a point.
Force India’s Adrian Sutil was fifth, with Nico Rosberg sixth for Mercedes. BBC Sport
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