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GP of Belgium

Back in action Another 1-2 victory (the seventh this year) for Mercedes. Tough luck for Vettel, who had a puncture towards the end of the race, while he was 3rd. At least it occurred right after the Eau Rouge. Race Results Pos Driver Team 1 Hamilton Mercedes 2 Rosberg Mercedes 3 Grosjean Lotus 4 Kvyat Red Bull 5 Perez Force India 6 Massa Williams 7 Raikkonen Ferrari 8 Verstappen Toro Rosso 9 Bottas Williams 10 Ericsson Sauber Fastest men FP1 Rosberg FP2 Rosberg FP3 Hamilton QP Hamilton Race Hamilton Standings after the race Drivers' Championship Pos Driver Points 1 Hamilton 227 2 Rosberg 199 3 Vettel 160 4 Raikkonen 82 5 Massa 82 6 Bottas 79 7 Kvyat 57 8 Ricciardo 51 9 Grosjean 38 10 Verstappen 26 14 Perez 25 11 Hulkenberg 24 12 Nasr 16 13 Maldonado 12 18 Alonso 11 15 Sainz 9 16 Ericsson 7 17 Button 6 19 St...

GP of Belgium - UPDATE

Apart from Mercedes, only Ricciardo Ricciardo won the 2nd race in a row. That was the Australian's third victory this year, while Vettel is struggling just to get on the podium. Rosberg hit Hamilton on the first lap, while trying to gain the first place he lost to his team mate. That resulted a damaged front wing for the German and a flat tyre for the Briton. Hamilton was forced to drive several kilometers with that puncture, until he reached the pits. After that, he was outpaced and finally retired a few laps before the end. That was not the only problem of Rosberg. At some point, a strange ribbon got stuck on his car, right in front of his face. But despite that, he managed to claim 2nd place. PS: Magnussen was given a 20 second penalty because of unfair driving. At the last stage of the race, the Danish was 5th and he was holding back 3 champions: Alonso, Button and Vettel. The Spaniard tried to pass him several times without success. But in one attempt, he w...

GP of Belgium

Unstoppable Yet another victory for Vettel, who is extending his lead for the championship. Race Results Pos Driver Team 1 Vettel Red Bull 2 Alonso Ferrari 3 Hamilton Mercedes 4 Rosberg Mercedes 5 Webber Red Bull 6 Button McLaren 7 Massa Ferrari 8 Grosjean Lotus 9 Sutil Force India 10 Ricciardo Toro Rosso The gap between Vettel and Alonso is almost equal to 2 victories. Fastest men FP1 Alonso FP2 Vettel FP3 Vettel QP Hamilton Race Vettel Standings after the race Drivers' Championship Pos Driver Points 1 Vettel 197 2 Alonso 151 3 Hamilton 139 4 Raikkonen 134 5 Webber 115 6 Rosberg 96 7 Massa 67 8 Grosjean 53 9 Button 47 10 di Resta 36 11 Sutil 25 12 Perez 18 13 Vergne 13 14 Ricciardo 12 15 Hulkenberg 7 16 Maldonado 1 17 Gutierez 0 18 Bottas 0 19 Pic 0 20 van der Garde 0 21 Chilton 0 22 Bianchi 0 Constructors' Championship Pos Team Points 1 Red Bull 312 2 Mercedes 235 3 Ferrari 218...

Button Up and Down!

GP Βελγίου Ή του ύψους ή του βάθους φέτος ο Button, που σε αυτόν τον αγώνα χάρη στην καλή απόδοση στις κατατακτήριες αλλά και το συμβάν στην εκκίνηση, πήρε σχετικά εύκολα τη νίκη. Το συμβάν που σημάδεψε τον αγώνα σημειώθηκε μόλις λίγα δευτερόλεπτα μετά το σβήσιμο των κόκκινων φαναριών. Ο Grosjean με μια απότομη κίνηση προς τα δεξιά, έπεσε πάνω στον Hamilton και τα δύο μονοθέσια, συμπαρέσυραν και αυτά των Alonso, Perez και Kobayashi. Ο απολογισμός ήταν 4 οδηγοί εκτός αγώνα, μεταξύ τους οι διεκδικητές του πρωταθλήματος Alonso και Hamilton. Αυτό το γεγονός οδήγησε τους αγωνοδίκες να επιβάλουν στον υπαίτιο Grosjean αποκλεισμό από τον επόμενο αγώνα. Μια ποινή που μάλλον είναι υπερβολική και θα μπορούσε να είναι αφαίρεση 10 θέσεων (ή και παραπάνω) στην επόμενη εκκίνηση. Πέραν τούτου, ο Button πέρασε ένα πολύ ωραίο απόγευμα, αφού είχε και τη σωστή στρατηγική του ενός πιτ στοπ, φτάνοντας στη νίκη χωρίς να απειληθεί. Πίσω του και με ίδια στρατηγική τερμάτισε ο Vettel, που βγήκε ωφελημέ...