Lewis Hamilton marks 200th race with victory in Belgian Grand Prix
Lewis Hamilton celebrated his 200th Formula One race with a pole-to-flag Belgian Grand Prix victory for Mercedes that halved Sebastian Vettel's championship lead to seven points.
Win in Belgian is Lewis Hamilton’s 58th career win. (Source: Reuters)
Lewis Hamilton celebrated his 200th Formula One race on Sunday with a pole-to-flag Belgian Grand Prix victory for Mercedes that halved Sebastian Vettel’s championship lead to seven points.
The Briton’s fifth success in 12 races came a day after he equalled Michael Schumacher’s all-time record of 68 pole positions.
Vettel finished second for Ferrari, 2.3 seconds behind, after making a strong start and tailing the triple world champion all afternoon without being able to get close enough to make a move stick.
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Australian Daniel Ricciardo took third place for Red Bull after a storming re-start following a late safety car period that had closed the gap to the front runners.
With eight races remaining, four-times champion Vettel has 220 points and Hamilton 213.
