Red Bull’s Max Verstappen prolonged his lead within the Formula One world championship with a crushing victory within the Belgian Grand Prix on Sunday.
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Max Verstappen began 14th on the grid however scorched by means of the sector to cruise to victory forward of team-mate Sergio Perez with Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz, who began on pole, in third.
Max Verstappen has gained 9/14 races in 2022
Charles Leclerc, Verstappen’s nearest challenger within the title race, struggled within the different Ferrari to seek out his groove after beginning fifteenth.
A late battle with Alpine’s Fernando Alonso noticed Leclerc overtake the two-time world champion to grab fifth, behind the Mercedes of George Russell.
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Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton retired on the opening lap after his Mercedes collided with Alonso’s automobile.
Max Verstappen has now gained 9 of this season’s 14 races and sits 92 factors forward of Perez who has taken over second spot from Leclerc, who’s an additional three factors behind.
The Dutch flyer, who’s already in sight of a second successive world title, was certainly one of eight drivers to be relegated down the grid after implementing an influence unit change.
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In spite of being quickest in qualifying he began 14th however shortly carved his manner by means of the sector to put in himself within the simple chair up entrance.
Perez proved a helpful buffer in second place though he additionally had a snug afternoon as all the opposite automobiles struggled in opposition to the Red Bull tempo.
Russell’s fourth was small compensation for Mercedes after Hamilton’s first lap exit.
Alonso known as Hamilton an “idiot” over the radio and the Briton later took full duty for the collision which occurred when he lower in entrance of the Spaniard, after each had slipped previous Perez on the opening flip.
“Looking back he was in my blind spot, I didn’t give him enough space. It is my fault,” Hamilton advised Sky.
“I could not see him. I am sorry to the team and I need to recuperate and get back on the treadmill.”
By Garrin Lambley © Agence France-Presse
