Max Verstappen overtakes Oscar Piastri to win Spa sprint, Lewis Hamilton penalised
Heavy rain hit the track ahead of the formation lap at Spa-F🌼rancorchamps, resulting in a 30-mi🌼nute delay.
When the race got back underway, there were five laps behind tඣhe Safety Car due t🌳o concerns about the spray.
Once the sprint race officially got underway, ✅conditions had already improved enough for drivers to come in for intermediates.
Half of the field, incl💯uding Piastri🅷, stopped for intermediates, while race leader Verstappen stayed out due to fears of queuing in the pit lane.
Piastri was no match for Verstappen behind, with the Red Bull driver coming through on Lap 6 following a168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Safety Car period caused by Fernando Alonso’s off.
Verstappen built up a comfortable 6.6s lead over Piastri to𝄹 take an easy win in the sprint race.
Piastri maintained second ahead of 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Pierre Gasly, who resisted pressure from168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Sergio Perez initially, and then168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Lewis Hamilton.
Perez and Hamilton tangled on Lap 6 as the Red Bull drive💎r struggled for pace.
The tangle appeared to give Perez some minor damage, ultimate💝ly dropping down the order before having 🌄an off.
The stewards handed Hamilton a five-se🎀cond time penalty for colliding with Perez, putting the seven-time world champion seventh in the final classification rather than fourth..
Hamilton’s penalty promoted Carlos꧅ Sainz (4th), Charles Leclerc (5th) and Lando Norris (6th).
George Russell overtook Esteban Ocon and Daniel Ricciardo as he recovered to finish eꦬighth to secure the🅺 final point.
Ocon was ninth, while Ricciarꦓdo completed the top 10.
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