Lewis Hamilton opened his biggest title lead of the season after claiming a controlled victory over Nico Rosberg in the Belgian Grand Prix.
The path to Hamilton’s win, his sixth of the season and 39th of his career, was cleared on lap one when he staved off the challenge from a fast-starting Sergio Perez to hold the lead while Rosberg fell to fifth place as F1’s new start procedures produced the desired unpredictable results, reports Sky Sports.
With Hamilton able to quickly open a lead at the front, Rosberg had to wait until the first round of pitstops to regain second place and, despite closing down his team-mate’s lead in the middle part of the race, was unable to mount a sustained challenge to his title rival. Hamilton’s two-second winning margin belied the untroubled nature of his latest triumph.
The path to Hamilton’s win, his sixth of the season and 39th of his career, was cleared on lap one when he staved off the challenge from a fast-starting Sergio Perez to hold the lead while Rosberg fell to fifth place as F1’s new start procedures produced the desired unpredictable results, reports Sky Sports.
With Hamilton able to quickly open a lead at the front, Rosberg had to wait until the first round of pitstops to regain second place and, despite closing down his team-mate’s lead in the middle part of the race, was unable to mount a sustained challenge to his title rival. Hamilton’s two-second winning margin belied the untroubled nature of his latest triumph.
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