The Australian won his second straight grand pix after victory at Hungarian GP
Red Bull driver Daniel Ricciardo of Australia sprays champagne on the podium after winning the Belgium Formula One Grand Prix at the Spa-Francorchamps circui
Spa (Belgium): Red Bull driver Daniel Ricciardo won an incident-packed Belgian Grand Prix on Sunday, while Nico Rosberg was second to extend his championship lead over Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton in acrimonious circumstances. Finnish driver Valtteri Bottas was third.
The increasingly strained relations at Mercedes look set to get even worse after Rosberg effectively ended Hamilton’s race chances with a risky overtaking move that saw him clip and puncture the Briton’s left tire. Rosberg, who finished 3.3 seconds behind Ricciardo, was jeered by the Spa crowd when he stepped on to the podium.
Hamilton retired with five laps remaining after his team noticed some further degradation and he appeared to blame Rosberg after the race. “I’m sure he’ll leave here happy,” Hamilton said. Mercedes executive director Toto Wolff called the situation “absolutely unacceptable” and blamed Rosberg.
“You don’t try to overtake with the knife between your teeth in lap number two and damage both cars,” he said. It was a second straight win for Ricciardo after victory at the Hungarian GP last month and the third of the season. The Australian continues to outshine his Red Bull teammate Sebastian Vettel, who finished fifth behind Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen.
( Source : AP )
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