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-minute delay.
When the race got back underway, there were five laps behind the Safety Car due to co🔯ncerns 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, including Piastri, stopped for intermediates, while race leader Verstappen stayed out due t🐼o 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 bu🔥ilt 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 Bu🍌ll driver struggled for pace.
The tangle appeared to give P💮erez some minor damage, ultimately dropping down the or🐷der before having an off.
The stewards handed Hamilton a five-second time penalty for colliding with Perez, putting the seven-time world champion seventh in tꦡhe final classification rather t♚han fourth..
Hamilton’s penalty promoted Carlos Sainz (4th), Charles Leclerc (5th) and Lando Norris (6th🧜).
George Russell overtook Esteban Ocon and Daniel Ri༺cciardo as he recovered to finish eighth to 🌱secure the final point.
Ocon🔥 was ninth, while Ricciardo completed the top 10.
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