Overall, a dominating race weekend for Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton. Lewis Hamilton was on pole for Sunday's race for his sixty-eighth pole position in Formula 1 equalling to Michael Schumacher's record for all-time pole positions.
In a sunny Belgian Grand Prix, Hamilton took the advantage at the start and comfortably lead the race throughout, despite a late Safety Car period when both Force India drivers collide with each other, it was enough to conclude with a race win in this seasons Belgian Grand Prix for Hamilton's fifth race win of the season.
While, Sebastian Vettel finished second place in the Ferrari, Vettel was two seconds behind Hamilton at the end.
Meanwhile, Daniel Ricciardo finished in third place in the Red Bull to complete the podium, Ricciardo was eleven seconds behind Hamilton at the end of the forty-four lap race.
Sebastian Vettel still leads the Drivers' Championship from Lewis Hamilton, but the gap is now reduce from fourteen points to seven points in the standings with eight races to go. While, Valtteri Bottas is third in the standings is now thirty-three points from the Hungaroring to now forty-one points behind Vettel after his fifth place finish at Spa.
While Mercedes still leads F1 Constructors' Standings, the gap is now gained from thirty-nine points to forty-four points for Ferrari who are second in the Constructors' Standings with eight races to go.
Highlights of the race below, enjoy.
Rate the Teams and Drivers
Mercedes - 8
Lewis Hamilton - 9 (pole, race win)
Valtteri Bottas - 7 (finished fifth)
Red Bull Racing - 7
Daniel Ricciardo - 8 (finished third)
Max Verstappen - 7 (DNF, Power unit)
Ferrari - 7
Sebastian Vettel - 8 (finished second, fastest lap)
Kimi Räikkönen - 6 (finished fourth)
Force India - 4
Sergio Pérez - 3 (DNF, Gearbox)
Esteban Ocon - 6 (finished ninth)
Williams - 6
Felipe Massa - 7 (finished eighth)
Lance Stroll - 5 (finished eleventh)
McLaren - 6
Fernando Alonso - 7 (DNF, Power unit)
Stoffel Vandoorne - 5 (finished fourteenth)
Toro Rosso - 5
Carlos Sainz Jr. - 6 (finished tenth)
Daniil Kvyat - 5 (finished twelfth)
Haas - 6
Romain Grosjean - 8 (finished seventh)
Kevin Magnussen - 5 (finished fifteenth)
Renault - 7
Nico Hülkenberg - 9 (finished sixth)
Jolyon Palmer - 6 (finished thirteenth)
Sauber - 4
Marcus Ericsson - 4 (finished sixteenth)
Pascal Wehrlein - 5 (DNF, Suspension)
Next stop Monza for the Italian Grand Prix in a weeks time.
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