Daniel Ricciardo wins Grand Prix as Hamilton-Rosberg spat reginites
Ricciardo wins third Grand Prix of the season in Belgium Rosberg comes second as Hamilton fails to finish
Daniel Ricciardo made it two wins from two, his victory here in Belgium coming after taking the flag at the last race in Hungary. He was the class of the field and not only had the pace on all his rivals but touch too as he managed his tyres to complete a two-stop race. Yet he had taken the lead only when the fight between the two world championship contenders Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton literally came together for the first time this season on lap two, forcing both drivers into attempting to come back through the field.
It puts Rosberg, who ultimately finished second, 29 points clear of Hamilton in the drivers championship but it was not a result favoured by the crowd in Spa who roundly booed the German on the podium, while Hamilton who entered the weekend with huge optimism, and leaves with massive disappointment requested to retire and was allowed to on lap 39.
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