Lewis Hamilton was declared the winner of Sunday’s Belgium Grand Prix after George Russell was disqualified on account of weight.
Russell had utilized a one-stop technique to fend off each Hamilton and Oscar Piastri on the ultimate lap to win the race. Nevertheless, it was introduced after the race that Russell’s automobile was 1.5 kg underweight, leading to a disqualification and victory for Russell’s Mercedes teammate, Hamilton.
Regardless of the setback for Russell, Mercedes has now been capable of safe podium finishes in three of the final 4 races.
Max Verstappen, who had initially certified first, took a 10-place grid penalty on account of exceeding the variety of allowable energy items and completed fourth. By holding off Lando Norris, who completed sixth, Verstappen was capable of prolong his lead within the drivers championship by two factors going into the summer season break.
Sergio Perez, who began second on the grid completed seventh, however was capable of steal an additional level from Norris by pitting on the final lap and recording the quickest lap of the day.
With Mercedes seemingly regaining its earlier dominant kind and Crimson Bull dropping its luster, the race for the constructors and presumably the drivers championship, could seem up for grabs within the second half of the season.
Nevertheless, from a mathematical standpoint, if Crimson Bull continues to make small positive factors as they did in Belgium, they could handle to safe each championships as McLaren, Mercedes and Ferrari battle it out on the grid for factors and maintain one another from gaining on the lead Crimson Bull had established originally of the season.
