Sebastian Vettel wins a rain-free Belgian Grand Prix - The weather holds off for the race, as Vettel extends his title lead
Published by Christine
Sebastian Vettel snatched the lead of the race from polesitter Lewis Hamilton on the very first lap, and he never looked back, taking a reasonably straightforward victory. Behind him, there were troubles for other drivers, as Kimi Räikkönen retired for the first time since his comeback last year - it was a brake problem on the Lotus. Romain Grosjean also had some brake issues but got his car to the end, he was in a tussle with Sergio Pérez and was pushed off track, with Sergio getting a drive through penalty.
Charles Pic also retired early on, with Paul di Resta the only other to not see the chequered flag. The Force India driver was caught up in a crash with Pastor Maldonado that knocked him out of the running, whilst Pastor was handed a 10 second stop/go penalty for his part in the crash.
Elsewhere, Fernando Alonso made a storming start to fight for the podium positions, and ended up taking second place, with Lewis Hamilton settling for third. Daniel Ricciardo also gained a lot of places, moving up to tenth and securing the final points position.
