Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc came third as Piastri (266 points) stretched his lead in the drivers’s standings over Norris (250 points) to 16 points
Oscar Piastri with the winner’s trophy on Sunday. Pic/Getty Images
Oscar Piastri held off his McLaren teammate Lando Norris to win the Belgian Grand Prix on Sunday by a gap of just 3.4 seconds.
Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc came third as Piastri (266 points) stretched his lead in the drivers’s standings over Norris (250 points) to 16 points.
Heavy rain delayed the 13th round of the season by 80 minutes, with organisers eventually allowing a rolling start after four laps behind the safety car as the sun finally appeared. Pole sitter Norris was quickly passed by Piastri as the former complained he had a problem with his car’s battery.
Piastri then produced a controlled race from the front to lead home McLaren’s sixth 1-2 of the season.
“I knew lap one was going to be my best chance of winning the race. Rest of the race we managed really well,” said Piastri.
“Oscar did a good job, nothing more to say,” said Norris.
Max Verstappen, winner of Saturday’s sprint, took fourth in Laurent Mekies’ first race weekend as Red Bull team principal after the sacking of long-term boss Christian Horner a fortnight ago.
Meanwhile, Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton was voted as the ‘Driver of the Day ’ after his monumental effort to finish seventh despite having started from the pit-lane.
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