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Antonelli resumes winning streak, claims Belgian Grand Prix

From El Nacional · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Italian driver Andrea Kimi Antonelli won the Belgian Grand Prix, his sixth victory of the season.
  • Antonelli leads the championship by 45 points over Lewis Hamilton, who moved into second place.
  • Several drivers, including Carlos Sainz, received grid penalties for component changes, while incidents on track led to a safety car early in the race.

Andrea Kimi Antonelli of Mercedes returned to winning ways at the Belgian Grand Prix, securing his sixth victory of the Formula One season at the Spa-Francorchamps circuit. The Italian driver demonstrated his dominance on the 7.004-meter track, extending his lead in the championship standings.

Antonelli now holds a 45-point advantage over Lewis Hamilton of Ferrari, who climbed to second place in the overall standings after finishing fourth. George Russell's retirement from the race also impacted the standings. The podium was rounded out by Charles Leclerc of Ferrari and Max Verstappen of Red Bull.

Pre-race grid penalties affected several drivers, including Carlos Sainz of Williams, who was moved from 14th to 19th due to exceeding component limits. On track, Antonelli maintained his lead from the start, despite an early incident between Russell and Hamilton that brought out the safety car. Following the restart, Hamilton gained a position, but Verstappen moved up to second, with Antonelli opening a gap at the front.

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Originally published by El Nacional in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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