Ricciardo wins with Mercedes' collission

Daniel Ricciardo got at the Belgian circuit of Spa Francorchamps his second consecutive victory, a race that was however sentenced by the collision between the two MercedesMercedes-BenzGermany, 1924 > present197 models
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drivers.

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driver has been able to take advantage of the Mercedes mistakes to achieve victories this season. In Spa the Australian managed to defend himself against Rosberg recovery, ensuring a win with 3.3 seconds ahead of the German.

Rosberg further solidified the lead in the world championship standings, while Hamilton had the third retirement of the season getting him further behind in the title battle..

Third place seemed destined to Kimi Raikkonen, who could reach his first podium of the season, but Valteri Bottas, from WilliamsWilliamsUnited Kingdom, 1977 > present37 models
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, would eventually steal the position in the closing laps consolidating his position as one of the surprises of the season. The current world champion, Sebastian Vettel manage to win the battle for fifth place against the McLarens of Jenson Button and Kevin Magnussen and the FerrariFerrariItaly, 1947 > present233 models
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of Fernando Alonso.

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's Sergio Perez ​​and Toro RossoToro RossoItaly, 2006 > present10 models
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's Daniil Kvyat, completed the range of scorable places with the Russian holding 10th place by just 0.3s over Perez team-mate Nico Hulkenberg.

The race was clearly marked by the collision between the two Mercedes which eventually affected the performance of both drivers. Rosberg and Hamilton started from the first row but eventually hit on the second lap. After a weaker start, Rosberg tried to regain the lead of the race in Les Combes, but ended up hitting the left rear tire of Hamilton.

The British driver had a puncture and got the low part of the car mistreated but managed to get to the pits, but the car resented from damage. Hamilton returned to the race, but he no longer had the same pace. He ended up requesting his team to retire and thus save the engine. The request would eventually be granted with five laps to go.

Rosberg's car also ended up suffering with the clash with Hamilton. The front wing was damaged and it turned out to reflect on the pace of the German who still managed to get to second.

Check here the Drivers and Manufacturers World Championship standings.