Ricciardo beats Rosberg to win Belgian Cup
SPA (Belgium) — Red Bull driver Daniel Ricciardo beat Nico Rosberg to win an incident-packed Belgian Grand Prix today (Aug 25), while Rosberg extended his championship lead over Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton in acrimonious circumstances.
Red Bull driver Daniel Ricciardo of Australia celebrates on the podium after winning the Belgium Formula One Grand Prix at the Spa-Francorchamps circuit, Belgium, Aug 24, 2014. Photo: AP
SPA (Belgium) — Red Bull driver Daniel Ricciardo beat Nico Rosberg to win an incident-packed Belgian Grand Prix today (Aug 25), while Rosberg extended his championship lead over Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton in acrimonious circumstances.
Finnish driver Valtteri Bottas was third.
The increasingly strained relations at Mercedes could now get even worse after Rosberg effectively ended Hamilton’s race chances with a risky overtaking move that saw him clip and puncture the Briton’s left tire.
Hamilton retired with five laps remaining after his team noticed some further degradation.
It was a second straight win for Ricciardo after victory at the Hungarian GP last month and the third of an impressive season. The Australian continues to outshine his Red Bull teammate Sebastian Vettel who was fifth. AP
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