Max Verstappen easily won the Belgian Formula 1 Grand Prix to increase his lead in the drivers’ standings despite starting from 15e position, Sunday. Meanwhile, Lance Stroll finished 11e.
The Dutchman obviously benefited from a single-seater superior to all the others on the Spa-Francorchamps circuit.
Even before halfway through the race, victory seemed to him to be certain. Since his runner-up Charles Leclerc finished the race in sixth place, he increased his lead to 98 points.
His teammate Sergio Perez finished second, while Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) also took the podium.
Stroll in trouble
Stroll, for his part, got off to a relatively satisfying start, but was quickly pushed off the track by teammate Sebastian Vettel, who started right behind him. He thus kept the ninth place he occupied on the starting grid until the intervention of the safety car.
Meanwhile, Vettel was climbing up to the fifth rung.
Complaining about a lack of grip with the first two sets of medium tires when they were worn out, the Quebecer slipped to 18th position after his last pit stop. He then took advantage of the more durable hard compounds to climb up to 11e place, being however unable to overtake the Williams of Alexander Albon, champion in terms of top speed.
By virtue of his eighth position, Vettel has increased his collection to 20 points this season, 16 more than Stroll.
The F1 circus will now move to the Netherlands from next weekend.