Rosberg Wins Belgian Grand Prix in Tight Race with Hamilton
The Belgian Grand Prix ended with a dramatic flourish at the Spa circuit last weekend as Nico Rosberg stole the show and won the whole series over his Mercedes teammate and competitive rival, Lewis Hamilton.
Rosberg collected maximum points, while Hamilton struggled to gain ground after suffering grid penalties earlier this season. Though he started in the last position, he still placed on the podium in third place, after Australian Daniel Ricciardo.
Rosberg even congratulated his teammate on his impressive showing, considering the circumstances.
“Congrats to Lewis,” he said. “From last place to third must have been pretty impressive.”
The race was not without drama, though, after Danish racer Kevin Magnussen lost the back end of his Renault during lap six in a harrowing crash against a wall at Raidillon.
The impact of the crash sent Magnussen’s headrest flying from the car and damaged the chassis, though the driver was able to emerge from the vehicle relatively unscathed. After a trip to the hospital, he Tweeted: “On my way home now with a sore ankle but will be ready for Monza.”
Magnussen was lucky that the ankle was all that he damaged, since 35% of the U.S. population has trouble paying off medical debt. The crash also yielded a red flag on the circuit, requiring all cars to return to the pits for a restart.
With Belgium in the books, the battle for the world championship is now a tight running between Rosberg, who is racing for his first world title, and Hamilton, who’s on the hunt for his fourth. Ricciardo remains in third place overall, 23 points ahead of the next-closest rival, Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel.
Despite his third-place finish, Hamilton seemed pleased with the race results.
“The team did an amazing job this weekend,” he said. “It was just a remarkable day. Beautiful weather, great crowd and a great race.”
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