Lewis Hamilton has been labelled an 'idiot' by a former teammate, while Max Verstappen tightened his grip on the drivers' championship with victory in Belgium.
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Hamilton, who was on a streak of five-consecutive podium finishes, took too much track when trying to overtake Alonso and made contact with the Spaniard as he turned in on him, sending the back half ot the Briton's car into the air before a safe landing. Starting 14th after taking a grid penalty, the world champion seemingly cruised through the field on his way to the front, albeit after being aided by the safety car.
Six laps later, Verstappen took the lead of the race again when he passed Sainz on track and he never looked back. Leclerc, who went into the Belgian Grand Prix with an 80-point deficit in the championship, had fifth place secured until his team made a fatal call to pit him with two laps remaining
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