The promise of a great race is always present at Spa...everyone tried their best to line one up during qualifying. Kubica caught fire and Giovanizzi brought out the red flag. Raikkonen sustained a leg injury through some sort of naughtiness and Hamilton crashed in FP3. LeClerc secured pole and Russell took a Williams to the giddy heights of 14th on the grid.
Apart from the tragic events earlier in the weekend, all the elements were there (apart from the threat of rain) for an epic race, hopefully with LeClerc finally winning a race.
The lights went off and, after the first lap, what followed was not that memorable. With Verstappen out on Lap 1, we looked elsewhere in the top 6 for the battle. Vettel ran wide and let Hamilton through but even with this error, he easily caught him up and retook the place. Ferrari looked strong and even a bit of tyre-strategy-jeopardy couldn't reignite the race.
Vettel let LeClerc by on Lap 26, roughly half way through the race. I am adding this to my list of reasons why he will retire at the end of the year. A few laps later, Hamilton overtook him.
Norris was the surprise star of the race despite LeClerc winning and it was a shame when he and Giovannizi went off on the last lap.
It's pleasing to have another race winner on the grid....but will we be regretting all this when he dominates for the next five years?
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