SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium : Lewis Hamilton used a famous Ayrton Senna quote on going for a gap after he was penalised for a clash with Red Bull's Sergio Perez in a Belgian Grand Prix sprint race on Saturday.Mercedes' seven-time world champion finished fourth but was demoted to seventh after stewards rule
SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium : Lewis Hamilton used a famous Ayrton Senna quote on going for a gap after he was penalised for a clash with Red Bull's Sergio Perez in a Belgian Grand Prix sprint race on Saturday.
"As Ayrton said, if you no longer go for a gap that exists, then you are no longer a racing driver," Hamilton told reporters.Perez retired, sending race winning team mate Max Verstappen 118 points clear at the top of the championship with Sunday's main grand prix still to come before drivers can start the August break.
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