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the back of his team mate in the last laps and, despite getting agonisingly close, the Briton was unable to find a way past Russell, who crossed the line just half a second ahead for what would have been his third Grand Prix win without his... to put himself on the tail of Norris. Up at the front just one lap later, Hamilton utilised DRS to sweep past Leclerc on the Kemmel Straight to take the lead of the race. At the rear of the pack, Zhou had suffered a loss of power and was attempting

threatened to – but did not quite force – a move from slick tyres to intermediates. Perez also worked his way past Leclerc to come home in the runner-up spot, crossing the line some 20 seconds behind Verstappen and giving Red Bull their first perfect result... and Piastri, as the latter two banged wheels at La Source. Moments later, Perez tucked in behind Leclerc and breezed past the Monegasque along the Kemmel Straight, while Piastri tumbled down the order as he reported damage – replays showing that he