Verstappen wins Belgian Grand Prix

Despite a five-place grid penalty, making him start in 6th place, the Dutchman went on to win Sunday’s race, finishing 22.3 seconds ahead of teammate and fellow redbull driver, Sergio Perez.It was a great day of racing for defending Formula One World Champion, Max Verstappen, who saw himself at the top of the podium on Sunday for the 8th consecutive time this season.The 26-year-old Redbull driver enters the mid-season break in unstoppable form after winning the Belgian Grand Prix for the 10th overall victory of a crushingly dominant season.Despite starting from sixth place he finished 22.3 seconds ahead of teammate Sergio Perez to give Red Bull an easy 1-2. It moved Verstappen ominously closer to a third straight world title and his own F1 record of 15 wins from last year.Charles Leclerc, who started on pole for Ferrari, completed the podium with Lewis Hamilton fourth and securing fastest lap for Mercedes.@@@@All eyes on Australia* Makes good start in pursuit of 384 in 5th Ashes Test