Motor racing-Verstappen wins in Belgium without racing a single lap
Formula One F1 - Belgian Grand Prix - Spa-Francorchamps, Spa, Belgium - August 29, 2021 Red Bull's Max Verstappen celebrates his first place with trophy on the podium REUTERS/Christian Hartmann
Red Bull's Max Verstappen won the rain-hit Belgian Grand Prix on Sunday without racing even a single lap as half-points were awarded for only the sixth time in Formula One history.
After some three hours of waiting for the rain to subside, the race started from the pitlane and behind the safety car and was then stopped after completing the two laps required to award half points.
George Russell finished second for Williams, his first Formula One podium, with seven times world champion Lewis Hamilton third for Mercedes.
Formula One F1 - Belgian Grand Prix - Spa-Francorchamps, Spa, Belgium - August 29, 2021 Red Bull's Max Verstappen celebrates with trophy his first place on the podium REUTERS/Christian Hartmann
Hamilton's overall lead over Verstappen was cut from eight points to three.
(Reporting by Alan Baldwin in London, editing by Andrew Heavens)
Formula One F1 - Belgian Grand Prix - Spa-Francorchamps, Spa, Belgium - August 29, 2021 Red Bull's Max Verstappen celebrates his first place on the podium REUTERS/Christian HartmannFormula One F1 - Belgian Grand Prix - Spa-Francorchamps, Spa, Belgium - August 29, 2021 Red Bull's Max Verstappen celebrates his first place on the podium REUTERS/Christian HartmannFormula One F1 - Belgian Grand Prix - Spa-Francorchamps, Spa, Belgium - August 29, 2021 Red Bull's Max Verstappen in action REUTERS/Johanna Geron
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