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2020 F1 Belgian Grand Prix Live: As it happened.
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The 2020 Belgian Grand Prix took place on Monday August 31, 2020. Read our F1 live commentary to see the coverage as it we reported it live.
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Hamilton is now 50 points clear of Bottas in the championship...
89 wins for Hamilton now, just two behind the great Michael Schumacher.
Top ten: Hamilton, Bottas, Verstappen, Ricciardo (FL), Ocon, Albon, Norris, Gasly, Stroll and Perez.
HAMILTON WINS AT SPA, BOTTAS IN SECOND, VERSTAPPEN THIRD.
He gets the move done! Ocon overtakes Albon into Les Combes for fifth place.
Final lap...
Ocon makes a small mistake into La Source, meaning he can't get the run on Albon for fifth place.
One to watch on the final lap.
The battle for fifth, sixth and seventh is hotting up - Albon, Ocon and Norris...
Into the final three laps...
Hamilton reports: ''I don't like the feel of this right tyre.''
Ocon is pressuing Albon for P5; Gasly has just got Perez for P9.
Lap 39/44
Hamilton, Bottas, Verstappen, Ricciardo, Albon, Ocon, Norris, Stroll, Perez and Gasly.
Hamilton runs wide at the bus-stop chicane but no harm done to his Mercedes - just a few tenths lost to teammate Bottas.
Norris has just overtaken Stroll into Les Combes for P7.
Perez is now closing in on his teammate.
Stunning move there from Perez as he makes a move on Kvyat around the outside of Les Combes.
Ricciardo has upped the gap to Albon to 7.2s - a fine drive from the Australian so far.
Gasly makes the most of DRS on the Kemmel Straight to overtake Raikkonen for P11.
Lap 33/44
Updated order: Hamilton, Bottas, Verstappen, Ricciardo, Albon, Ocon, Stroll, Norris, Kvyat, Raikkonen.
An overtake! Gasly overtakes Vettel into Les Combes for P12...
Ferrari on Leclerc's slow stop: "As a precaution, we topped up pneumatic pressure on Charles’ engine during pit stop."
Hamilton is now 4.4s clear of Bottas for the lead of the race, while Verstappen has dropped to 3.3s behind the Finn.