| 1 | Lewis Hamilton celebrates with the trophy on the podium after winning the Formula One Grand Prix of Belgium at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps on August 23, 2015 in Spa, Belgium. |
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| 3 | Lewis Hamilton won the Belgian Grand Prix on Sunday from pole, holding off Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg and padding his lead in the Formula One championship standings. |
| 4 | The defending champion was two seconds ahead at the finish line for his sixth victory of the season in 11 races. |
| 5 | "An amazing weekend," Hamilton said. |
| 6 | "I had great pace in the car. I was cautious at the end because of tires but I brought it home." |
| 7 | Hamilton's 80th podium pulled him level with the late F1 ace Ayrton Senna in fourth on the all-time list. |
| 8 | Rosberg has 36, level with two-time champion Graham Hill. |
| 9 | Rosberg had a poor start and dropped from second to fourth before regaining the second position. |
| 10 | "I completely messed up the start," Rosberg said. |
| 11 | "I tried everything but Lewis knew how to react." |
| 12 | Rosberg was in a rush to leave the circuit since his wife is expecting their first child "any time." |
| 13 | The two Mercedes cars were dominant throughout the race, unlike the previous Grand Prix in Hungary three weeks ago when they failed to make the podium. |
| 14 | Hamilton's 39th career victory gave him a 28-point lead over Rosberg in the drivers' standings, with eight races remaining. |
| 15 | Romain Grosjean drove his Lotus to third place, taking advantage of a late puncture for Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel, who ended outside the points in 12th place. |
| 16 | Vettel had been told by his team that the tires looked good to the end but his rear right one blew out in the penultimate lap. |
| 17 | Grosjean made his first podium since finishing second in the U.S. Grand Prix in Austin, Texas in 2013. |
| 18 | He was banned for one race after being blamed for causing a multi-car crash at the start of the Belgian Grand Prix in 2012. |
| 19 | "I can't believe I am on the podium," Grosjean said. |
| 20 | Grosjean started from ninth position on the grid after being penalized five places for an illegal gearbox change. |
| 21 | Lotus has been involved in problems off the track, with Belgian police threatening to impound the cars because of money owed to a former reserve driver. |
| 22 | "Of course at Spa I still remember Turn 1 in 2012, but I think that made me stronger," Grosjean said. |
| 23 | "For us (third) has the prize of a race win." |