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Lewis Hamilton holds off Sebastian Vettel to win in Belgium

Lewis Hamilton cut his championship deficit to Sebastian Vettel to just seven points with a closely fought victory in the Belgian Grand Prix. Hamilton rarely led Vettel by more than two seconds apart in a tense battle until a late safety car added further jeopardy. The entire field pitted for tyres and Ferrari chose the fastest ultra-soft tyres for Vettel while Mercedes put Hamilton on softs. But after just fending off an attack by the German on the restart, Hamilton took back control and led to the end of the race. A tense afternoon shows Hamilton had not been happy with the decision to bring out the safety car, after a collision between the two Force India drivers on the run down the hill...
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