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Lewis Hamilton: Ferrari had 'better pace' during Belgian GP

Lewis Hamilton believes Ferrari held the upper hand in race trim at the Belgian Grand Prix, as he resisted Sebastian Vettel during a tense race-long duel. Hamilton maintained his lead at the start and held a slender buffer back to Vettel throughout, though a Safety Car period theoretically played into Vettel’s hands. Both drivers pitted but Mercedes did not have any fresh Ultra Softs, meaning Hamilton was put on Softs, while Vettel was able to use the purple-ringed compound. Vettel challenged Hamilton at the restart but the Briton held firm along the Kemmel Straight, after which he pulled clear, maintaining a 1.5s advantage for the final 10 laps. “Ferrari has generally had the...
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