Lewis Hamilton cruises to Belgian Grand Prix victory to continue his 2020 F1 dominance

LEWIS HAMILTON notched up a fifth win in seven this year in a dominant victory at the Belgian Grand Prix.

The Brit started from pole and never looked back as he eased to yet another win at Spa.

Lewis Hamilton won from Valtteri Bottas with Max Verstappen third

Hamilton said before the race the start would be crucial to victory, and once he got away cleanly from pole position the writing was on the wall.

Valtteri Bottas was eager to have a go at his team-mate but made to settle for second place behind the six-time world champion.

Max Verstappen kept pace with the Mercedes but finished in third place in his Red Bull.

Daniel Ricciardo started and finished fourth in his Renault ahead of team-mate Esteban Ocon with Red Bull’s Alex Albon sixth.

Lewis Hamilton held off Valtteri Bottas into turn one

And the Brit pulled clear after a clean start from pole

Lewis Hamilton pumped in some hot laps to open the gap back to team-mate Valtteri Bottas

Ferrari suffered more embarrassment as Sebastian Vettel finished 13th and Charles Leclerc down in 14th.

Antonio Giovinazzi and George Russell were both forced out of the race after a nasty collision which resulted in a safety car.

The Italian spun into the barrier and the wheel that flew off his Alfa Romeo wiped out George Russell’s Williams.

Both drivers were OK in a collision that could’ve been worse and left debris all over the track.

McLaren’s Carlos Sainz suffered more Spa heartache as an exhaust failure meant he was unable to start for the second year running.

George Russell couldn’t avoid the flying wheel from Antonio Giovinazzi’s car in a nasty collision that saw the safety car come out

Ferrari had another race to forget with Sebastian Vettel 13th and Charles Leclerc 14th

F1 drivers remembered Anthoine Hubert before the race with a minute’s silence for the Frenchman who tragically died in a crash at this circuit last year.

His mother Nathalie was in attendance today and collected her son’s helmet from the grid in a touching and heartbreaking scene.

F1 moves to Monza next week for the Italian Grand Prix with another race in the nation the following weekend at Mugello.

F1 drivers gathered round a sticker of Anthoine Hubert during a minute’s silence after he died at this track last year

Anthoine Hubert’s mum Nathalie collects her son’s helmet

The drivers sent a message against racism before the race