Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo followed up on his superb win in Hungary by clinching victory in the Belgium Grand Prix Sunday, but it was again tensions within the Mercedes camp that made the headlines.
It was Red Bull’s 50th victory, but the race will perhaps best be remembered for a crash between World Championship leader Nico Rosberg and his teammate Lewis Hamilton.
The crash, which Mercedes immediately blamed on Rosberg, eventually led to Hamilton retiring from the race whilst Rosberg finished second.
Rosberg was later booed by the crowd whilst standing on the podium.
“Completely unacceptable,” Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff told AFP after the race.
“That was just an unacceptable race. It is unbelievable. You should not crash into your teammate. Lap number two of a long race and a crash between two teammates, we have often discussed the situation and it happened today.
“You don’t try to overtake with the knife between your teeth in lap number two and damage both cars. This is a decisive moment in the battle between the two of them and for the team.
“Lewis is very upset, we kept him out there for a long time with a damaged car. He will recover quickly. It is going to be handled.”
Mercedes’s Niki Lauda also apologized to Hamilton over the incident, which has placed Rosberg in pole position to win his first World Championship.
Source-CNN
