Belgian GP: Double points for Williams Martini

Qualifying for the 2015 Belgian Grand Prix would see Valtteri Bottas and Felipe Massa finish in third and seventh. Felipe would start the race from sixth as a result of penalties to other drivers. On pole would be Hamilton followed by team-mate Rosberg. The forty four lap race would see a change in regard to the start rules which would see more of the start been put onto the driver in terms of operation of the clutch. Perez was fourth followed by Ricciardo and Felipe. The top ten would be completed by Maldonado, Vettel, Grosjean, and Sainz. The weather reports had a 30 percent chance of rain during the race.

The grid would move away with the drivers getting use to the level of bit in their clutches. Hulkenberg would complain to his team that he had no power and he was told to pit. This was changed and he was told to take the start. The field would return to the grid and would take up their positions but Hulkenberg would wave from his cockpit and the start would be aborted and the field would move away for another formation lap. Hulkenberg would be moved back into the pit lane. Sainz would also say that he had no power as he went around the second formation lap. The race distance was now forty three laps as the grid formed up. Sainz was told to go into the pits.

The start would see Rosberg make a slow start with Perez in second behind Hamilton. Ricciardo was third with Valtteri fourth. Rosberg was fifth followed by Vettel, Maldonado, Grosjean and Felipe ninth. Rosberg would pass Valtteri at the chicane seeing Valtteri fifth. Vettel would also get past Valtteri at Le Source. Maldonado would slow having lost power. Lap three and Valtteri and Felipe were fifth and ninth. Lap four and Hamilton was leading by 2.0 seconds over Perez. Maldonado would pit to retire. Sainz was out on the track but a lap down. Felipe had moved to eighth while in front seventh placed Grosjean was challenging Valtteri. Kvyat would get past Felipe seeing the Williams drop to ninth.

Both Williams drivers were struggling for race pace as Ricciardo pitted on lap nine taking on the medium tyre. Grosjean would pass Valtteri for fifth at Le Combes. Valtteri was now under attack by Kvyat. Perez would pit from second on lap ten seeing Rosberg now second. Perez would stay on the soft tyre while Valtteri would lock up at the chicane. Valtteri had pitted staying on the medium tyre. Felipe would pit on lap eleven and would take on a set of medium tyres. Lap eleven and the order was Hamilton from Rosberg, Vettel, Raikkonen, Ricciardo, Perez, Grosjean, Valtteri, Kvyat, and Felipe. Verstappen would pass Ericsson around the outside at Blanchimont. The Williams team would make a major mistake with Valtteri ending up with a medium right rear tyre with the rest running the soft.

Rosberg would pit on lap fourteen and would come back out in front of Perez. Valtteri would come under investigation for the incorrect tyres being fitted. Hamilton would pit on lap fifteen taking on the medium tyre. Vettel was now leading as it was announced that Valtteri would receive a drive through penalty for the fitting of incorrect tyres. Vettel would pit taking on the medium tyre which was different to team-mate Raikkonen. Vettel would return in sixth. Valtteri would serve his drive through penalty dropping to eleventh. Valtteri was told to push on and that he can still get some good points. Felipe was currently in eighth with eighteen laps completed. Grosjean would pass Ricciardo for fourth. Williams would pass on the message to Bottas: "We'll carry on like this: right rear is prime, all others are option."

Grosjean was close behind Perez and using his DRS would pass the Force India at Le Combes. At the front Hamilton was leading Rosberg by 3.4 seconds. Ricciardo would retire stopping his car just after the final chicane. The Virtual Safety car would be deployed. Several drivers would pit including Vettel, Grosjean, Perez, Felipe, Raikkonen, Verstappen, Ericsson and Valtteri. Felipe would take on another set of medium tyres. Lap twenty three and Hamilton was now 2.2 seconds ahead of Rosberg. Valtteri had swapped to a set of medium tyres getting rid of his mismatched tyres. Felipe was seventh and Valtteri tenth. Lap twenty seven and Hamilton had extended his lead out to 4.8 seconds. Vettel was third followed by Grosjean, Kvyat, Perez, Felipe, and Raikkonen. Kvyat would pit on lap twenty nine taking on as set of soft tyres coming back out in tenth.

Felipe and Valtteri were now sixth and ninth. But Kvyat would pass Valtteri for ninth using his DRS at Le Combes. Hamilton would pit on lap thirty two taking on a set6th adn team-mate Valtteri Bottas ninth. of soft tyres. Rosberg was now leading but would pit the next lap also taking on the soft tyre. Felipe was running close to Perez with reports having showers 40 kilometres from the circuit. Grosjean was looking to close the gap to Vettel with the Lotus considerably faster. Kvyat would pass Raikkonen for seventh. Te Red Bull would now close in onto Felipe who was still running behind Perez. Perez, Felipe, and Kvyat were running together. Verstappen would get past Valtteri for ninth while Kvyat would pass Felipe for sixth. The Williams pair were now seventh and tenth as the final laps started. Kvyat would pass Perez for fifth at Le Combes.

Vettel was still able to keep Grosjean behind but it would go wrong when Vettel would suffer a right rear tyre failure going on the run up to Le Combes. Grosjean would move into third and Kvyat fourth followed by Perez, Felipe, Raikkonen, Verstappen, Valtteri, and Ericson tenth. Verstappen would pass Raikkonen using his DRS but would run wide seeing Raikkonen get the place back. At the front Hamilton would win from Rosberg with Grosjean third. Kvyat was fifth from Perez, Felipe, Raikkonen, Verstappen, Valtteri and Ericsson tenth. So the Williams team would come away with a double points finish with a sixth and ninth. The Belgium Grand Prix again showed that Williams is prone to making costly mistakes with the tyre error as well as still lacking pace from the FW37.