HAMILTON RULES THE ROOST WITH SOLE SPA TOP SCORE

MERCEDES

LEWIS HAMILTON

10 Earns this rating because of the strength of his qualifying performance, where he rode the downforce of the W11 to a new track record. A slight slip at the exit of La Source actually helped him stay ahead on the first lap, but he was in total control thereafter, one lock-up aside.

VALTTERI BOTTAS

8 By finishing second – for only the second time in 2020 – Bottas at least gave the W11’s pace what it deserved. But he was well beaten in qualifying and never looked like passing Hamilton for the lead once he’d had to lift before Eau Rouge on lap one. Also looked