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WC Standings: Verstappen loses spot; fierce battle for fourth place

6 September 2020 at 18:53

The results at the Italian Grand Prix is one to be framed and put on the fireplace. Whoever predicted this podium will now be rich and this also means that some drivers have made nice jumps in the rankings.

The biggest jump will, of course, be made by winner Pierre Gasly. With his victory, he now joins the top group of drivers and is within five points of Alexander Albon, his direct competitor for a return drive at Red Bull Racing.

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Two other drivers doing good business are Lance Stroll and Lando Norris. Norris has been around the top five since the start of the season and has managed to maintain a good fourth place here. Stroll has added a podium to his results this season, earning points every time since the second race in Austria.

The big losers are, of course, today's drop outs. Verstappen loses second place to Valtteri Bottas, but the damage was not too bad due to a Mercedes' bad race. Ferrari is sinking to the bottom. Vettel is back in thirteenth place.

Stand WC Formula 1 after GP Belgium

PositionDriverPoints
1.Lewis Hamilton164
2.Valtteri Bottas117
3.Max Verstappen110
4.Lance Stroll57
5.Lando Norris57
6.Alexander Albon48
7.Charles Leclerc45
8.Pierre Gasly43
9.Carlos Sainz41
10.Daniel Ricciardo41
11.Sergio Perez34
12.Esteban Ocon30
13.Sebastian Vettel16
14.Nico Hülkenberg6
15.Daniil Kvyat4
16.Antonio Giovinazzi2
17.Kevin Magnussen1
18.Nicholas Latifi0
19.Kimi Raikkonen0
20.Romain Grosjean0
21.George Russell0