Lewis Hamilton "really happy" for Charles Leclerc after the Belgian Grand Prix

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16:46, 01 Sep 2019

Lewis Hamilton performed well at the Belgian Grand Prix but was unable to beat Charles Leclerc who won the race. It looked like the Mercedes driver would catch the Ferrari but in the end, it was too much for Hamilton.

"I gave it absolutely everything that I had. We had a great crowd today. More people than I think we've ever had here," Hamilton told Sky Sports.

"It was a really difficult race today. The Ferrari's were just too fast on the straights but I got as close as I could, maybe if I had a few more laps. 44 is actually my lucky number but I needed a few more laps today.

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	156
2	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	115
3	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	106
4	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	75
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	73
6	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	70
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	55
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	37
9	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	32
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	28
11	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	19
12	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
13	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	14
14	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
15	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	3
17	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
18	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	1
19	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
20	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
21	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

Lewis Hamilton "really happy" for Charles Leclerc after the Belgian Grand Prix

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