by FanHouse Newswire

Filed under: Formula One

SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium (AP) -- Lewis Hamilton overcame a late scare to win the Belgian Grand Prix and regain the overall lead of the Formula One championship Sunday.

Hamilton ran off the track with nine laps to race but recovered to keep the lead and edge second-place Mark Webber of Red Bull.

"I locked my wheel and went wide," Hamilton said. "I just clipped (the wall). But I was able to get away with it."

Webber dropped to second in the overall standings after failing to defend his pole position after a clutch problem gave him a poor start off the line.

Jenson Button's championship hopes took a hit after the defending F1 champion was knocked out of the race when Sebastian Vettel crashed into him during a failed overtaking maneuver.

Hamilton's 14th career win gave the Briton 182 points - three more than Webber - as the top two opened up a gap over the other title favorites.

Lewis Hamilton Wins Belgian Grand Prix originally appeared on Motorsports FanHouse on Sun, 29 Aug 2010 14:10:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds.

 

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