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Force India's Perez gets two points, Ricciardo wins

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IANS Spa-Francorchamps (Belgium)

Force India driver Sergio Perez brought in two points for the team as he finished ninth while teammate Nico Hulkenberg ended 11th and out of points at the Formula 1 Belgium Grand Prix held at the 7km Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps here Sunday.

Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo won the 44-lap race from Mercedes' championship leader and poleman Nico Rosberg while Williams driver Valtteri Bottas finished third.

Perez, who started 13th, had quite an eventful race and now sits in 12th position with 31 points in the drivers' championships. Germany's Hulkenberg did not earn any points but still retains the seventh spot with 69 points.

 

Meanwhile, the team dropped a place to sixth with 100 points as rivals McLaren overtook them to rise to fifth with 111 points.

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First Published: Aug 24 2014 | 8:12 PM IST

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