Hamilton cruises to dream win in Belgium


Mercedes Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain (L) celebrates his victory in the Belgian F1 Grand Prix in Spa-Francorchamps August 23, 2015. REUTERS/Yves Herman

SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium (Reuters) - Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton celebrated a dream Belgian Grand Prix victory on Sunday to stretch his lead over Mercedes team mate Nico Rosberg to 28 points with eight races remaining.

With the sun shining over the Ardennes forests, and rain holding off until after the finish, Hamilton took the chequered flag two seconds ahead of Rosberg in Mercedes' seventh one-two in 11 races.

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