Sebastian Vettel insists that he was happy with fifth place in the Belgian Grand Prix, despite seeing Red Bull team-mate Daniel Ricciardo win for the third time this season. The German had started ahead of his Australian colleague but a mistake at Pouhon in the early stages saw the two Red Bulls swap places and, once ahead, there was no stopping Ricciardo, who pulled out a gap on Vettel and went to capitalise on a clash between the two Mercedes drivers at the front of the field. With Lewis Hamilton suffering a puncture that relegated him to the rear of the field, and Nico Rosberg taking on front wing damage that necessitated an earlier-than-planned stop – as well as pitting early a...
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