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Red Bull's Max Verstappen finished second, and would have won had he not pitted for fresh tyres in a bid to score an extra point for the fastest lap, with Ferrari's Charles Leclerc third.
Six-time Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton said he felt uncomfortable negotiating a lucrative contract extension with Mercedes during the COVID-19 pandemic as the team confirmed Valtteri Bottas was staying next year.
The news was expected, with champions Mercedes having made clear they intended to retain the 30-year-old Finn for a fifth successive season in what is likely to be an unchanged line-up.
In a race that was dominated by tyre strategy, Lewis Hamilton swept past Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas to take second place late in the race and stay 30 points clear in the championship.
Hamilton's win at a sunny Spa-Francorchamps circuit on Sunday, which left him two short of Michael Schumacher's record tally of 91 victories, was his fifth in seven races.
The Black Panther film star died after a four-year battle with colon cancer on Friday.
China was meant to host the fourth round of the season on April 19 but the race was called off due to the coronavirus epidemic in the country. Organisers have said they will try to reschedule the race.
Seven of the 10 F1 teams have joined forces with leading aerospace and engineering companies to ramp up production of ventilators while Mercedes has also worked with medics and academics to produce an alternative breathing aid.
The six-time F1 world champion Hamilton said that he has shown 'zero symptoms' but has been isolating himself ever since March 13.
The season-opening race in Melbourne is set to proceed as planned this weekend despite mounting fears about the spread of coronavirus.
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