GREIGHT BULLS OF FIRE

Hamilton aims to bounce back after summer break as magical Max cruises to his eighth successive win with dominant Spa drive

- NEIL RANDON

LEWIS HAMILTON vowed to push as hard as ever for third place in the drivers' championship after finishing fourth in the Belgian Grand Prix.

While Max Verstappen cruised to an eighth win in a row one short of Sebastian Vettel's record Hamilton managed to steal a point from the Dutchman for the fastest lap after diving into the pits on the penultimate circuit for a fresh set of tyres.

But afterwards, the mood of the seven-time world champion (right) was lowkey as he had time to reflect on the huge task ahead of his Mercedes team as they try to make up ground on the all-conquering Red Bulls.

"It was kind of a noneventful race," said Hamilton.