Following the summer break, Lewis Hamilton says he is eager to get back to racing after a disappointing weekend at the Hungarian Grand Prix.

Hamilton started from pole position in Budapest in July, but a poor start relegated him to fourth place and numerous other mistakes dropped him down the order. Having eventually finished in sixth place - with Sebastian Vettel winning for Ferrari - Hamilton admits he is keen to get back on track this weekend's Belgian Grand Prix.

"It's been good to take a break from racing and spend some time relaxing, training and recharging the batteries," Hamilton said. "But, of course, there's always that flame in the back of your mind that just wants to get back out there and get on it - especially after a race like Hungary.

"Spa is a great track to kick off the second part of the season too. It's one of the really great, old-school circuits with so much history. It's mostly medium to high speed corners, so you're pretty much pedal to the metal the whole way round which is a lot of fun.

"It's always special to come out on top at a classic race like this so I remember winning here well. I love this track and I'll be gunning for that top spot again."

Hamilton heads in to the race at Spa-Francorchamps with a lead of 21 points over team-mate Nico Rosberg and 42 points over Vettel.

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Andrew Lewin

Andrew first became a fan of Formula 1 during the time when Michael Schumacher and Damon Hill were stepping into the limelight after the era of Alain Prost, Nigel Mansell and Aryton Senna. He's been addicted ever since, and has been writing about the sport now for nearly a quarter of a century for a number of online news sites. He's also written professionally about GP2 (now Formula 2), GP3, IndyCar, World Rally Championship, MotoGP and NASCAR. In his other professional life, Andrew is a freelance writer, social media consultant, web developer/programmer, and digital specialist in the fields of accessibility, usability, IA, online communities and public sector procurement. He worked for many years in magazine production at Bauer Media, and for over a decade he was part of the digital media team at the UK government's communications department. Born and raised in Essex, Andrew currently lives and works in south-west London.

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