• Hamilton’s 98th win maintains remarkable record in Spain
• Verstappen second with Bottas in third place
Lewis Hamilton won the Spanish Grand Prix with a magnificent piece of controlled, strategic driving and management by his Mercedes team, after he had lost the lead on the opening lap. He beat the Red Bull of Max Verstappen into second place at the Circuit de Catalunya, with Valtteri Bottas third for Mercedes. Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc was in fourth with Red Bull’s Sergio Pérez in fifth.
Beaten off the line from his pole position, Hamilton and Mercedes had to orchestrate a superb comeback combining Hamilton’s skill with a strategy that left Red Bull unable to match their rivals.
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