Lewis Hamilton claimed his fifth successive Spanish Grand Prix on Sunday ahead of Red Bull’s Max Verstappen after a Mercedes pit-stop masterstroke.
Hamilton moved on to 98 career wins after a surprise second change of tires hoodwinked Red Bull to lift him 14 points clear of Verstappen in the drivers’ standings.
Mega effort from Lewis 👏
Mega effort from Mercedes 👏#SpanishGP 🇪🇸 #F1 pic.twitter.com/SXMdd1CbE7— Formula 1 (@F1) May 9, 2021
The winning move! #SpanishGP 🇪🇸 #F1 pic.twitter.com/kKTnx5apaf
— Formula 1 (@F1) May 9, 2021
Valtteri Bottas took third with Charles Leclerc’s Ferrari in fourth.
Hamilton had set off from pole for the 100th time but was beaten to the first corner by Verstappen, with Leclerc dishing out the same treatment on Bottas on turn two.
On lap eight Yu…
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