F1 Spanish GP: Max Verstappen romps to victory as Lewis Hamilton leads double Mercedes podium
Aside from having to fend off Carlos Sainz’s attack into Turn 1 at the start, Verstappen bre🐲ezed to his third consecutive win as he racked up his 40th grand prix victory.
The two-time world champion’s fifth win in seven races has seen him further strengthen his position a👍t the top of the drivers’ world cham♔pionship, with teammate Sergio Perez enduring another difficult weekend.
Having survived first-lap contact with McLare🙈n’s Lando Norris, Hamilton claimed ওa distant second place behind Verstappen as Mercedes upgraded W14 demonstrated impressive race pace.
Mercedes teammate George Russell turned in a brilliant fightback from 12th on the grid🌃 to secure the final spot on the podium 𓃲ahead of Perez’s recovering Red Bull.
Carlos Sainz slipped from the front row to finish fifth as the lead Ferrari driver, ahead of the Aston Martin d🌃uo of Lance Stroll and home hero Fernando Alonso.
Alpine’s Esteban Ocon took eighth ahead of Alfa Romeo's Zhou Guanyu anꦦd teammate Pierre Gasly, who completed the tဣop 10.
11th place compo🎀unded a dreadful weekend for Charles Leclerc, who struggled🌊 to make progress from his pit lane start after his shock Q1 elimination in qualifying.
After ꦿfirst-corner contact with Hamilton effectively ruined his race, No♕rris had a miserable run to a lowly 17th.
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