F1 Monaco GP, 26 May 2019

1. LC. Hamilton       2. S. Vettel       3. V. Bottas

Hamilton takes 'miracle' Monaco win after tyre struggles
Monte Carlo          [26 May 2019]

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Lewis Hamilton endured a frantic afternoon in Monaco to secure the 77th win of his career, and his third in Monaco, finishing ahead of Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel and his Mercedes team mate Valtteri Bottas.

Hamilton, wearing a special Niki Lauda tribute helmet, enjoyed a near race-long battle with the Red Bull of Max Verstappen, as he struggled to extend the life of medium tyres put on during a Safety Car period caused by a puncture for Charles Leclerc that would eventually force Ferrari’s local driver intro retirement on Lap 18.

Despite finishing just behind winner Hamilton on the road, Verstappen was eventually classified fourth, having been given a five second penalty for an unsafe release earlier in the race.

 

MotoGP France, 19 May 2019

1. M. Márquez       2. A. Dovizioso       3. D. Petrucci

Miller only man to challenge Márquez in Le Mans
Le Mans, 19 May 2019

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Pramac Racing rider takes a P4 from Le Mans after another hugely positive weekend.

Pramac Racing’s Jack Miller took it to eventual race winner Marc Márquez (Repsol Honda Team) in the early stages of the Shark Helmets Grand Prix de France, but in the end the Australian eventually had to settle for a more than respectable P4 at the chequered flag.

Miller launched from the front row for the first time since last year’s Japanese GP and made a good start, holding position before getting past second place Danilo Petrucci (Ducati Team) on his way to taking the lead of the race. But the GP19 rider couldn’t keep Márquez at bay for long as the reigning World Champion started to edge clear of Miller and Ducati Team’s Andrea Dovizioso.

  

F1 Spanish GP, 12 May 2019

1. LC. Hamilton       2. V. Bottas       3. M. Verstappen

Fast-starting Hamilton beats Bottas in Spain for fifth Mercedes one-two
Catalunya          [12 May 2019]

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Having been well and truly outgunned in qualifying for the Spanish Grand Prix by team mate Valtteri Bottas, Lewis Hamilton hit back in emphatic style on race day to claim his third win of the season, as Mercedes stretched their current record of consecutive one-two finishes to an incredible five.

After beating Bottas to the first corner, Hamilton then led the race throughout, to net his third Spanish Grand Prix win in a row.

The Mercedes duo were joined on an identical podium to 2018 by the Red Bull of Max Verstappen, with the Ferrari pair of Sebastian Vettel and Charles Leclerc fourth and fifth, Verstappen maintaining his record of having finished ahead of at least one Ferrari at every race this season.

 

MotoGP Spain, 5 May 2019

1. M. Márquez       2. A. Rins       3. M. Viñales

Márquez, Rins, Dovi, Rossi: nine points in it
Jerez, 5 May 2019

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There’s been a Championship re-shuffle after the thrills of Jerez – but it remains nine points splitting the top four.

There may have been a changing of the Championship guard after Marc Márquez (Repsol Honda Team) emphatic win at the Gran Premio Red Bull de España, but the gap remains at just nine points between the top four.

Márquez’ 25-point haul under the southern Spanish sun on Sunday sees him take over at the summit from Andrea Dovizioso (Mission Winnow Ducati), who in turn couldn’t get the better of Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP’s Maverick Viñales in the battle for third.