1. L. Hamilton 2. M. Verstappen
3. V. Bottas
Late pass secures Hamilton victory in Spain after race-long battle with Verstappen
Catalunya
[9 May 2021]
An incredible, tense race-long battle between Red Bull’s Max
Verstappen and Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton saw Hamilton triumph
for his sixth Spanish Grand Prix win, the reigning world
champion brilliantly executing a two-stop strategy to claim
his third win in four races this season, as Verstappen finished
ahead of the second Mercedes of Valtteri Bottas.
Verstappen led the majority of the race after brilliantly snatching the lead from Hamilton into Turn 1 at the start, with Red Bull then committing to a one-stop strategy around the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, as Hamilton opted for two.
But with six laps to go, Hamilton used the superior performance of his newer tyres to pass the Dutchman into Turn 1 and check out for his 98th victory, and fifth straight win at the circuit – Verstappen ultimately deciding to pit for softs once Hamilton was past and go for a consolation fastest lap, which he duly got.
Verstappen led the majority of the race after brilliantly snatching the lead from Hamilton into Turn 1 at the start, with Red Bull then committing to a one-stop strategy around the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, as Hamilton opted for two.
But with six laps to go, Hamilton used the superior performance of his newer tyres to pass the Dutchman into Turn 1 and check out for his 98th victory, and fifth straight win at the circuit – Verstappen ultimately deciding to pit for softs once Hamilton was past and go for a consolation fastest lap, which he duly got.
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