F1 Debrief: All you need to know from the Spanish GP
Good morning. Welcome to your morning Motorsport F1 Debrief from the Spanish Grand Prix that saw Lewis Hamilton on top again, and Romain Grosjean back in trouble for causing a massive first-lap crash (er, again).
Photo by: Manuel Goria / Sutton Images
After a somewhat subdued victory in Baku, which he felt was inherited from Mercedes teammate and moral victor Valtteri Bottas, there was no stopping Lewis Hamilton in Sunday’s race.
Although he only just beat Bottas to pole by 0.04s on Saturday, Hamilton romped to a 20s victory over him – helped by Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel beating Bottas into the first corner.
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