Red Bull’s Max Verstappen prevailed in a tense, strategic battle with McLaren’s Lando Norris to win the Spanish Grand Prix.
Verstappen’s seventh victory in 10 races this year hinged on a decisive opening phase of the race from the Dutchman.
Lewis Hamilton completed the podium at the Barcelona-Catalunya circuit for the Mercedes seven-time former champion’s first podium of the season. And it pushed him another step further to a fourth straight title with Austria and Silverstone coming up over the next two weekends.With Verstappen to the left of Norris, and Russell to the right of him in the charge into the first turn at the end of the long straight, the pole-sitter came out the loser.
In the first flurry of pit stops after around a quarter of the 66-lap race Russell had a slow stop, emerging in eighth as Verstappen led by almost five seconds. “He touched me, he ran me off,” complained Sainz, in what looked like a fair and square racing incident.He eventually ‘boxed’ for fresher tyres, to slot back in behind Sainz in sixth.
On lap 45 Verstappen came in for a second time, as Norris followed suit, setting up a compelling conclusion in Catalonia.
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