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Lewis Hamilton wins Portuguese Formula One Grand Prix from Max Verstappen, Daniel Ricciardo finished ninth
World champion Lewis Hamilton has shown his class, winning the Portuguese Formula One Grand Prix from Max Verstappen and extending his lead in the title race.
Key points:
- Lewis Hamilton produced two brilliant overtakes on his way to winning the Portuguese Grand Prix
- Max Verstappen finished second, unable to reel in the Mercedes after he was overtaken early in the race
- Daniel Ricciardo recovered from a poor qualifying to finish in the top-10
It was Hamilton’s second race win of the season after also taking out the season opener in Bahrain.
The Briton seized his moment on lap 20 when he passed Mercedes teammate and pole-sitter Valtteri Bottas to take the lead and from there he never looked back.
Bottas made it easy for Hamilton by moving…
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