Portuguese GP: Lewis Hamilton stretches Formula 1 lead with victory in Portugal | Other Sports News

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Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton gained the Portuguese Grand Prix for Mercedes on Sunday to stretch his Formula One lead over Red Bull`s Max Verstappen to eight factors after three races.

Verstappen completed second on the Algarve circuit with Mercedes’ Valtteri Bottas finishing the rostrum, and taking a bonus level for the quickest lap, after ranging from pole place.
Verstappen’s Mexican crew mate Sergio Perez was fourth.

The victory was a record-extending 97th of Hamilton’s profession, second of the yr and repeated his win on the identical circuit final season. 

“That was such a tough race, physically and mentally, just keeping everything together. It was very windy out there so it was very easy to put a foot wrong,” stated Hamilton, who began on the entrance row with Bottas.

“I just didn`t quite get as good a start as Valtteri and then lost out on the re-start, which was not good. I was not happy about that.”

The security automotive was deployed on lap two after the Alfa Romeos of Kimi Raikkonen and Antonio Giovinazzi made contact, with particles left on the observe and the sphere streaming by way of the pitlane.

When racing resumed, Verstappen pounced to cross Hamilton for second place however the Briton seized again the place 5 laps later. He then swept previous Bottas on observe on lap 20 of 66 and took the chequered flag 29.148 seconds away from Verstappen after the Dutch driver pitted in a bid for quickest lap on recent, smooth tyres.

“I had to make the move early on before the tyres were destroyed and managed to just get him in Turn One,” stated Hamilton of the important thing overtake earlier than his pitstop. “Right on the limit, but great race.”

Perez and Bottas each pitted in the closing laps to try to bag the bonus level.

Verstappen thought he had it however his lap time was deleted for going broad, with former racer Paul di Resta breaking the dangerous information in the post-race interviews. The solely comfort was that it didn’t go to Hamilton.

McLaren`s Lando Norris was fifth with Charles Leclerc sixth for Ferrari, adopted by Alpine pairing Esteban Ocon and Fernando Alonso.

Australian Daniel Ricciardo completed ninth for McLaren, after beginning sixteenth, and Pierre Gasly took the ultimate level for AlphaTauri.

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