Verstappen dominates Spanish Grand Prix as Perez recovers to fourth
Max Verstappen recorded a Formula 1 Grand Chelem in the Spanish Grand Prix as took a fifth win of the season from Lewis Hamilton and George Russell.
The Red Bull driver delivered a light-to-flag victory in Barcelona in a relatively untroubled race, with warnings for exceeding track limits his only problem as he cruised to the win by 24 seconds from Hamilton who equalled Mercedes' best result of the season.
However, he did receive a black and white flag for exceeding track limits, before promptly setting the fastest lap to secure his first Grand Chelem since the 2022 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix.
Double World Champion Verstappen was already enjoying an eight second advantage over Hamilton when he made first only pit-stop of the 66-lap race on Lap 26, swapping the Mediums for a fresh set of Hards, pitting again late on for Softs.
He proceeded to eke out his advantage over Hamilton, who adopted a contra Soft/Medium/Soft strategy, despite warnings for track limits around the l...