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Racing Point teammates Lance Strol, left, and Sergio Perez. EPA
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Lewis Hamilton, centre, celebrates victory along side second placed Max Verstappen, left, and Valtteri Bottas who finished third. EPA
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Lewis Hamilton celebrates on the podium after the Spanish Grand Prix. AFP
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Lewis Hamilton celebrates after his victory in the Spanish Grand Prix on Sunday, August 16. EPA
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Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton ahead of Max Verstappen of Red Bull at Barcelona's Circuit de Catalunya. EPA
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Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas during Sunday's race. Reuters
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Race winner Lewis Hamilton. EPA
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Lewis Hamilton after the race. Getty
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Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel on his way to a seventh-place finish. AFP
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Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton makes a pitstop. Reuters
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Alfa Romeo's Kimi Raikkonen and Max Verstappen of Red Bull during the race. Getty
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Racing Point teammates Lance Strol, left, and Sergio Perez. EPA
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Lewis Hamilton, centre, celebrates victory along side second placed Max Verstappen, left, and Valtteri Bottas who finished third. EPA
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Lewis Hamilton celebrates on the podium after the Spanish Grand Prix. AFP
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Lewis Hamilton celebrates after his victory in the Spanish Grand Prix on Sunday, August 16. EPA
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Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton ahead of Max Verstappen of Red Bull at Barcelona's Circuit de Catalunya. EPA
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Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas during Sunday's race. Reuters
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Race winner Lewis Hamilton. EPA
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Lewis Hamilton after the race. Getty
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Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel on his way to a seventh-place finish. AFP
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Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton makes a pitstop. Reuters
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Alfa Romeo's Kimi Raikkonen and Max Verstappen of Red Bull during the race. Getty
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Racing Point teammates Lance Strol, left, and Sergio Perez. EPA
Formula One: Lewis Hamilton dominates again to seal record-breaking Spanish Grand Prix win
Mercedes driver has now also secured more podium finishes than any other driver in F1 history after taking chequered flag ahead of Verstappen in second and teammate Bottas in Barcelona
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The National
16 August, 2020
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