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Spanish Grand Prix: Max Verstappen wins in Spain as Charles Leclerc retires

Max Verstappen fought back from an early spin to win the Spanish Grand Prix after title rival Charles Leclerc retired from a dominant lead.

It was Verstappen’s fourth victory in six races this year, helped by Red Bull imposing team orders on Sergio Perez.

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And it gave him the championship lead for the first time in 2022 – Verstappen heads to the Monaco Grand Prix next weekend with a six-point advantage over Leclerc.

Mercedes’ George Russell took a strong third after a long and valiant attempt to hold Verstappen at bay early in the race.

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And his team-mate Lewis Hamilton fought back to fifth place following a first-lap collision with Kevin Magnussen’s Haas, which gave the seven-time champion a puncture and dropped him to the back of the field.

Hamilton moved into fourth behind Russell with a move on Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz around the outside of Turn One with six laps to go.

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But Hamilton lost the position again after both Mercedes drivers were told to lift and coast entering corners in the final two laps, as they were overheating because of a water leak on the power-units of both cars.

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