Detailing the Spanish Grand Prix and Max Verstappen's lights-to-flag win

Max Verstappen recorded a dominant victory at the Spanish Grand Prix as Lewis Hamilton and George Russell finished second and third for Mercedes.

Verstappen led all 66 laps at Barcelona's Circuit de Catalunya to record his fifth win from the opening seven rounds and extend his championship lead.

Hamilton started fourth but finished runner-up, with teammate Russell completing the podium places on a strong afternoon for the Silver Arrows.

Sergio Perez secured fourth spot after moving ahead of Ferrari's Carlos Sainz with a dozen laps remaining.

Verstappen's title lead over his Red Bull teammate now stands at 53 points, with a week off before the next round in Canada on 18 June.

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Win #40

A day on from crushing his opposition to take pole, Verstappen held off the advances of Sainz on the long run to the opening corner and from there, his 40th career victory, which takes him just one shy of Ayrton Senna's career tally, never looked in doubt.

Red Bull has won all seven rounds this year and 17 of the last 18 races contested, and their stranglehold on the sport shows few signs of easing.

Mercedes have endured a turbulent season in their pursuit of Red Bull, but the Brackley team will take significant pleasure from their performance here.

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Seven-time world champion Hamilton, who started fourth, survived a prang with Lando Norris on the second corner.

Hamilton leapfrogged his countryman off the start-line before Norris nibbled at the Mercedes' gearbox, and broke his front wing in the process. The McLaren man was forced to stop for repairs.

Hamilton lost a position to Lance