Hamilton dominates to win Spanish GP and extend lead atop F1 table
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Lewis Hamilton produced a dominant display to win the Spanish Grand Prix and extend his lead at the top of the Formula One standings. /Lewis Hamilton Twitter handle

Lewis Hamilton produced a dominant display to win the Spanish Grand Prix and extend his lead at the top of the Formula One standings. /Lewis Hamilton Twitter handle

Lewis Hamilton produced a dominant display to win the Spanish Grand Prix and extend his lead at the top of the Formula One standings.

The Mercedes driver never relinquished his position at the front of the pack, having started on pole in Barcelona, to claim his fourth win of the season.

The win moves him to within three of Michael Schumacher's all-time record of 91 and 37 points clear of Max Verstappen in the F1 2020 driver's championship standings.

Red Bull driver Verstappen came from third in the starting grid to finish second over 24 seconds behind Hamilton, having overtaken Valtteri Bottas who finished third.

"I was in a daze out there," Hamilton said after the victory. "It felt really good. It was a fantastic effort from the team.

"It was a surprise because we had that problem with the tires (at the last race), but we seem to have understood it. I didn't even know it was the last lap I was so zoned in. I thought for a little bit about going for a one-stop strategy."

"It was good to split the two Mercedes. I didn't have the pace like Lewis but I'm happy with second," Verstappen submitted. "The start was crucial to get ahead of Valtteri (Bottas), then I was just trying to go at my own pace."

Bottas finished over 20 seconds behind Verstappen in third, while Racing Point completed the top five as Sergio Perez pipped Lance Stroll to fourth position.

(With input from agencies)