Max Verstappen reclaimed the F1 points lead as the reigning world champion won the Spanish GP after Charles Leclerc's Ferrari broke down while he was comfortably in front.
Verstappen needed an assist from Red Bull teammate Sergio Perez to get his fourth victory of the season, however. Perez was leading the race after Leclerc had abandoned when his team told him to let Verstappen pass on Lap 49 of 66.Perez, who could have taken just his third career win, finished second ahead of Mercedes' George Russell in third."Not an easy start to the race, but we turned it around," said Verstappen, who had enjoyed previous victories in Imola and Miami.
Lewis Hamilton, who had won here for the previous five years, had a fine drive to finish fifth behind Ferrari's Carlos Sainz after the seven-time world champion was dropped to the back of the pack on Lap 1 when his Mercedes needed a tire change following a knock with Kevin Magnussen's Haas.
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