Lewis Hamilton took a dominant victory at the Spanish Grand Prix, fronting a fifth consecutive 1-2 finish for Mercedes.
The Briton, who missed out on pole position in qualifying, secured a strong start from the front row of the grid to overtake team-mate Valtteri Bottas, streaking ahead of the Finn from the first lap.
Starting on the Soft compound tyre, Hamilton pitted for a set of Medium tyres at the end of lap 27, one lap after Bottas although the reigning champion rejoined in first position with a comfortable 10-second lead over his team-mate.
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High tyre wear in Spain meant that a number of strategies were at play for the fifth race of the season, and while Mercedes attempted to utilise a one-stop strategy to their advantage, this ultimately failed, with Bottas pitting for a second time at the end of lap 45.
Suffering from extensive wear rates on his right-rear tyre, it was vital for Hamilton to pit, however, a crash between Lance Stroll and Lando Norris resulted in the deployment of a late safety car, with this gifting the race leader a free pit stop.
Following a momentary pause in racing, Hamilton led the field to green and quickly opened up an advantage over Bottas, taking the chequered flag at the end of lap 66 to secure his third victory of the season while Bottas ensured that Mercedes' 2019 reign of dominance continued, completing another 1-2 result for the Silver Arrows.
Red Bull Racing's Max Verstappen stood on the final step of the podium after starting from fourth place, clearing Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel on the opening lap and utilising a two-stop strategy to his advantage – the result marking the Dutchman's second podium of 2019.
Vettel fronted a low-key 4-5 finish for the Scuderia, the Italian team once again struggling for pace while team orders again played a key role in Spain with Charles Leclerc completing the top five.
Pierre Gasly was sixth in the second Red Bull, briefly challenging Leclerc for fifth in the dying stages of the race while Kevin Magnussen took seventh for Haas, securing six points for the American outfit.
Carlos Sainz Jr maintained his 100% points scoring record at the Spanish Grand Prix by taking eighth at his home race for McLaren while Toro Rosso's Daniil Kvyat was ninth.
Romain Grosjean completed the top 10 in the second Haas car, dropping from eighth to the final points scoring position after making contact with his team-mate twice before later getting hit by Sainz.
By winning in Spain, Hamilton has taken the lead in the Drivers' Championship, holding the top spot with 112 points while Bottas trails behind on 105. Verstappen sits in third for Red Bull on 66 points, two points ahead of Vettel in fourth.
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