Verstappen triumphs at the Aramco Spanish Grand Prix

Max Verstappen passed George Russell on the 3^rd lap of the race on route to a comfortable victory at the Spanish GP, his 7^th of the campaign.

IT'S MAX VERSTAPPEN IN BARCELONA!! 🏆👏

Pushed to the wire, but the World Champ brings home a third consecutive win in Spain 💪#F1 #SpanishGP pic.twitter.com/7d9WMwjgDm

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Max passed pole sitter Lando Norris into Turn One but watched Mercedes pilot Russell sweep around the outside of both of them.

However, that lasted only 2 laps and Max dominance continued as the Mercedes driver outside the podium.

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Lando appeared to be the fastest pilot in Barcelona for much of the race but his awful start, the 1^st laps that he spent behind Russell and a bad final pit stop all combined cost him the opportunity to finish 1^st.

“Should have triumphed,” Norris shared after the end of the Spanish GP. “I f—– the start. That’s what cost me”.

Lando finished 2.2 seconds behind Max, who’s victory opened up his championship lead to 69 points, but Norris is now in the 2^nd place of the standings.

CLASSIFICATION 📋

Here's the result from a thrilling afternoon in the Spanish sunshine 🌞🇪🇸#F1 #SpanishGP pic.twitter.com/3iOA4dEYUR

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