Esteban Ocon pounced on the chance to score his first F1 win, keeping Sebastian Vettel at bay while his team mate leant a hand further back.
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Hamilton’s smash-and-grab home win drives rivalry with Verstappen to new heights
2021 British Grand Prix review
Posted onRed Bull fumed as Lewis Hamilton shrugged off a 10-second time penalty for a first-lap collision with Max Verstappen to win the British Grand Prix.
How Verstappen was left without a rival in dominant Austrian GP win
2021 Austrian Grand Prix
Posted onMax Verstappen dominated the Austrian Grand Prix as Lando Norris, rather than Sergio Perez, proved the biggest obstacle to Mercedes.
Verstappen extends lead with Hamilton-esque win on Red Bull’s home ground
2021 Styrian Grand Prix review
Posted onMax Verstappen stuck his Red Bull on pole and drove away from the competition, beating Lewis Hamilton in a style familiar from the Mercedes driver’s many title wins.
How Verstappen rescued a victory he’d thrown away
2021 French Grand Prix review
Posted onMax Verstappen gifted the lead of the French Grand Prix to Lewis Hamilton at the start. He reclaimed it thanks to his team’s smart strategy.
Perez and Vettel triumph on day disaster struck their team mates
2021 Azerbaijan Grand Prix review
Posted onSergio Perez and Sebastian Vettel were the big winners in Baku, though their team mates were fortunate to walk away from a pair of shocking crashes.
“Actions speak louder than words”: Verstappen reminds Hamilton he has little to prove in title fight
2021 Monaco Grand Prix review
Posted onA superbly controlled drive by Max Verstappen to win in Monaco and take the championship lead was the perfect riposte to Lewis Hamilton’s jibe earlier in the week.
How Mercedes left Red Bull unable to respond to Hamilton’s victory charge in Spain
2021 Spanish Grand Prix review
Posted onMax Verstappen led 54 out of 66 laps in Spain, but Mercedes’ preparation meant there was a sense of inevitability about Lewis Hamilton’s eventual win.
How Hamilton exploited Verstappen’s error to win – and ensured he won’t forget it
2021 Portuguese Grand Prix review
Posted onLewis Hamilton pounced on a momentary error by Max Verstappen to grab his second win of the season in Portugal – and didn’t let his rival forget the mistake afterwards.
Hamilton lucky to come off second best after latest duel with Verstappen
2021 Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix review
Posted onDespite being lapped at one stage, Lewis Hamilton ensured he kept the championship lead as Max Verstappen won a wet and wild Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix.
Hamilton denies Verstappen as Red Bull push Mercedes to the limit
2021 Bahrain Grand Prix review
Posted onIt took the combined effort of Lewis Hamilton’s peerless racecraft and sharp Mercedes strategy to deny Max Verstppen’s rapid Red Bull victory in Bahrain.
Verstappen fires 2021 warning shot as Mercedes suffer surprise Abu Dhabi defeat
2020 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix review
Posted onThe final race of 2020 may have produced little drama but Max Verstappen’s comprehensive defeat of both Mercedes drivers was an encouraging sign of a closer fight next season.
Perez makes his case for 2021 chance with masterful recovery drive for first win
2020 Sakhir Grand Prix review
Posted onAll night long at the Sakhir Grand Prix it looked like Formula 1 was going to crown a new winner. And it did – but not the one which seemed set to clinch victory as the race headed into its final quarter.
Survival is also victory as Hamilton wins and Grosjean climbs out of an inferno
2020 Bahrain Grand Prix review
Posted onLewis Hamilton won for the 11th time this year in Bahrain, but Romain Grosjean’s escape from a crash which appeared unsurvivable was a victory of a different kind.
How Hamilton made history in ‘a race he wasn’t supposed to win’
2020 Turkish Grand Prix review
Posted onLewis Hamilton did not look like a victory contender for much of the Turkish Grand Prix. Then he produced one of his greatest drives to seal a record-equalling seventh world championship.
Hamilton’s seventh title awaits after debris derails Bottas’s victory bid
2020 Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix review
Posted onLewis Hamilton took advantage of his team mate’s delay to grab his ninth victory of the year and seal Mercedes’ constructors championship. A seventh title triumph now awaits him.
How Hamilton out-classed Bottas to out-score Schumacher
2020 Portuguese Grand Prix review
Posted onLewis Hamilton judged the performance of his tyres to perfection to reclaim the lead of the Portuguese Grand Prix from his team mate, and cement his place in the F1 record books.
Hamilton stands shoulder-to-shoulder with Schumacher after 91st win
2020 Eifel Grand Prix review
Posted onOne of the great all-time F1 records fell to Lewis Hamilton in Germany, and another one will surely follow. He reached Michael Schumacher’s 91 wins, and a seventh title is next.
Bottas cheers, Hamilton vents as controversy in Sochi keeps the title contest alive
2020 Russian Grand Prix review
Posted onLewis Hamilton vented his frustration after Valtteri Bottas took advantage of his penalty to close the gap between them in the championship.
Mugello carnage can’t keep Hamilton from another win
2020 Tuscan Grand Prix Ferrari 1000 review
Posted onF1’s first visit to Mugello left most teams with at least one heavily damaged car. But Mercedes rose above the carnage and Lewis Hamilton took his sixth win of the year.