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Hamilton wins in Bahrain after Leclerc denied fairytale

Lewis Hamilton inherited victory in the Bahrain Grand Prix after an engine problem hit runaway leader Charles Leclerc's Ferrari late in the race. Leclerc had dominated after retaking the lead following a poor start and was on course for a maiden victory when his hybrid system failed. Hamilton closed an eight-second deficit within three laps and swept by for his first win of 2019 with nine laps to go. Leclerc would have slipped down to fourth behind Hamilton's team-mate Valtteri Bottas and Red Bull's Max Verstappen but was saved by a late race safety car. When you've beaten your illustrious team-mate, steamed off into the lead... And the engine's gone. Yeah, that Listen: Vettel spins off as...
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