Lewis Hamilton eased to his second straight Formula 1 victory in Sunday’s Chinese Grand Prix to move into the lead of the drivers’ championship, as tensions flared at Ferrari over team orders. Hamilton was able to pass Mercedes teammate and pole-sitter Valtteri Bottas at the start on the run to Turn 1, and never came under pressure at any point thereafter, sweeping to his 75th grand prix victory. Despite fears over Ferrari’s power advantage, Hamilton and Bottas were able to comfortably beat Charles Leclerc and Sebastian Vettel, whose early fight for third place breathed some life into an otherwise-forgettable 1,000th world championship race. Leclerc managed to pass Vettel at the...
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