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Hamilton ‘redeemed’ himself by ending run of poor F1 starts

Reigning Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton felt he redeemed himself by ending a run of poor starts at the Chinese Grand Prix. The Briton had vowed to work hard on his getaways after losing out to Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas off the line at the opening two rounds of the season in Australia and Bahrain. It was roles reversed in China, however, as Hamilton got the better of polesitter Bottas to beat the Finn into the lead at Turn 1 and set up the 75th win of his career. Asked how much work he had put into his starts this season, Hamilton - who was plagued by bad starts on his way to being beaten to the 2016 title by Nico Rosberg - replied: “No more than I did in the previous...
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