Lewis Hamilton took a dominant victory at the Spanish Grand Prix, fronting a fifth consecutive 1-2 finish for Mercedes.  The Briton, who missed out on pole position in qualifying, secured a strong start from the front row of the grid to overtake team-mate Valtteri Bottas, streaking ahead of the Finn from the first lap.  Starting on the Soft compound tyre, Hamilton pitted for a set of Medium tyres at the end of lap 27, one lap after Bottas although the reigning champion rejoined in first position with a comfortable 10-second lead over his team-mate. High tyre wear in Spain meant that a number of strategies were at play for the fifth race of the season, and while Mercedes attempted...
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