Lewis Hamilton achieved a record 92nd F1 race victory on Sunday in Portimão, despite initially losing the lead during a fraught start to the race. Both Hamilton and his Mercedes team mate Valtteri Bottas struggled to get their tyres up to temperature as light rain fell, allowing Carlos Sainz to take surprise early control. Hamilton was able to recover and reclaim the lead on lap 20 after which it was business as normal, eventually pulling out a whopping 25s advantage over the rest of the field. Max Verstappen in third and Charles Leclerc in fourth were the only other drivers not to be lapped by the winner. Pierre Gasly won a tight battle for fifth from Sainz and Sergio Perez. As Lewis...
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