Red Bull driver Max Verstappen got the best possible start to Sunday's Spanish Grand Prix when he pounced on Lewis Hamilton going into the first corner of the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya and forced the Mercedes wide. Verstappen duly took the lead for the opening 23 laps of the race until he made a pit stop to exchange his initial set of soft compound tyres for mediums, which he hoped would see him through to the finish of the race. But Hamilton stayed out five laps longer before pitting, and then made the surprise move of coming in for a second time on lap 43 after Mercedes decided it wouldn't be possible to reach the end of the race on that set of tyres. Read also: RACE REPORT...
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