Lewis Hamilton prevailed in a titanic tussle with Mercedes team mate Nico Rosberg to win the 900th Grand Prix. Hamilton made a better start than Rosberg and took the lead at the first corner. However, unlike Malaysia, he didn’t disappear into the distance, with Rosberg having numerous attempts to wrestle back the lead. After the first round of pit stops, Hamilton held a six second lead over his team mate, who was on prime tyres, but the complexion of the race would change late on. The safety car made an appearance on lap 41 following a collision between Esteban Gutierrez and Pastor Maldonado at the first corner that see the Sauber driver roll. The badly damaged car landed back on its...
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