Max Verstappen has surprised friend and enemy by winning the Spanish Grand Prix at Barcelona. Mercedes somewhat helped by eliminated themselves on the first lap, while a strategy gamble turned out to be the right choice to ensure the first victory for the half-Dutch, half-Belgian youngster. As the lights went out, Hamilton made a decent getaway with with such a long run to the first corner, Rosberg dove into the slipstream, took the outside approach to turn 1 and braked later to get ahead. Hamilton however was considerably faster through turn 3 and attempted to get past again in turn 4. However, as he turned right, Rosberg defended violently and forced Hamilton into the grass. As the...
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