Lewis Hamilton inherited victory in the Bahrain Grand Prix after an engine problem hit runaway leader Charles Leclerc's Ferrari late in the race. Leclerc had dominated after re-taking the lead following a poor start and was on course for a maiden victory when his hybrid system failed. Hamilton closed an eight-second deficit within three laps and swept by for his first win of 2019 with nine laps to go. Leclerc would have slipped down to fourth behind Hamilton's team-mate Valtteri Bottas and Red Bull's Max Verstappen but was saved by a late race safety car. As victory slipped from his fingers, the despair in Leclerc's voice was clear as he asked the team what had happened, and was told that...
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