Lewis Hamilton said his thrilling Bahrain Grand Prix victory was one of the hardest races he's had in a while. Hamilton held off a charging Max Verstappen to win the season opener by just 0.7s. The closing stages saw Verstappen reeling Hamilton in and, briefly, get ahead with four laps left. However, Verstappen had passed Hamilton with all four wheels off the track and had to give the position back immediately. Hamilton was able to stay in front for the final laps to claim the 96th victory of his career. "What a difficult race that was," Hamilton said after the race. "They've had an amazing performance all weekend. So it would take something really special." Hamilton's...
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