The seven-time world champion pulled off a pair of spectacular overtakes on Red Bull’s Max Verstappen and Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas as he recovered from a difficult start to claim the 97th victory of his F1 career at last weekend’s Portuguese Grand Prix. Red Bull and Mercedes have been closely matched so far this season, but Hamilton’s decisive overtaking and superior race pace enabled him to convincingly beat his two main rivals in Portugal. Asked whether a particularly special display from Hamilton had made the difference in the race, Wolff replied: “I think we had a good car, the first time we were really able to compete for pole. “Maybe we were a tenth off. A good...
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