Sport | ‘We drove an aggressive strategy’: Verstappen the Spanish master as Hamilton makes podium return

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Third-placed Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain and Mercedes lies on the sofa as he waits for a press conference as race winner Max Verstappen of the Netherlands and Oracle Red Bull Racing walks into the room after the F1 Grand Prix of Spain at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on 23 June 2024 in Barcelona, Spain. (Clive Rose/Getty Images)

Three-time world champion Max Verstappen won the Spanish Grand Prix on Sunday after a decisive early move and an “aggressive strategy” from Red Bull to deny McLaren’s pole-sitter Lando Norris and extend his lead in the world championship.

Lewis Hamilton completed the podium at the Barcelona-Catalunya circuit as the Mercedes seven-time former champion returned to the podium for the first time since Mexico last season.

The racing may be closer than the past two seasons but Verstappen always seems to pull it out of the bag when it matters most.

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