HAMILTON VS VETTEL A CLASS ACT
Formula 1 fans were finally treated to a proper shootout between Lewis
Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel at the Spanish Grand Prix. The two traded
blows in qualifying and during an enthralling race, in the end Hamilton won
and was out of breath on the podium relishing his rawest and hardest fought
triumph, while a much fresher Vettel lamented how close he came to scoring
his third win of the season. So near, yet so far. His only solace, perhaps, is
the fact that he leads the championship race as he flew out of Barcelona.
Daniel Ricciardo was a very distant third, clearly Red Bull’s raft of Adrian
Newey inspired updates fell short as both Mercedes and Ferrari did not sit
still in the development race and were on another planet in Spain.
There was also drama in the form of a first turn shunt which eliminated two
podium contenders.
Amid the thrills of a great duel by the front-runners, it was sad to see how far
ahead they are from the rest. Except for Ricciardo, 75 seconds behind the
winner, the top two lapped the field at least once.
We have the whole weekend well covered with some glorious eye candy as
usual. Enjoy!
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