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Hamilton: It was a good gamble and really great strategy

Lewis Hamilton credited the strategists at Mercedes after claiming his 98th victory in Formula 1 on Sunday during the Spanish Grand Prix. After claiming his 100th pole position on Saturday, Hamilton was forced to work for the victory, with Max Verstappen overtaking him into Turn 1 on the opening lap of the race. The seven-time world champion looked to have the advantage in terms of race pace though, remaining within 1.5 seconds of the Dutchman throughout the first stint. 'Such a close start, obviously there was a little rubber down on the right-hand side and the Red Bull made a great start,' Hamilton said after the race. 'Then I was just hunting and I was so close for so long.' Verstappen...
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